Home Barista Steve Cairns on an Expobar Brewtus

Home Barista Steve Cairns shows you how he goes about his espresso routine. Equipment used are an Expobar Brewtus espresso machine, a Macap M5D grinder & a Reg Barber tamper. This was filmed at his home on Sunday, 8th November 2009 during one of our get-togethers.

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Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• home-barista
• expobar
• brewtus
• macap
• m5d
• reg-barber
• espresso

[drofallmods]

WOW! HOW TO MAKE BAD ESPRESSO! first expose the beans to air over and over. 2) fool with stirring the grounds. 3) pull the double into an ICE COLD teeny pitcher! 4) take that double and divide it 3 ways, assuring that it is cold and stale. 5) use a brewtus. 6)use a REALLY shaky camera. ~~~~ I hope NO one uses this as a guide. UGGHHH!

[espressocolinlohcom]

@drofallmods

Normally, the receptacle for the espresso is warmed so that crema lasts longer. If you could tell the temperature of the pitcher, despite the shaky cam, I'm quite sure you'll be able to discern the crema. But, as the saying goes, good crema doesn't mean good espresso. U just had to be there. And this video is but a chronicle of our visit to Steve's, so make like the ice cold pitcher you're so concerned about and CHILL OUT.

[espressocolinlohcom]

@44Bigs

Glad u liked it. :)

[romrawin99]

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[lizzie2812]

I am a qualified barista myself although I have noticed a lot of things wrong you did here. For the amount of espresso you were making in this video has to be brewed between 25-28 seconds. the espresso needs to be poured straight into the serving cup for best crema quality. Don't tamper the ground beans too much by twisting it anymore than 180 degrees clockwise. the beans deteriorate due to air and light exposure hence why the beans are grounded straight into the group handle

[pumpe1000]

That pour looks too short to me by about 6 or more seconds, but hey, maybe he likes it a bit lighter

[cyberdunns]

Perfect.  How to you treat the water into your Brewtus?

[joeldamianicigan]

Is your Expobar plumbed? How do you like it? I was looking into an Izzo Alex Duetto ii or a Rocket Giotto Premium Plus. I don't know which one I'm going to get. The Evoluzione looks nice too but at the moment, the granite in my kitchen is already in and thus, I cannot plumb the machine.

[joeldamianicigan]

That looks like a neat way to avoid mess at the portafilter. I'm currently looking at a Baratza Vario for use in the home. Have you used one of those grinders before? If so, what do you think?

[StevenJCairns]

@joeldamianicigan

I'm using a Macap M4D on-demand grinder (aka. 'doserless')

[StevenJCairns]

@joeldamianicigan

Hi there. The funnel was a standard plastic funnel that can be obtained from most grocery stores in the cooking products section. I just cut off the end with a hacksaw, ensuring that the diameter was about 3mm narrower than that of the portafilter basket. Works a treat.

[joeldamianicigan]

How did he make the funnel he used in the video to prevent waste during his grooming of the coffee in the portafilter?

[joeldamianicigan]

@StevenJCairns What kind of grinder are you using?