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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...
Disclaimer: I'm a newbie, just started brewing my own espressos at home. But I did watch a ton of videos, read a lot of pages on espresso and am trying to follow the advice that I found. The issue is that the recommendations are contradictory.
It's come up a few times in recent threads, likely a perennial topic, but my interest was sparked in a recent thread on single-dose grinders, by mention of storing open bags of coffee in test tubes or small vials. In theory, it's a minimal-volume sealed vessel, and can offer a...
I find myself using less coffee for VST (20g) basket recommendations and getting better shots. This confuses me.
I find it odd that VST lists a basket size by weight, when the volume can change dramatically while dialing in the grind size. For example, with a dark french...
Those who use alternatives to bovine juice know that the margin for error can be fairly narrow in terms of stretching for any chance at decent latte art. There are certain products aimed at the commercial market specifically for stretching, but these can be difficult to find and...
I have been trying to make a simple heart for about 3 weeks now and just can't seem to get the hang of it. My pull through doesn't really pull through very well so the top of the heart ends up with just a little dent at best. I've tried from different heights and varied my...
Note: I'm not speaking about the prewetting without pressure, where you just lift the lever to mid-position without lifting it all the way up beforehand.
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...
