I had to try single origin. Breville Barista Pro (BBP) is good for traditional Italian espresso. But I wasn't sure if it will handle single origin. Also, never drank single origin before.
The beans weren't optimal. It's a sample pack from Lardera. Roasted on April 19th 2025. That's over a month old. Per Google, Lardera flush the bag with nitrogen.
18g of beans grind rather fine to a near choking point. 45g of espresso extracted to 1:2.5 ratio. 60+ sec of extraction.
The roaster's note is raspberry, cranberry, sugar cane.. Up on opening the bag, I noticed string blueberry. Taste notes are blueberry, light sugar, light acidity. Not watery, no bitterness, no sourness.
Shut came out clean. Per the taste, there was nothing wrong with the shoot. But it's not matching the roaster's note. Possibly due to old beans, but they are supposed to be using nitrogen. Possibly I need to find tune, up the temp. One doppio worth of beans left after pulling one for my wife, and one for myself.
by Advanced-Maximum2684
3 Comments
60 seconds is a really long time, maybe you should grind more coarsely and aim for a 1/2 ratio
good crema, would drink
Not sure if you’re able to control dose, but my advice is to down dose to 14 grams and aim for 1:2.2 ratio in roughly 30 seconds including a short preinfusion if possible.. You need to overcome the limitations of the poor grinder and this should help.