Shop bought coffee...yes very tricky stuff to dial in!! I was told by a popular brand that stocks supermarkets that the use by date is 18 months from roasting, so if people are buying them at least with a bit of maths you can tell how old they are.
Agree about the changing coffee issue. I use Pact and they are great but just as I get the 250g bag coffee dialled in and tasting how I like it it's finished and Pact send you different blend next time around, and the one I had is no longer available! Might have to change to the Cworks finally 😊
Thanks Peter 😎. You can switch that with Pact if you like, stick to the one coffee that you love. Obviously I'd love to have you as a customer, but I have to say I think Pact are great, I had their subscription for 6 years, I only gave it up (and several other subscriptions that I had) after setting up cworks, as I have so much coffee now 😆. Cheers, Kev.
We have the sage barista express, for a 18gr double shot, 45-47grams of coffee comes out. Our scale is not the best or is there another problem we aren’t aware of. Dialing in seems impossible
Since most of the gas exuded by freshly-roasted beans is CO2, I've often thought that putting a layer of gas out of a CO2 bike tyre inflator on top of the beans to displace the air before closing a storage can might work well. Wouldn't work in the grinder, of course, since it would sink out through the burrs.
Another great video but slightly contradictory as CWORKS offers a intro selection of 4 x 250G bags of beans, which I subscribed to! Enjoying them all, but did likely waste most of the first bag correctly dial in issues!!
Thanks 😆. Haha, oops! To be fair I'm not saying here that no one should ever use 250g bags of different beans, I'm just saying that when you're just getting started it makes sense to start out with a kilo of the same beans. I wouldn't recommend the beginner home barista collection as the first beans you start out with, but when you're wanting to start trying different coffees I think it's a good choice (I'm biased). There's info in the product description aimed at helping with dialling in, and if you use the beans in the order that I recommend in the product description it should make things a bit easier than starting out with random 250g bags of different beans. Ta, Kev.
With yield what do you do if you have a cheap machine with a 51mm basket that can only take 10g of coffee or so? Do you still yield 2:1 so you have 20g of espresso? Also if your basket is overflowing after you put the dose in, does that mean you have too much?
I have the express impress using supermarket beans, weighed in at 12g ground but I don’t seem to get as much coffee out. Very new to this 😮 so frustrated. Help !!!!
The subminimal nano foamer pro? Coming soon. Spoiler, it's really good, can't grumble at all about the texture! The only thing I didn't like about it is that the max temp I found to be about 60C, which some will find on the cool side, but I believe this has been tweaked on the stock that Bella Barista have in the UK, so it's capable of slightly hotter milk.
It's not just about the roast profile, and it also depends on what you actually mean by medium to light roast. It's not just about the grinder either, some lighter roast beans can be a challenge if you're using a machine that doesn't have temp control, if you're using a bambino for example with fixed brew temp, you don't have the luxury of being able to knock the brew temp up slightly to help you with the extraction. It's not that you can't or shouldn't, either, it's just one explanation of why you may be struggling, if you are. Ta, Kev.
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Shop bought coffee...yes very tricky stuff to dial in!! I was told by a popular brand that stocks supermarkets that the use by date is 18 months from roasting, so if people are buying them at least with a bit of maths you can tell how old they are.
The last point was the best!!
Agree about the changing coffee issue. I use Pact and they are great but just as I get the 250g bag coffee dialled in and tasting how I like it it's finished and Pact send you different blend next time around, and the one I had is no longer available! Might have to change to the Cworks finally 😊
Thanks Peter 😎. You can switch that with Pact if you like, stick to the one coffee that you love. Obviously I'd love to have you as a customer, but I have to say I think Pact are great, I had their subscription for 6 years, I only gave it up (and several other subscriptions that I had) after setting up cworks, as I have so much coffee now 😆. Cheers, Kev.
Thank you, I bought Kevs beans and they are a game changer 🙌
We have the sage barista express, for a 18gr double shot, 45-47grams of coffee comes out. Our scale is not the best or is there another problem we aren’t aware of. Dialing in seems impossible
Fantastic Kev well done...👍🏻🔥👌🏼
So what do I do if I only have comodity beans…?
Just wait until i get the ratio or what?
Thanx in advance!
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Point 11 definitely the best one, I agree 😂
Haha, thanks!😎
Since most of the gas exuded by freshly-roasted beans is CO2, I've often thought that putting a layer of gas out of a CO2 bike tyre inflator on top of the beans to displace the air before closing a storage can might work well. Wouldn't work in the grinder, of course, since it would sink out through the burrs.
hmm, interesting concept, I can see myself exploding a bean container, and spending the next month finding where all the beans went 😆😆😆
@@Coffee_Kev Nah, 'you'd just squirt the CO2 into the open container. Or you could have an OPV in the lid...
Another great video but slightly contradictory as CWORKS offers a intro selection of 4 x 250G bags of beans, which I subscribed to! Enjoying them all, but did likely waste most of the first bag correctly dial in issues!!
Thanks 😆. Haha, oops!
To be fair I'm not saying here that no one should ever use 250g bags of different beans, I'm just saying that when you're just getting started it makes sense to start out with a kilo of the same beans. I wouldn't recommend the beginner home barista collection as the first beans you start out with, but when you're wanting to start trying different coffees I think it's a good choice (I'm biased). There's info in the product description aimed at helping with dialling in, and if you use the beans in the order that I recommend in the product description it should make things a bit easier than starting out with random 250g bags of different beans. Ta, Kev.
Thanks .About to start on the third of the 250g bags, so fingers crossed. Have an Airscape arriving today, so can keep the beans fresh@@Coffee_Kev
With yield what do you do if you have a cheap machine with a 51mm basket that can only take 10g of coffee or so? Do you still yield 2:1 so you have 20g of espresso?
Also if your basket is overflowing after you put the dose in, does that mean you have too much?
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I have the express impress using supermarket beans, weighed in at 12g ground but I don’t seem to get as much coffee out. Very new to this 😮 so frustrated. Help !!!!
Buy from a local roaster ❤
@@msdixie1972 I have to agree after recently buying some of coffee works freshly roasted. No way will I use supermarket ever again!!!
Hi kev
Was wondering when your going to do a review on that fancy milk frother I saw you showing on instagram
Many thanks
The subminimal nano foamer pro? Coming soon. Spoiler, it's really good, can't grumble at all about the texture! The only thing I didn't like about it is that the max temp I found to be about 60C, which some will find on the cool side, but I believe this has been tweaked on the stock that Bella Barista have in the UK, so it's capable of slightly hotter milk.
Thanks Kev. A few days ago I made a Freddo espresso with the chocolate browny blend and it was delicious! I find this blend so easy to like 👍
So does this mean I should not use the Breville Grinder Pro to grind medium to light roast for espresso?
Been using mine for that for a decade. I havent died.
It's not just about the roast profile, and it also depends on what you actually mean by medium to light roast. It's not just about the grinder either, some lighter roast beans can be a challenge if you're using a machine that doesn't have temp control, if you're using a bambino for example with fixed brew temp, you don't have the luxury of being able to knock the brew temp up slightly to help you with the extraction. It's not that you can't or shouldn't, either, it's just one explanation of why you may be struggling, if you are. Ta, Kev.