Crema De La Crema – An Espresso Coffee Blog in Singapore

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• Top 5 Popular Posts Updated 8 May 2012

  1. Preview: Strangers' Reunion
  2. Nespresso Pixie and Onirio Launch
  3. Toby's Estate Opens in Singapore
  4. Americano Sans Crema Test
  5. World Barista Champion Alejandro Mendez in Singapore

• Events

  World Barista Championships 2012
  Date: 12th - 15th June 2012
  Venue: Vienna, Austria

  Food and Hotel Asia 2012
  Date: 17th - 20th April 2012
  Venue: Singapore Expo, Singapore

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• Colin is working

  as a barista - roaster - webbie
  at Oriole Coffee Roastworks
  at 10 Jiak Chuan Road, Chinatown
  Singapore
  Equipped with a Diedrich IR-7 drum roaster,
  La Marzocco GB5 Mechanical Paddle
  & Mazzer Robur
  and a new Macbook Pro
  Directions to Oriole Coffee Roastworks

• Coffee of the Week

  Caffeine overdose at work.

• VST Settings

  13/7
  18.6 grams
  Ethiopian Sidamo 4 days
  in VST 18 gram basket
  grind 10.2
  yields 34.9 grams espresso
  in 25 seconds
  Eric's Thermometer reading 96 °C

  14/7
  19 g
  Sidamo 5 days
  grind 10.2
  20.2 g espresso
  40 seconds
  ET 96.6

  14/7
  18.6 g
  Sidamo 5 days
  Grind 10.2
  20.2 g espresso
  37 seconds
  ET 97.5

  Brought back the 40 second ristretto! Hint of brightness leads straight into intense florals, minimal bitter hints, like drinking perfume straight up. Long dry floral perfumed finish.

• My Equipment

  QuickMill Anita
  Compak K-6 Grinder
  VST 18 gram basket
  Naked Portafilter
  Aeropress
  Hario V60
  Espro Tamper
  Reg Barber Tamper
  Espresso Vivace Tamper

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