Me making a typical espresso shot. Gaggia Carezza espresso machine, with Gaggia conical burr grinder set to 6. Lighthouse Coffee Roaster's Choice beans, less than 1 week old.
Typical Espresso Shot
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how much did that machine cost? and where did you get it?
That was a gusher. What was it 14 second shot? If you don’t like the taste of a 27 second shot, try experimenting with different beans.
I repair these,your seal leaks, $2part. Dont heat your glass before your pull use the microwave. Boiler temp drops quickly this model. Also check your high temp themostat. Buy a digital themometer. with portafilter in place insert probe into the holes,10 min the themometer should read 204-206* If not then replace themostat.$20part. Other posters are correct. check your dosing and tamping.
finer produces a far wine-ier taste that I don’t like as much. It wasn’t a good tamp, that is true. I don’t tamp as much as some. I’ll experiment with that.
Thanks!
Nate
thats way to thin, finer grind
subtle hint there..
finer grind, harder tamp
Home brewers can take a short course at the Seattle Barista Academy…..and learn to make great espresso and do latte art…..