ScubaSteve
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So I had heard of folks using a French press with hops to extract extra hop flavor and adding it to their beer after fermentation. I wanted to take it a step further and see what would happen if I ran it through my espresso machine.
Here's the pictorial:
Here's my espresso/cappucino maker, it's a pretty cheap model, but it makes good coffee:
Here's a closeup of the portafilter, it helps concentrate the steam and extract out the oils:
I loaded the portafilter with 1 oz. of 8.2% AA Amarillo pellets, and filled the machine with enough water for 2 shots:
I packed in the hops just as you would coffee. With espresso, you do this to really force high pressure steam through a dense "puck" of coffee grounds:
So I had heard of folks using a French press with hops to extract extra hop flavor and adding it to their beer after fermentation. I wanted to take it a step further and see what would happen if I ran it through my espresso machine.
Here's the pictorial:
Here's my espresso/cappucino maker, it's a pretty cheap model, but it makes good coffee:
![DSC01794-2.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/d0d/d0d9582ff38af1391665a5577a2d2994.jpg)
Here's a closeup of the portafilter, it helps concentrate the steam and extract out the oils:
![DSC01789-1.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/dd2/dd2850690d2fed9994d94d04bf72cd55.jpg)
I loaded the portafilter with 1 oz. of 8.2% AA Amarillo pellets, and filled the machine with enough water for 2 shots:
![DSC01787-1.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/003/003bfe19c3f0011d7abbdf0180232ace.jpg)
I packed in the hops just as you would coffee. With espresso, you do this to really force high pressure steam through a dense "puck" of coffee grounds:
![DSC01795-1.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/7ee/7eea1343e38037601202f99ff1ff1848.jpg)