the golden rule is for pansies

the golden rule: 2.0 - 2.5 oz of espresso in 25-30 seconds

you're sposed to get that by proper dosing, grinding, and tamping.

there's been rumors at such places as alt.coffee and coffeegeek.com that this rule is bunk, and that you should go by sight and taste.

i just pulled a 1oz 60 second ristretto. cut it when the stream began to blonde. it was fackin awesome. thick as tar, sweet as... the sweetest possible espresso.

it wasn't even an official blend, it was just leftovers from 2 different blends. still. it rocked.