grind, dose, tamp

pulled some shots out of silvia this morning for the first time in quite a while (okay, I tried last week also but the roast was too light and they were awful).

by the third shot i was quite close to what i wanted. i've been thinking of getting the mazzer mini E, not because i drink tons of espresso, but because i like solving upgraditis. of course, if i were to get the mini-E, i'd also have to throw in an andreja premium, because how else could i get a package discount?

and that, dear readers, adds up to too much money for an occasional shot of espresso, for which i've already shelled out dough to get silvia, rocky, and a shitload of other stuff.

but still....

i don't like rocky for espresso. i want infinite grind adjustment. even with a PID, it's tough to get consistently great shots out of silvia, especially with stepped grind adjustment. bleh.