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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've been seeing some aftermarket companies selling diffuser screens. These are the ones that you place on top of your puck in the portafiler. So once you WDT, level, tamp, etc...then you place the screen on top. They report better water transfer through the puck to increase...
Hope everyone is well! Attached is a video of my routine. I'm looking for advice to troubleshoot my shot-it seems there is channeling that is occurring constantly, or at minimum, I've been unable to achieve that beautiful bottomless shot.
I am hoping for some advice on what I should adjust to stop the flow rate from starting off slow and then increasingly significantly around 15-20 seconds into a double shot. I can try to get pictures later on if they might help. For reference, I just started...
First, I brew mostly medium roast coffees and don't overdose the basket. Seldom is there a shower screen imprint on the puck. My current Honduras/Yrg 60/40 blend is 21.7g in a Synesso triple basket for about 33g/66% shot. So YMMV .
I've been drinking espresso and espresso-based drinks for decades. Not very often, but I think I have a pretty good test sample, and I've never had a sweet espresso.
I've had many bitter and espressos, and a few sour ones, but I've never anything coming even close to sweet....
New to the forum. I am running into an issue with my espresso pulls when trying to dial in. I recently upgraded from the Ceado E6P to an E37S and been having all kinds of issues dialing in. Went through 2lbs of coffee in a day lol. I feel defeated, but I think I know...
