Channeling?

Im having a hard time dialing in my grind. Right now I am use a roast from barefoot coffee, roasted on the 22nd. I am dosing about 19g and at 22-25 second it blonds. If I stop at 20 seconds it tastes really bitter and over extracted. If I stop at 16-18 seconds it taste fine

At the moment it is pretty difficult to justify spending 1k on a espresso machine. Currently I am thinking about holding out on a machine and getting a second grinder...cimbali jr, since its currently at $550. I too think that the vario is a very capable grinder but something about it doesnt sit wel...

I have a Gaggia Baby(same internals as the classic) and I am selling it. I really wanted to sell it and get a Silvia, but now I dont know if I should also leap for the BZ07. In reality I really would like to keep a budget of 6-700ish. Does anyone have any experience with Ascaso uno/duo

Wow the Junior is nicely priced at Chris Coffee. Im so tempted to buy one must resist

I went to barefoot coffee's latte art class last night and it was excellent. Very cool people and a great teacher. Ive went to both the espresso and latte class and they have been helpful for a newbie like me. Ive you are in the bay area and need some help with either pulling shots or pouring

During the week Im lucky to get 1 double in. I have to wake up, turn the machine on and then jump in the shower. Once Im done getting ready I pull one shot and enjoy before leaving to work. I dont drink after work otherwise I am up till 2am. Weekends I am able to

I like the Fossett and Classic

Save your money and upgrade to a better grinder. If price is an issue look at one of the cheaper stepless solutions like the lelit pl53, ascaso i-mini, etc. I've taken my gaggia to barefoot for an espresso class and it wasnt very useful to me since I read too much and used 3 bags of

I have so many hobbies its hard to fund them all. Besides the whole coffee deal I'm also a photographer and biker. I have many more, but coffee, photography, and biking are by far my favorites. Photography gear contains Canon 5DmkII, 16-35L, 24-70L, 70-200L, 50mm 1.4, and 85mm 1.8. A whole bunch of ...