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...

I'm after a tamper upgrade as I'm not happy with how much effort it's taking me to achieve a level (i.e. not canted) puck with my standard tamper.

I'm struggling to wrap my head around the Normcore tamper.

I can see if you have a spring loaded tamper that isn't self-levelling...

Hey all,

I'm just getting into exploring very fruit/citrus-forward SO espressos, and I've seen two different recommendations to chasing that fruity acidity:
1) traditionally, people here recommend grinding finer, using a longer ratio, and brewing hotter
or
2) some roasters...

Thanks to Oatly I can enjoy cappos again, however, I perfer a single shot and not by using the double basket and throwing one shot away. I have been getting decent shots on my Appartamento with a single basket but there is a lot of room for improvement. A Caravel single shot is...

Is there a supplier for filter paper cut specifically for espresso baskets?

I happen to have a laser cutter (like, who doesn't?) that I'm using to precisely cut down Aeropress filter paper - one size for the bottom of the basket and another for the top of the grounds. The...

Hello folks,

I have tried everything but my espresso always comes out sour. Can you please help me improve it?

I use a Sage/ Breville Barista Touch, that is well maintained.
I modded the grinder to make it single dose.
I use fresh coffee.
I updated the basket to an IMS high...

Hello Fellow Coffee Nerds! :D

I have officially joined the espresso gang since I just got a Breville Barista Express in the year 2023. Been a long time fly on the wall by watching many coffee YouTube videos, talking with coffee friends, and going to many specialty coffee...

Bianca V3. I'm grinding with HG1 into Lelit supplied 18-21 g basket. Then WDT with grounds still in HG1 funnel and tap into pf. Takes extra care to manage tapping the pf to sink 19g to point that I can get the tamper into position but still pretty sloppy at that amount.

Current...

-Waited for thermostat to reach temp
-Released the steam briefly
-Started brewing about 5-6 seconds manual preinfusion
-10 seconds break (off brew)
-5 seconds steam briefly to gain a bit of lost temp

Machine choked while it was at preinfusion so thought it's over, however it...