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
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 15 bar too high for espresso? In a nutshell, brewing pressure should be around 9 bars for creating a great espresso But when shopping for a … Read more
If the shot is extracting too quickly, check the puck by pressing the tip of your finger on the surface: if it’s soft and wet you need to increase your dose ; if it’s firm and dry you need to make the grind finer. If the shot is extracting too slowly, check you haven’t overdosed … Read more
If your espresso comes out with no crema, it’s most likely because you’re using the wrong coffee grind size Your coffee grind should be just a tad finer than table salt. Other reasons why you’re seeing no crema could be because of stale coffee beans or bad water pressure. Why am I not getting crema … Read more
The espresso shot should pour steadily and remain golden in colour, with just a little blonding at the end. It should look like a long ‘mouse tail’ The first shot of the day will always be a bit quicker than the next one and then the next one, so we will time 3 shots before … Read more
Is 3.5 bars enough for espresso? Only an espresso maker capable of yielding between 7 to 9 BARs can deliver it Espresso may come out weak and under-extracted. pressure lower than 7 BARs will not allow water and air to pass through coffee grounds with enough force to extract oils and flavors properly. How many … 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
Quick To Use – Before tamping, simply place it straight onto your coffee ground, twist it around 2-3 rounds clockwise, for a smooth even surface to tampon Adjustable Height – Simply unfasten the middle rim to adjust the wedge depth to suit your basket and dose. How do you use Normcore? Quick To Use – … Read more
Your delonghi la specialista is leaking because there was a design issue early in its production This leaking problem has been rectified by Delonghi replacing the insert part of the drip tray. The issue was the hole on the tray was too small to have the liquid released into the tray and causing some internal … Read more
In an ideal world, a leveling tamper would work by distributing grounds in the portafilter evenly while then applying a tamping force It is supposed that the leveler will do a better job of distributing these grounds than would a person since it can achieve a degree of mechanical precision that a human can’t match. … Read more