This is a followup to Vote for your Favorite Espressos 2020 and Want to participate in the Favorite Espressos review? Bottom line: The cost for the three 12 ounce bags of coffees will be $45 delivered in 7-10 days! They'll be labeled anonymously:
A recent thread entitled How to clean a Bellman steamer? in the Repairs, Restorations & Mods sub-forum branched off into a discussion of idiosyncrasies and woes relating to the unit. IMHO, the news I am about to share is fully worthy of its own thread, and it's more appropriate...
I have newly discovered coffee and have been searching for a good app for tracking espresso shots.
Haven't found any good ones (in reasonable price range like 0.99 to 2.99 USD on the App Store).
What do you use to log your shots? Do you even log shots?
In the process of learning and troubleshooting my technique on my Profitec 600 I've been looking at puck thickness in regards to dose and headspace. I was a little surprised to find that on my machine with a VST 18g basket and 18g dose and an IMS shower screen installed I was...
Hi everyone, my 12 year old has gotten into espresso and latte art in a big way recently. He's started his own YouTube channel and put up a video of how to make a good espresso and pour a latte art swan.
He asked if I could show you good people, so here's the link!
He was a bit...
My flow generally comes out faster than it should. I am putting in ~16-18g and getting out ~55, in around 18 sec. An under extraction. My target is ~16g in to ~35g out. Naturally, I make the grind finer and hold all else constant. The issue is that while I can approach these...
I've been using a blind tumbler that I sorta turn into a blind shaker by using a mason jar lid. A few vertical shakes, followed by a few horizontal shakes and a tap on my tampinp mat before setting on my baskets, pulling the plug giving another tap and using my leveling...
Firstly, do any of you recognize the following recipe as a golden latte, or does the term mean something different to you? I'd love to try different versions as well as share this one under the proper name.
I've been really enjoying this golden-latte recipe for some decaf...
I feel somewhat new to espresso again since getting my first HX machine (Rocket Mozzofiato with PID), and I have some questions regarding staying dialed in.
Mainly: Does single dosing help with shot consistency, and why? If you have a weight-based grinder, why would you still...
