The puck is the used coffee grounds in the portafilter If your grind was right, the grind should stick together in a solid round ‘puck’. It should be firm and dry, easily snapping into 3-4 pieces. What does your espresso puck tell you? Any sign of channeling is telling you something about what’s going on … Read more
You can, of course, use pre-ground coffee , but we always recommend grinding your coffee fresh. A medium grind size is best for filter purposes. You’ll need around 10g of ground coffee per 180ml of water. Add the ground coffee to the filter in the chamber. Can you put ground coffee in a coffee machine? … Read more
A fine grind is needed for espresso and the ideal pressure is nine bars Is 15 bar or 20 bar better for espresso? Better espresso machines will have 15 BARs Those 15 BAR espresso machines have enough power to initiate a brewing with 10-11 BARs of pressure, thus yielding delicious coffee. Is 5 bar pressure … Read more
Tamping is all about achieving an even extraction. Correct tamping ensures an even flow of water through the coffee and even extractions are extremely important when you are looking to extract the best flavour from your coffee How important is a coffee tamper? Tamping is all about achieving an even extraction. Correct tamping ensures an … Read more
For espresso brewing, you need to use a fine grind setting; so the ground particles will be around 1/32 of an inch, or 0.8 mm Although this exact value can vary with different coffee beans, as well as between different espresso makers. How do you grind coffee for espresso with a grinder? Grind your coffee … Read more
In a nutshell, the goal of tamping is to make it harder for the water to rush through the grounds. Tamping also compacts the grounds enough to leave a little room for the coffee to swell as water is added. This is a secondary purpose though it does help keep your machine’s group head clean … Read more
The shots made using an angled tamp had a less consistent flow rate than the shots made with a level tamp The used coffee also showed obvious signs of channeling – and most importantly, in our blind taste tests, the espresso made with the angled tamp just didn’t taste as good. Are calibrated coffee tampers … Read more
Apply 20-30 pounds of pressure , and polish baristas often recommend 30 pounds of pressure, but some do as little as 20 pounds. More and more are finding that tamping pressure is overrated—it’s hard on the wrist and cause an over-extracted, bitter brew. Use a twisting motion as you pull up to “polish” the puck. … Read more
In the hands of an experienced barista with fresh espresso beans, a bottomless portafilter will yield 50% or more of Crema Why? Well the answer is simple. Your espresso shot will come in contact with no other surface than the bottom of you portafilter basket. Does bottomless portafilter taste better? Crema & Taste Some baristas … Read more
bitter coffee is caused by a few things, mainly these two: Over roasted, stale, or low-grade coffee beans Over extraction (brewing too much) How do you keep moka pots from being bitter? How to avoid a bitter taste when brewing coffee in a moka pot. If your coffee tastes a bit bitter, don’t worry: it’s … Read more