Daily Prayers:
- A. Book of Common Prayer
- A. Book of Common Prayer 2
- A. Divine Hours
- A. Evening Prayer (Anglican)
- A. Morning Prayer (Anglican)
- Celtic Prayer
- Creeds of Christendom
- Eastern Orthodox Prayers
- Lectionary
- Liturgy of the Hours
- Missio Dei
Emerging Movement:
- Andrew Jones
- Andrew Perriman
- Anthony Stiff
- Art Boulet
- Bob Robinson
- Br. Maynard
- Dan Kimball
- David Fitch
- Dogwood Abbey
- Ecclesia Network
- Emerging Women
- Eugene Cho
- Henrik Holmgaard
- Jamie Arpin-Ricci
- Jazz Theologian
- John Frye
- John Lagrou
- Jonny Baker
- JR Briggs
- Leonard Hjamarlson
- LeRon Shults
- Lukas McKnight
- Peggy Brown
- Sivin Kit
- Stephen Shields
- Steve McCoy
- Steve Taylor
- Tamara Buchan
- The Practicing Church
- Tim Miekley
- Todd Hiestand
- Tom Smith (RSA)
- Tony Jones
Other sites I frequent:
- Allan Bevere
- Andy Rowell
- Attie Nel
- Barna
- Brad Boydston
- Chris Ridgeway
- CC Blogs
- Don Johnson
- Ed Gilbreath
- Erika Haub (Carney)
- Faith Blogging
- Falsani
- Fr. Rob
- Hummers
- iMonk
- James McGrath
- Jim Martin
- John Stackhouse
- JR Woodward
- Karen Spears Zacharias
- Laura Barringer
- LaVonne Neff
- LeaderFOCUS
- LL Barkat
- Luke/Annika
- Mark Galli
- Mark Roberts
- Michael Kruse
- Nexus
- Owen Youngman
- Ted Gossard
- Tom Wright
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Scholarly Books I’ve written:
- Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels
- Hist Jesus Anthology
- Interpreting the Synoptic Gospels
- Introducing NT Interpretation
- Jesus and His Death
- Jesus in Memory (ed.)
- New Vision for Israel
- Synoptics: Biblio
- The Face of New Testament Studies
- Who Do They Say I Am?
Scholarship Online:
- Apollos
- Books & Culture
- ChristianityToday
- CS Lewis
- EAC
- Early Xian Writings
- Euaggelion
- Gospels
- Jesus and His Death Blog
- Karl Barth Online
- Mark Goodacre’s Weblog
- Online Journals Access
- Online Pseudepigraph
- Pete Enns
- Prime Time Jesus
- Theopedia
- ThinkTank
Stuff online:
- 5 Streams
- Big Muddy
- Catalyst Scripture
- Catching the Wave
- DaVinci Code
- Forgiveness
- Future or Fad?
- Gospel of Judas
- High Calling
- Interview on Emerging
- Interview with LL Barkat
- IVCF Eikons
- IVCF Gospel
- John Bunyan
- Keys of the Kingdom
- Lake Emerging
- Mary in CT
- Missional in Seattle
- Missional Matrix
- Nativity Story
- Never Alone
- New Perspective
- Pepperdine Interview
- Professor as Scholar
- Recl Mind Mary 1
- Robust Gospel
- Social Justice
- Trojan Horse 2
- WiredParish Mary Interview
- Word/World NPP
posted March 31, 2009 at 10:00 pm
The only thing I can really think of is the water being too hot, and burning the coffee rather than really “extracting” through the coffee.
My only suggestion is one that I am sure you thought of: turn the machine off and let it cool, then try again.
Few questions though: How long of shots do you pull? Do you get good ristretto results with that machine? I know you go to intelligentsia in Chicago. I am from Portland, home of Stumptown, and lived in Seattle, but can’t find any spro in Minneapolis worth looking at twice.
I am looking into buying a home espresso setup, but don’t really have the cash.
Anyway’s keep me posted, interested in seeing how your machine turns out. Worst comes to worst, you will just have to adjust the grind, which will take a bit of time, but not too long. What kind of grinder do you use by the way?
posted March 31, 2009 at 10:04 pm
Michael,
Thanks. On the grind… it was perfect earlier today so I’m not convinced it is the grind. (I use a Zassenhaus hand grinder.) I think I pull good shots out of the Rancilio.
posted April 1, 2009 at 12:53 am
I’m wondering if the head gasket was damaged?Is there any water leaking from the grouphead, or were the used grounds wet, rather than the “dry puck”?
posted April 1, 2009 at 7:33 am
Pete,
I can’t see that it is. What is the “dry puck”?
It seems to me that this new coffee I’m using, Second Cup, needs a finer grind than I was using and last night’s attempt to see if it was working was without enough grinds or a tight enough tamp. Thanks.
posted April 1, 2009 at 7:58 am
Sorry, by “dry puck” was meant to describe the used grounds after you’ve pulled your shot. I have a machine with a bad gasket, and the grounds are very wet after the shot is pulled.
Glad to hear you’re back onto the Second Cup, must have been the second trip up north that sold you!