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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 recently bought my first home espresso equipment: a Gaggia Classic Pro and Eureka Mignon Specialita. I am a tinkerer, so I have big plans for the Gaggia. I've got an OPV spring kit on the way from Shades of Coffee, and a PID controller coming from Banggood. I design...
New to the forum. I am running into an issue with my espresso pulls when trying to dial in. I recently upgraded from the Ceado E6P to an E37S and been having all kinds of issues dialing in. Went through 2lbs of coffee in a day lol. I feel defeated, but I think I know...
I am hoping for some advice on what I should adjust to stop the flow rate from starting off slow and then increasingly significantly around 15-20 seconds into a double shot. I can try to get pictures later on if they might help. For reference, I just started...
Hope everyone is well! Attached is a video of my routine. I'm looking for advice to troubleshoot my shot-it seems there is channeling that is occurring constantly, or at minimum, I've been unable to achieve that beautiful bottomless shot.
I thought I'd be a little bit better at this, having used my parents Breville a whole bunch, but since bringing home my BZ10, I've been struggling a lot with channeling. I did my research, I've brought my dose up to 20g (it's a 20g basket), the shot runs in ~28s...
Hi everyone,
I've been trying to pull a decent single shot of espresso that matches my double shots during 2 weeks, adjusting all parameters I could, without success.
Equipment, measurements and techniques
- Machines: Lelit Anna PL41EM + Eureka mignon specialitÃ
- Tamp: I try...
