buzz

summer's coming to an end, and with it, evidently, is my espresso fast. i fired up silvia today for the first non-does-she-still-work? usage since may. in preparation for this i roasted some espresso beans last weekend and today i put them through the works.

i've not entirely lost my touch although i can use some practice. within about 5 shots i had it back down and could pull some decent shots. sadly, though, i'm not getting much chocolate flavor out of these beans. neither am i getting much pepper flavor. in fact, i don't really like any of the tastes i'm getting. so although i managed to pull some technically good shots, i guess i still need some work to get some tasty shots.

no worries, i've got until sunday to get it right, and i should have enough beans to experiment.

in the meantime, i'm under the effects of 5 half-shots of tom's finest. i was wise enough to not drink the entire cup each time.