How To Dial In Espresso On Any Machine (A Professional Barista Explains)

Learn how to make espresso with any machine or espresso grinder in only a few steps. We asked a professional barista to dial in 3 unknown coffees, to explain his thoughts process and to share espresso recipe and barista tips!

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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:38 Espresso Challenge (Coffee #1)
6:05 Espresso Challenge (Coffee #2)
10:26 Espresso Challenge (Coffee #3)
13:50 Find a tasty espresso shot!
14:34 Outro

[EuropeanCoffeeTrip]

What's your espresso dial-in tip? What is your current or dream espresso setup?


1 - Espresso Challenge #1 [Jedno Kafe - Liberec, Czech Republic] (0:38)
2 - Espresso Challenge #2 [The Barn - Berlin, Germany] (6:05)
3 - Espresso Challenge #3 [Jokes Aside Coffee - Brno, Czech Republic] (10:26)

[matthewjulius]

I really love that the Barista knows when to leave things alone. Being obsessive is helpful sometimes, but often leads to diminishing returns. Great video!

[Adri]

Ales: „in this video we want you to learn how to dial in or calibrate espresso at home, as quickly as possible “
Also Ales: “we’ll be using Victoria Arduino Eagle One Prima espresso machine ”

[devenpatel]

I really like Alan’s charisma and style on camera. I thought it would be nice if there is a mini series where Alan dials in different varieties and origins and showing the variation side-by-side of how a dry processed Brazil vs wet processed brazil. Or a new varietal compared to an old varietal, comparisons like that. Cheers!

[MonoSQ]

I’d probably have a heart attack before finish dialing in the 2nd bag lol.

[victorruiz]

He's really pleasant to watch! I'm sure he'll be a great add to the team :)

[adancarlo]

so glad hes joinin yall. a true legend, and all funnies aside, excited to learn from him as hes obviously super knowledgeable and has much to share.

[coffeewithalex]

Excellent, excellent Video. Love how you included the shot where the grind was too fine and the shot that had channeling. You could easily have done a 'perfect' this is how to dial in but because you included common problems it made the video much more useful.

Alan presented it perfectly. Looking forward to seeing more from him.

Would love to know a little more about how he decides the brew ratio he's aiming for based on the coffee.

[qawahcoffee]

One of the best dial in videos! I would love to see a serious of these. Just dial in more coffees. Every time three coffees and add some challenging ones

[rizalahmad]

Thanks for helping me understand on what to look for in dialing in grind setting for single origin beans. This is a reference video for me. I watch this time and time again before i do dialing in.

[brendakirk]

Obviously he is a professional and knows exactly what flavors he is trying to pull out and what to change in terms of shot time and grind size (up or down) to get those flavors. And it still took him 2-3 times to get it right. I still enjoyed watching him do it though and appreciate the time he took to explain what he was doing and why. A regular home brewer person usually doesn’t have that extensive knowledge. We are over here just trying to make a decent cup from store bought beans, lol.

[God_is_Justice]

I’ve learned that quality of a grinder is very important. Thank you

[makeitbling]

This is 1 of the 2 best videos I could find on dialing in espresso. Really great stuff! 🙏

[wynparksook]

This is fun and entertaining! You should do more of this: maybe 3-4 times per year.

[ConkerKing]

I could listen to Alan making espresso all day...

[jockspice]

Fascinating video and great to watch a master at work. Knowing when to leave a grind alone is a skill I need to learn!

[kathyanderson]

Great video!! This is going into my SAVED file for when I get frustrated with a new coffee. LOL!! I'm also sending to a friend that just bought her first espresso machine!! ❤️ 🙏 ❤️

[alpinekiwi]

Excellent tutorial and a super way to learn by watching! I have a question as to why pour into two cups and not one?

[rodrax]

I didn't know I needed a coffee memes instagram page in my life until you mentioned it lol
amazing video as always!

[jakevan]

Very interesting to see a barista dial in these shots. Thank you.