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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...
I am thinking of trying out a triple brew as I have pretty much dialed in my double. I have a Breville Dual Boiler and the stock 18g 58mm basket that comes with it. I have a naked portafilter so the basket depth won't be a limitation. I am hoping to achieve the same...
I got my first machine about 7 years ago and have worked my way up from there. Currently I have a breville dual boiler and sette 270wi. I get freshly roasted beans from a local shop and their espresso in-store tastes pretty good. Over the years I have struggled to recreate that...
Hi guys. Relative coffee newbie here, be easy on me! I hope this is the right forum for this sort of question.
I've had a Rancilio Silvia for a while and I've made what I think are decent espresso shots but I'd like to get some feedback. I read that getting a bottomless...
Good morning! I've been working on dialing in my new setup for a few weeks and I'm starting to get frustrated with my extraction times changing despite all else being the same (to my knowledge). Here's my setup and my process:
Equipment:
- ECM Classika PID with flow control
-...
Acquired a bottomless portafilter. Have pulled three shots with it. The first shot went well-ish. The other two resulted in a lot of splatter. Looking for what direction to turn.
Machine: Breville the Bambino Plus
Grinder: Baratza Vario
Coffee: Lavazza espresso. I'd say it's on...
