Subject: Crema dissipation on Vivace Dolce Hello all, thought I would try something other than Black Cat for a change and ordered some Vivace Dolce. Received it 4 days after roasting and was excited at my first pull...tons of crema, about 2/3 of the 2 oz was crema. However after about 15 seconds the almost all of the crema was gone an I was left with a 1 oz shot with a thin layer of crema. No matter what I did to adjust my pull I go the same result. Fortunately the taste was fine (not as good as Black Cat however) maybe a touch on the sour side but not distractingly so. Is this indicative of this blend or am I missing something? Also remember that Vivace likes to be brewed at a higher temp?
Thanks for your help!
BTW Im using a PID'd Silvia with an adjustable OPV set to just above 9 bar. http://www.coffeegeek.com/forums/espresso/questions/397918Technical troubleshooting from the coffee-nerd crowd. Not in any way interesting to anybody outside the coffee profession, I'd wager. Still...it's the only other board I post on, a professional board for baristi.
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