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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...
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I was recently blown away with the deliciousness of a double shot that I had at a local roastery, now unfortunately I've fallen into a rut with my home espresso trying to match what I tasted in the cup at the cafe.
I've had a few espressos around town but this one was...
Hi everyone,
I moved from a Sage Barista Express to a Lelit Bianca v3. I paired both of them with the same Eurkea Mignon single dose grinder. I'm brewing a medium roasted coffee from a roaster of my neighbourhood that I know pretty well, so I can get to know my new machine. I'm...
Hey everyone, I am completely new to making espresso. i recently purchased an entry level machine (Sage Barista Touch) and I am looking for some tips to improve my dose to yield ratio. I constantly get too much yield, even though I keep reducing my brewing time and grinding the...
I've been trying to find the optimal sweet spot for shot weight/timing. I'm using a VST 18g basket filled with 18,5g and I'm going for 1:2 in 27ish seconds. I try to eliminate anything random to be as precise as possible.
I'm relatively new to espresso (~6 months experience) and I have a Decent DE1 and Niche Zero in my setup and I have been really struggling with dialling in lighter roast espressos.
The issue I have is that my espressos taste quite sour and under-extracted no...
Hey guys, I am pretty much completely new to the whole coffee and barista game.
I just got myself:
- Breville/Sage Bambino
- Breville/Sage Dose control pro
- Normcore bottomless portafilter
- Spring loaded tamper
- WDT tool
- Distributer
- Normcore Puck screen
I'm having trouble dialing in a lightly roasted coffee from DR Congo called Mapendo. It's an SL-34 coffee that in other cases has been tasty for me. This is what the shot looks like:
I'm currently getting intense bitterness along with savory and herbal notes and am...
