The most common reason that your espresso drink has no crema is that you’re using the wrong coffee grind size to pack your espresso filter The perfect coffee grind size for espresso is much finer than drip coffee or the pre-ground coffee you’d buy for a standard coffee maker. What creates crema in espresso? Crema … Read more
Freshly roasted beans form more crema on espresso. This is because the coffee bean oils are still out-gassing from the roasting process. If your local coffee house roasts their own beans, you may notice they have a more pronounced crema than one that doesn’t roast on-site. Which coffee bean has most crema? Freshly roasted beans … Read more
The shower screen or dispersion screen is responsible for evenly dispersing or showering water on the coffee puck Keep in mind that during an espresso extraction, the coffee expands within the space of the portafilter basket and the shower screen to create the approximately 9 bars of pressure needed to make espresso. What does espresso … Read more