Quit Wasting Expensive Coffee and Dial In Espresso Faster

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Dial in your espresso faster by understanding what elements change the dial in settings, then you can estimate a starting point that gets you to good espresso faster. The 2 rules I talk about in this video have helped me quit wasting expensive coffee beans and generally get to great espresso within 2 or 3 shots! Be sure to check out the Brew Ledger as it teaches you how to dial in more quickly, and gives you a space to keep your settings so you don't forget.
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[@famla]

blud takes his flair with for traveling, badass

[@homecafecharlie]

I had one whole suitcase basically just for coffee stuff... It's becoming a problem...

[@asmith2886]

@@homecafecharlie thanks for the video. I’m backing the kickstarter for the new flair go, which looks to be the perfect travel lever machine. It will replace my picopresso.

[@tinkeringpoko]

​@@homecafecharlieTry out a picopresso! Not as good as flair 58 obviously but serious espresso even for backpacking level portability.

[@Kaiser68]

Shame you didn't bring the group heater for Flair 58+. You have a bit more consistent temps with it plugged in

[@jimconwell6723]

Thank you for this video. For the whole video, I was wondering about the ledger! Watched your video about the ledger and funded. Hope it works out.

[@homecafecharlie]

Thanks so much! I hope so too

[@adamshufan3644]

if you break a bean or two on a hard surface to gauge the coffee's hardness, you can skip this "calculations" about roast level and altitude- which isn't a guranteed peice of info on coffee bags. the harder the bean is to crack, the denser, and thee finer you willl grind. This may take a bit more practice but it's much more accurate than just using the info on the bag alone.

[@JohnSmith-zy1ur]

Pro tip!

[@stephan3077]

Totally agree

[@homecafecharlie]

Great tip!

[@geraldcvm332]

when do you use fancy baskets?

[@bbatuhankayaa]

that's a great video, thanks for that in advance. I'll try this technique when I got my new pack of coffee soon. Any recommendations for the ones (like me) who have a great grinder such as eureka mignon specialita but also have a very entry level machine like delonghi dedica? Most of the time I'm having problems on dialing in because of the performance of my machine basically. Sometimes even if I change the grind size on my grinder (from step 2 to 1 e.g.,) my machine doesn't offer the difference in the shot I was hoping to get. I can't afford to buy a finer machine like lelit mara or bianca but I'm sometimes tired of getting inconsistent shots that make me feel bad.

[@antoinemorcos1321]

Very interesting process. Curious, how many cups you drink per day? Also what temperature are you using for most of your expresso shot? Thx! 😊

[@homecafecharlie]

Usually 94 degrees plus or minus 3, and maybe only 2-3 cups per day! I know, it's not enough haha

[@paul--b]

Totally disagree about the common “espresso snob” wisdom of milk making any half good shot taste fine, I taste very subtle differences though milk no problem

[@homecafecharlie]

For sure you can taste it, but the milk makes it drinkable. Without it a sour espresso can ruin your day haha