I'm not sure if there's some sort of protocol for first time poster introductions but I guess the best introduction is explaining my situation.

About a year ago I took possession of a used La Pavoni Professional, gen 2 (~ '92), and have been riding the steep learning curve of...

Intro : So i bought my machine 3 weeks ago and some specialty coffee for the first time. I bought a bag of 500g that's empty now. Everything tasted sour, i know this means underextracted but i tried to combat this to go very fine and increase my ratio but it still didn't work....

Coffe Machine: Melitta Caffeo CI

Why does my machine only produces 37ml when its set to 50 and also why does it have a little sour after taste even with sugar added?

Coffee type: Espresso
Grind: Finest
Grind amount: Highest
Temperature: Highest
Coffee quantity: 30ml -produced...

Hello,
I'm trying to dial in beans from airship called black apple. The beans are 10 days off roast, being ground using niche duo grinder and brewed with a Rancilio Silvia with PID and pump at 8 bars and brew temperatures at 200°. The beans are medium roast, and they are...

Pulling my first ever real shots after graduating from superautomatics, and I'm struggling a bit.

ECM Synchronika, DF83 v2, decent medium roast I've been using in the superauto for the last few months.

Running 18g in and have tried everything from 30-50g out in 30-40sec....

Title says it all
What am I doing wrong? My second shot is hotter than my first but it's not as good as I get
From a pro.
Beans freshly ground.
Grinder is baratza vario-w. Setting is either 1 or 2
Any help appreciated.
I'm a lover of traditional Italian espresso.
Short...

Hello All,

I am having a bit of a problem with my Verve Vancouver Decaf

In short, my shots are extremely sour and this is very new to me

I've always drank Vancouver decaf. I've dialed in from time to time (depending on the weather, humidity, roast date, etc). However, when I...

Hello folks,

I have tried everything but my espresso always comes out sour. Can you please help me improve it?

I use a Sage/ Breville Barista Touch, that is well maintained.
I modded the grinder to make it single dose.
I use fresh coffee.
I updated the basket to an IMS high...

Hello,

I am new to home espresso making. I have watched many videos now and am still having difficulty getting a decent shot despite tons of dialing in attempts.

Machine/Grinder: Breville Barista Express
Coffee: Lavazza Espresso Italiano
Dose: 18 g
Outer Grind setting: 2 (even...

My home espresso setup:

We use this setup all the time for a year now. We also found a coffee we really like. It's from a local roaster (Italian style) so it should be fresh.

Usual dosage is around 8g and espresso recipe is 1:2 in around 30s so that brings 16g of coffee....