18g in 18g out in approx 45 secs. Tastes sweet with tar like consistency. Medium roast beans recommended as light roast generally taste like battery acid brewed like this.

by UnderHotSun

28 Comments

  1. Interesting_Wolf_668

    ‘Tar-like consistency’ doesn’t exactly get my rocket firing, but you do you, boo.

  2. callMeBorgiepls

    I currently at 1:1.4 but thats mainly bc my machine (la pavoni) uses my own force to push water through the puck, and less than 1:1.4 is really a hard push. Tbh its more an experiment (one that I like tho). Usually Im at 1:1.6 which doesnt take as much effort lol

  3. antibody29

    Works perfectly fine with a proper Dark/Medium Dark in particular. Grind finer than you would your 1:2 ratio shot and pull the ratio shorter to around 1:1 and you’ll have a balanced extraction. Different type of shot, of course. Very punchy and strong but less complexity.

  4. Intelligent_Bet9798

    I did and I like them, but they are generally frowned upon. Not sure why.

  5. PantsOfSteel

    Always. Nice to know I’m not the only one. Cheers!

  6. I ‘accidently’ pulled a 1:1 in 52 seconds and it was delicious! I don’t know what I never tried to replicate it after that. Maybe I’ll try nearly choking my machine again and pull another shot like this. Thanks for the inspiration.

  7. Propheciah

    For anything other than drinking straight espresso, yes. Particularly for milk drinks. 1:1 seems to cut through the best and let the unique flavors shine. When I pull longer shots for milk drinks it starts to taste really samey regardless of what I’m using

  8. Appropriate-Sell-659

    I usually do 1:1 or 1:1.5 for dark roast.

  9. Can definitely work very well with a light roast too! I have a quite specific recipe though, I grind extra finely, updose, and sieve the fines out. Low pressure preinfusion with a relatively fast flow and decreasing pressure profile. Result is low in acidity with nice flavour.

  10. dan_the_first

    The extraction is a little too long, in my personal opinion, to get the advantage of the short ratio.

    It is bean dependent. I am currently drinking a washed (and later fermented in water) Caturra; tasted great at the roaster shop, but is a nightmare to dial. Short ratio (for a light roast) of 1:2, but extraction time is also short (25 seconds). Any longer and I get wood taste in the coffee. If I increase the ratio then funk and wood, etc.

    I have never tried a coffee which would benefit from 1:1; I have never tried a coffee which would benefit from longer than 30 seconds extraction time (different story if pre-infusion or lower pressures are at play).

    Edit: ratio.

  11. Chapafifi

    I don’t tend to like medium rare espresso, but I think this is only good on conical burrs

  12. Deep-Rich6107

    Yes boy, but what are you pulling. Crema looks thin for a 1:1 – is that a natural?

  13. Big_Location_855

    Tried it…reminded me too much of dark soy sauce. So no, not appealing for me as a drink.

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