Understanding Espresso - Dose (Episode #1)

Coffee give away has finished.
I'll be putting put the next 3 parts over the next couple of months, feedback welcome as we progress through them!

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"Grains of Dust" by Red Licorice

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[aesthetic_mfr]

This man is about to cost me a LOT of money.

[BobStCyr]

I'm retired and my hobby for the last 45 years has been building acoustic guitars (went to Spain and studied etc) and I thought that was a challenge - until I started making espresso - thanks for all the tips and explanations I now make decent coffee regularly and great coffee occasionally.

[Fiascopia]

How did coffee become a hobby for me?! You James, you are the reason. Thank you!

[iandrewtv]

Not coffee related: James, can you put out an audio book of bedtime stories? I swear your voice and delivery are like a warm blanket every time I watch your videos. 🤣👍 Cheers!

[SkittlesTheTurtle]

The gentle but intelligent way he speaks makes me think "ah the david attenborough of coffee"

[aggiebrandon]

I cannot thank you enough James. This is the single best piece of advice that has made my espresso so much more consistent. I was using an 18g basket. It is much easier to dial in a 15g basket. My first shot I pulled was better than 75% of my 18g shots. By day two, I was pulling top tier tasty shots consistently! THANK YOU!

[adorinadorin]

As a foreigner I appreciate your understandable English

[usafansoren]

James thank you so much for telling the caffeine topic, I went from two 20g coffees to first 15g and now I'm at two 7.5g coffees a day. I enjoy them so much more and it's way better for my health.
Much love from Italy ❤️

[kieranmckenney]

Eating the cake after the espresso is what completes the meal.

[rksolar]

That moment when you thought you´d have one question answered, but end up with 75 new ones instead.

[mandyl]

“Weak thin bodied sadness”....felt that

[chenkz]

Him- “You’re always going to have a sour harsh under extracted weak thin bodied sadness... and you don’t want that” .... me - *flashback to the exact coffee I just made* 😩

[CharlieDoubleWhiskey]

I don't own an espresso machine and yet I'm fascinated by all these discussions. Thank you for your offer of free coffee to those in need. The caremongering that these times have brought about is truly inspiring.

[Pantomime]

Imagine having this guy as your visitor, and when you offer him a drink he says ‘coffee’.

[jadanthings]

I AM SO GLAD I WATCHED THIS VIDEO. I've been using light roast coffee beans to make espresso and I was so frustrated that my espresso was coming out under-extracted. I didn't realize that light roast is just difficult to make into an espresso.

[JohnnyArtPavlou]

“I like to knock out a clean puck.” Yes, indeed.

[DamonBowe]

I often find that extending my extraction to more than 2:1 (e.g. up to about 2.5:1) improves the flavor. After I learned that, I haven't really touched my grinder settings. It was advice from a really great barista, regional champ type, and it's some of the best coffee advice I have received.

[simonzola]

Without doubt you are the most succinct educator on brewing, streaks ahead of anyone else on here 🎉

[murrey]

James you are the reason I upgraded my 4 year old Nespresso Krups pods machine to Delonghi Dedica and got sepatately bottomless portafilter and IMS basket. Now a few days after watching most of your videos and about 1 kg of beans waisted on tests I have turned from close to zero to my family Barista Hero. I cant thank you enough mate🙏

[lyndonlives]

This video was fantastic. Literally one of the first things I did when going into isolation the other week was finally order the Rancilio Silvia I'd been wanting to buy for YEARS. Since then I've been furiously learning the ins and outs of my new machine, and this video came along at the PERFECT time for my own personal learning curve. Bravo, James!