How to understand espresso golden rule? - alt.coffee | Google Groups

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Tarry thou not to count the seconds, neither cast thy glance onto thy
cup, lest thou displease the espresso gods But fix thy eye instead upon
the goodly flow that issueth forth from thy portafilter. Let not this
flow persist onto its paling. For to drink of the pale flow is an
abomination onto the espresso gods, who will curse thy taste buds onto
the seventh generation. Instead, end thy shot when the flow paleth, and
thou and thine tastebuds will be blessed unto the end of thy days.

Paradventure thou findest that thy cup is lean; setest thou thy grinder
to make a rougher meal of thy coffee. Paradventure thou findest thy cup
overflowing, setest thou thy grinder to make a finer meal of thy
coffee. For it pleaseth the espresso gods that the flow paleth with the
filling of thy cup to its measure.

And if thou wouldst dwell in the land of espresso, serve not unto
another an espresso thou wouldst not drink thyself. For remember thou
wast once a stranger in a strange cafe.

(Apologies to Moses, King James, and Monty Python)

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