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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 am having trouble creating the vortex to groom the milk on the Isomac Millenium machine, which the steam wand does not swing forward. It has a 2 hole tip. Does anyone have any tip on how to position the wand to I can create the vortex properly?
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...
I am curious about the effect of clumping on espresso. What we effectively do is create one big clump in the portafilter, yet clumping of some of the coffee that goes in to that big clump is said to degrade our result. Does anyone know of any studies that take object...
Hi all
I was recently blown away with the deliciousness of a double shot that I had at a local roastery, now unfortunately I've fallen into a rut with my home espresso trying to match what I tasted in the cup at the cafe.
I've had a few espressos around town but this one was...
I tried to improve latte art, the first thing is to get good frothed milk, I watch YouTube frothing milk clip, I can't find good spot to hear the whoosh sound when frothing milk, in the end the result is not so pleasant, I found place my steam wand tip in center to right side,...
Hi everyone,
I moved from a Sage Barista Express to a Lelit Bianca v3. I paired both of them with the same Eurkea Mignon single dose grinder. I'm brewing a medium roasted coffee from a roaster of my neighbourhood that I know pretty well, so I can get to know my new machine. I'm...
