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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 bought an Acaia Lunar scale from La Marzocco ages ago. From the moment I took it out of the box I didn't care for it and have been using a BREWISTA instead which I love.
My issue with the Acaia is it's on a flat surface, perfectly level and the digits start...
I will be getting espresso ground coffee from a local roaster while I save for and research for a new grinder. It might be this way for 6 months. I was thinking of picking up the coffee once a week. Is that frequent enough that I wont notice degradation in taste? and what tips...
I've had inconsistent extractions despite the same grind size, distribution, and prep. Started wondering if my new Ceado E37S burrs could be misaligned. At 83 mm, even a small difference could cause a large distribution in grind size.
Finally feel like I dialed in my grind, but would love thoughts and feedback as I felt like the body and intensity of the shot was lacking... Wish I had a refractometer to quantify TDS, but suffice to say it didn't have a lingering finish and lacked mouthfeel.
As I mentioned in the subject, this really helps me out with my robot as both hands are busy, but I think anyone can use it, so rather than post in the long robot thread here it goes in tips.
I have been using my metronome to help time my shots! Of course one has to count, but...
I seem to be in between two grinder settings here...
I' trying to achieve 1:2 with a 18g basket (I put 19g in there, way enough room) and I want to get 38g. in 27-30 secs but I'm stuck between to settings on the grinder. I can either achieve over 30 sec or around 22. Tamping...
