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The Newbie Introduction to Espresso series of videos was created specifically for those new to making espresso at home. In addition to watching these videos, I strongly urge newbies to spend an evening with the site's Recommended Reading outlined in the FAQs and Favorites Digest...
Latte newbie here. I upgraded to a new machine (Breville Barista Express) end of July and trying to learn latte heart.
I am somewhat consistent at steaming, however I often get the milk to sink more instead of expanding the heart outward on the surface. Because of this...
I have a question regarding air moisture and grind size.
Over the weekend I had been making a lot of food and my kitchen was very steamy, and moist. The next day I tried to pull some shots with my coffee I keep in a airtight container. The usual grind...
I've always had difficulty getting normal ratios despite getting about 2 oz coffee out in 25-30 seconds. I've recently upgraded my set up thinking that would help me but I'm having the same problem. I can't seem to get a ratio less than 1:3.
I have an online roaster I use. As I'm still very much a beginner, I only buy the same beans - a dark Indonesian roast, 1Kg at a time. I then freeze 750g in three bags and go with 250g in the grinder, which lasts me about a week and pull the 250g out of the freezer one by one....
Recently I've had trouble pouring nice latte art. I've been able to pour very decent latte art for a long time, but suddenly I started experiencing jagged edges in my designs. I use the same milk, same machine (Breville Dual Boiler), same jug and same technique.
I've been enjoying my Quick Mill QM67 for a few months and all seems to be well, except that I have a perplexing problem. The basket in my naked portafilter regularly gets stuck to the gasket. So from time to time when I remove the PF the basket remains attached. Usually I can...
OK, so I am a couple of months in, at least ten different types of espresso beans, and experimenting with grind, temp, timing, etc... but can't pull anything but very bitter shots. So I assume I am doing something fundamentally incorrect. Can someone point me to a good...
I recently cleaned and descaled my espresso machine, then I finished the last 3/4 pound of coffee I'd been using (I spit up and freeze five pound bags). The taste of the espresso notably improved and I got a few really good cups out of a bag I didn't particulary care for to that...
