4 Elements to Make a Fantastic Espresso

http://www.baristaguru.com/ Here's a real barista guru teaching us how to make that awesome espresso!

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[naplesdave]

Actually, most people that drink espresso go through the beans so fast the argument is pointless. If you're putting beans away in such a way you have to store them long term, you bought too much, no?

[naplesdave]

Thanks, Luke!

The espresso beans were kind of old. They are from Sao Paulo, Brazil. We bring them back every trip and these were at least a month old. The "expresso" is the Americanization by an old Brazilian company of an Italian term. Go figure.

Is the Starbucks home grinder made by Solis Maestro?

[naplesdave]

It doesn't matter... most people buying a new espresso machine for home use are newbies. Again, you're missing the point. This is not a video for people who make espressos for a living.

[naplesdave]

Actually, I bought that machine over 10 years ago. ;-) Keating31, the grinder is a burr grinder, so I'm not sure why you're having difficulty. Remember, the video is NOT to show baristas how to make a great espresso. This is to show people at home how they can make a great espresso with available equipment for the home market. You're missing the point.

Thanks for the comments!

[ezralimm]

For the purpose of espresso: Beans are stale 3 weeks after roasting. 3 days left in the grinder. and 3 minutes once ground. :-)

[tvrmadman]

yup, definately need a proper grinder here. Doserless Rancilio Rocky I think...if it can choke your machine then its good enough.. :-)

[zambrotta06]

it may be that it makes a difference how oily the coffee beans are. But every coffee is different. Every coffee needs to get the rigt grinding settings. it is possible that the same coffee in the same coffee grinder has a different taste the next day (because of temperature, humidity) and you have to get a different setting.

[Hewson60]

Yes, now I don´t fill not so much coffee in the machine and it works better.

Also, I heard, it´s important how much oil the powder has (the water goes better through powder with less oil).

[zambrotta06]

either it´s too fine or you put toom much coffee in the filter.

or maybe it is a combination of both

[ozcnd]

Zzzzzzzz

[markpianoman]

@Hewson60 Tamping (pushing the powder as you call it) need to be in balance with the coarsness of the grind. if your grind is somewhat too coarse, then you have to tamp more....if you grind is extremely fine, you may have to tamp less. ideally pulling the shot should not last more than 30 seconds.

[Hewson60]

Thank you!

[statesmanls1]

too fine. Try not tamping if you have a whole heap of it. Also make sure you pull a shot with nothing in the portafilter to unblock all the holes.

[Hewson60]

I bought some beans and grinded them. But the espresso is not flowing; it´s only dropping. Did I grind too fine? Or does it have too much oil? Or did I push the powder too hard?