How to brew perfect espresso with Gaggia Classic and bottomless portafilter

My home espresso tips featuring Gaggia Classic and Iberital MC2 Grinder!

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Espresso
• Gaggia
• Classic
• Bottomless
• Portafilter

[recruitmentch]

to push down so hard on the coffee with the tamper. one quick put with a good quality metal technik tamper with a metal handle will do the job. I didn't taste the coffee so I couldn't comment on the quality. but I bet it was poor simply as he also doesn't wash his portafilter properly. take out the filter from the head and give it a good rinst with a sponge and detergent. it should then be let to dry upside down. this is by far the worst coffee making video on youtube. period.

[mattridleybass]

@recruitmentch oh you were finished? Then allow me to retort.

1. I tapped the portafilter prior to tamping. This will not make cracks in the puck because the puck is not yet formed.

2. I do this to slightly increase the dose. Through trial and error I have found this is the best way. Using less coffee and grinding finer does not achieve as good a result

3. I do not tap the portafilter with the tamper.

4. 30 bars of pressure?!?! You obviously don't know what you are talking about....

[mattridleybass]

....this is 435 pounds per square inch. Do you mean 30lb? This is approximately 13kg, which is equivalent to leaning hard on the tamper. And yes, I've measured it with a set of scales.

5. I do rinse the portafilter and leave it to dry upside down. Using detergent is unnecessary.

6. You obviously have no sense of humour.

[matserdingud]

Dear Riddley's Coffee hour.

It just occurred to me that we both own the same Gaggia machine, Grinder (it looks like an mc2 auto?) and portafilter!

I was curious as to what grind setting you use on the grinder? this may help me save some time dialing it in when I get cracking on my new setup.

Best regards. By the way I nearly shat my pants laughing with the "fuck me, that is super serial." comment at the end.

[mattridleybass]

@matserdingud glad you enjoyed the video. Yes you're correct it's an MC2 auto-probably you've figured it out by now but if not, you'll need to experiment a bit to get the correct grind. See how it goes first of all, and if the coffee is gushing out really fast then turn the knob several times tighter. Try again and repeat until the coffee barely comes out at all. Then move the knob a bit coarser and then you should be getting the right consistency.

[PoshMop]

I am Gaggia newbie and I have a question regarding expresso baskets. Is the issued (smaller) basket designed to facilitate 1 (measured spoon) scoop or 2? Same with the (larger) expresso basket, is it a 2 shot or a 3?

Much appreciated, poshmop.

[mattridleybass]

@PoshMop The smaller basket is for a single shot. I daresay it's approximately 1 scoop of coffee, however I never use the single basket because it's more difficult to get a good result. The bottomless portafilter which I use came with a triple basket. I quite like using this one, it requires 2 heaped scoops of beans (before grinding) to fill it.

[matserdingud]

@recruitmentch As people may have guessed, the troll never sent me any link to anything.

[recruitmentch]

@matserdingud it was 30lb of pressure. as for the study, you obviously don't work in the coffee business. I will send a link to you in your inbox.

[matserdingud]

@recruitmentch Haha, this must be a troll reply.

You're definitely NOT supposed to wash the portafilter on a regular basis, much less using detergent. That should never happen.

30 bars of pressure? WTF are you talking about?

also "studies have proven" give me a fucking break. Are you going to sit there with a straight face and say there have been legitimate studies on this issue? please. Some hobbyist with a coffee machine sharing his opinion is not a study.

[remogiusz89]

Pedał. Nie mogę na niego patrzeć, a chciałem porównać strzały na NPFach tylko...

[recruitmentch]

guys you will learn nothing from this video apart from atrocious espresso making techniques, awful fashion sense (unless you think you are a pimp) and terrible language. to comment constructively on the coffee - firstly you should never ever tap the portafilter head onto any surface. nor should you tap it on the sides with the tamper. studies have proven that this will cause cracks in the coffee. secondly, buy yourself a good quality tamper that applies 30 bars of pressure. you do not need...

[matserdingud]

@mattridleybass Thanks for the tips, I'll give it a try when i get it :)