I have a Breville Dual Boiler machine, probably 8 years old or so.
My problem is that I can steam the first jug of milk perfectly for that day. After that, any subsequent attempts (even after turning the machine off for awhile) will result in terrible macro-froth. What seems to...
I'm trying to decrease my final weight of a double espresso. I'm pulling a 1:3.5 ratio. I used 16 grams of coffee and final weight was 56g. Brew time was 30-35 seconds. Coffee is about 2 weeks off of roast. It tastes well balanced. I think I am at as fine of a grind as...
I'm trying to dial in a nanopresso, I'm using a Vario-W with ceramic burrs, the coffee is a medium roast from Indonesia. I grind fine and the shot is sour. I grind finer and the shot is sour, I grind finer and the shot is still sour... tones of texture but quite sour so I grind...
I am a newbie home espresso maker. I watched and read quite a lot before getting into this and I can verify that theory and practice are quite different and I am living that reality since a couple of weeks :)
I am using Breville 920XL (Dual Boiler) machine coupled with...
I recently had a minor breakthrough with my espresso recipe that I wanted to share with you guys.
I've been struggling a bit with grinds in the cup for a quite a while. I did a lot of research and tried every suggestion I could find short of upgrading my grinder. I even tried...
With my PID set to 255F, I find that when I steam milk, my pressure drops from 1.35 to somewhere between .5 and .7bar over the course of steaming 5oz of milk. (I use a 4 hole profitec tip)
This seems to make it very challenging to get great micro-foam.
Been using my Giotto since it's rebuild using red bird blue jag blend (frozen) all shots have been coming out sour/bitter almost burnt with no flavor. It's even strong strong in an iced latte.
I've tried the WDT technique and doses ranging from 15-20 on a...
I'm at 5,000ft in elevation and my water is pretty soft at ~30ppm TDS. Obviously, the boiling point of water here is lower (202F) which reduces extraction, but the soft water should increase extraction slightly. I find that I tend to grind finer to...
I have an issue that has been bugging me for some time.
As long as I keep an espresso brew ratio of 1:2 everything is fine and I can make some damn good espresso. However sometimes the taste is a bit too strong for my taste and I would like a lower brew ratio to dilute it a...
