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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 took a few years off HB. When I left, WDT was understood to help folks having a hard time with even extraction but the general consensus was that if you can avoid it altogether your shots will be better.
These days I see a dozen brands with WDT tools and grinder manufacturers...
I have a subscrption of medium roast beans that come every week. While the box is not marked with a roast date, based on the best by dates I cannot imagine that the beans are more than 5 days off the roaster. The new beans stay in the boxes they were shipped in and sit in my...
Question about machine pressure vs brew/shot time. I have been pulling some shots that when brewing, the pressure has been consistently hitting the correct pressure zone on the gauge, however, the shot seems to be flowing too fast visually (even the first part of the...
The best coffee that I've consistently been able to get from a shop is at Sey Coffee in Brooklyn.
Before I even put the coffee to my lips I can smell stronger and more pleasant flavors than I can ever get at home or consistently from any other shop.
I have recently been getting into espresso making at home with my Sunbeam PU800 Torino and matching grinder.
I am currently using a light roasted coffee from the local place I always buy from and have been going through my dialing in process, ensuring I always weigh my...
It seems that no matter what I do, my crema has some distinctive pale dots on my crema. This is a sign of extraction gone wrong and too long correct? I've tried grinding coarser and stopping short but it's still happening. Any tips other than that? I'm using a...
My shot times were different this morning than they were yesterday morning, even though I did everything the same. Specifically, I pulled a shot yesterday on a Decent DE1 with a grind setting of 145 on a Bentwood Vertical 63 grinder and the shot took about 32...
I've been gone for a while from the scene (~4 years) but thought it was worth a quick check in to talk through my current technique to see if there's any other things I could think about doing/including in my workflow.
I'm willing to try stuff but don't want to end up with a...
