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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 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...
So just fyi im not lazy (lol) i have searched etc but i find so much info and some old and then some newer that contradicts the old, maybe asking would just save me a bunch of time (as well as fairly expensive coffee!). Until now ive just been playing around with pressurized...
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...
Hi. I'm a complete beginner in the espresso world. I just bought a Smeg ecf01 50's look espresso maker which suites our economy and kitchen. To accompany it I have a manual Peugeot L'Abre grinder. One of my friends got a much more expensive machine (5 times the price of my...
