Below is a collection of this forum's most popular topics. To nominate a thread for inclusion in this list, please post a reply to this message. Remember to check the Resources page for other references.
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...
Last June I bought myself my first espresso machine and grinder - a Bezzera hobby (which the previous owner had modified to have a PID controller), and a Lelit William grinder. I've been trying on and off when I've had time to get it to make some good shots but had no...
So here you can see it on pic, it has almost same holes as the standard basket but I would like to know your opinions whether it is worth to try it as a cover puck shower despite it has about 1mm or 1/32 inch gap around the sides of the basket. I didn't try it because I reckon...
I mean few drops of hot water from kettle on freshly grounded tampered coffee puck wouldn't serve as preinfusion alternative?
I don't see any difference with machine preinfusion and I don't think it needs to be done under pressure, or it must?
Hello,
I hope I'm not in the wrong forum!
I've had an Europiccola for a few weeks, and I'm still chasing a delicious shot. For the past week, this keeps happening:
Regardless of the grind setting or WDT, the grounds have been riding up the walls of the portafilter basket....
I'm getting donut extractions on my Profitec Pro 800 about 90% of the time, and looking for ideas to help fix it. With it being most of the time and not all the time, I do think it has to do with my technique. I'm hoping to...
Got frustrated after for weeks now only getting awful and undrinkable shots after another, so I've tried something completely new this time. Basically something made just for fun.
I increased my typical dose from 13g/14g to 15g (since my 51mm puck makes this sort of stuff quite...
