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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...
Approx 13 second point on the video from Gran Caffe Gambrinus in Napoli.
The portafilter is loaded and tamped and it looks like he's running hot water over the body of it.
To bring up the temperature of the grind inside so it more consistent during the pull?
I haven't seen this discussed before, but when dialing in a bean, can I forgo the thermal flush (maybe flush for 3-5 sec to get most the super heated water out at least) and just focus on getting my extraction start time honed in, then once I've settled that variable...
Good morning! I've been working on dialing in my new setup for a few weeks and I'm starting to get frustrated with my extraction times changing despite all else being the same (to my knowledge). Here's my setup and my process:
Equipment:
- ECM Classika PID with flow control
-...
Acquired a bottomless portafilter. Have pulled three shots with it. The first shot went well-ish. The other two resulted in a lot of splatter. Looking for what direction to turn.
Machine: Breville the Bambino Plus
Grinder: Baratza Vario
Coffee: Lavazza espresso. I'd say it's on...
I got my first machine about 7 years ago and have worked my way up from there. Currently I have a breville dual boiler and sette 270wi. I get freshly roasted beans from a local shop and their espresso in-store tastes pretty good. Over the years I have struggled to recreate that...
I had some really great espresso at Intelligentsia Venice over the holidays. I thought it was both punchy and very sweet.
I bought a bag of Black Cat and took it home and pulled lots of shots, varying my usual shot parameters.
I just could not achieve the level of sweetness...
Well, first week with the new machine and I am only slightly less frustrated than on day one :lol:
I took some of the advice in another thread and have gotten to a point where I get a decent shot in every 4 or 5 attempts.
A couple of my observations so far:
1) The Sette...
