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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...
TL;DR - I designed a circle cutter that trims AeroPress filters to fit a variety of portafilter basket sizes (55mm, 46.7mm, 50.8mm, 53mm, 37mm, 56.5mm, 45mm, 53.5mm, 58.5mm).
All files can be downloaded for free on Printables -
If you don't know which size(s) you need, check...
As a a complete novice in the world of espresso, starting with what is apparently a common machine - the Gaggia Classic Pro - I thought it would maybe useful for similar people in my situation to list below some of the things I've found working for me and some of the a-ha!...
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...
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 currently subscribed to La Marzocco's Espresso Subscription. This months roaster is a place called Bean & Bean. Their brew parameters are as follows:
