Time to Invest in a Dairy Farm...

Wishing I had an endless supply of milk so I could keep practising. The hardest thing I'm finding is keeping the technique consistent.

Here was this morning's attempt:

And with some left over milk I extracted my existing shot further to have a go at a layer:

Not the prettiest I've seen, but the basic concept worked. By the way, in case anyone cares, this is what my home setup looks like:

For reference, thats a Sunbeam EM6910 Espresso Machine and a Sunbeam EM0480 Conical Burr Grinder. At this point the only thing I use that isn't stock is a new 58mm tamper which has a nice weight to it, it cost 30 bucks and is far superior to the stock tamper.

New additions soon to follow; I have a tamping station in the mail heading my way. Aside from a neat storage spot for my tamper it assists in keeping the Portafilter (also known as Group Handle) stable while you're tamping, and saves you scratching your bench. I could have just bought a tamping mat, but for 35 bucks I figured I would go with the tamping station.

Also thinking of buying VST filter baskets (probably next pay) which allow for a more even coffee extraction. You can read about them here: http://coffeegeek.com/opinions/markprince/04-29-2011

Cheers,

Brandon.