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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 know there's a post like this all time but I'm looking for a bit of help with chasing a decent shot.
I'm relatively new to espresso at home and I've been trying to perfect my process of dialing-in with my equipment . I've started trying to dial-in Eclipse by...
This may be a question that is impossible to answer with so many variables along with the subjectivity of taste. But I've never really worked out what the best amount of espresso to start with in my cup when pouring a milk drink. In terms of (1) taste and (2) latte art.
Wasted by now way too much money, seen/read countless guides on How to fix your Espresso , tried out so much diffrent hacks and tricks where I'm at the point of this becomming nothing more than an unrewarding chore I need to force myself to do so, since there's still not the...
I had one pretty good profile/shot using a medium roast where I was able to slowly preinfuse around 4 bar, turn flow up to 8 bar, then taper off. Then I ran out of beans and switched to a light roast. Now I'm having trouble building pressure beyond 4-5 bar. Am I correct in...
I purchased a new Profitec 800 Pro and the steam wand wasn't steaming like I thought it should. Initially, I blamed the boiler pressure but then discovered only one of its two-hole steam tip was emitting steam.
Turns out, the cool-touch or no-burn plastic tube that delivers...
As I noted elsewhere, I installed cheap digital temperature gauges in my two cheap old machines (Krups Novo 2300, Saeco ViaVenezia). I had installed a dimmer in the Saeco some months ago, and yesterday I installed one in the Krups.
Hey! I have a sage due temp and am trying to master the art of latte art! I'm getting a nice glossy feel to my milk and have a thermometer so am steaming to approx 60-65c. I just can not get my art to push round the edge of the cups and spread to the whole cup. Feel like I can't...
