WHAT DO YOU NEED
- Espresso machine
- We recommend using our Jed’s Coffee Espresso Blends.
METHOD
- Run an empty basket through the machine to heat up and clean the porter filter.
- Wipe the portafilter with a clean dry cloth (dirty machine = dirty tasting coffee).
- Fill it to the brim with coffee and level off with your finger.
Tamp the grind bed firmly and evenly, using enough pressure to compact the ground coffee. - Insert the portafilter into the group-head and make sure it’s locked in place.
- Start your timer and pull the espresso shot. For a balanced coffee try to get a 30mL shot in 30 secs.
- Once you’ve finished pulling your shot, remove the portafilter from the group-head and knock out the spent grinds into a knock-box or bin.
MORE TIPS
- One full basket makes two shots of coffee. Most porter filters have a double spout so put a cup under each spout for a single shot in each or one cup under both spouts for a double shot.
- The amount of coffee you’ll use depends on the portafilter basket size of your machine. Check-out the machine instructions for the details but generally it’ll be somewhere between 14g and 18g.
- Knowing the time of your extraction will help you dial in on flavours. If your shot is fast, it will likely taste watery and thin; if your shot is long it will likely taste syrupy and thick with high bitters. Generally speak a 30mL shot in 30 secs makes for a balanced coffee.
- If you find your coffee is pouring too fast, either make your grind size finer or add more coffee to the basket.
- If you find your coffee is pouring too slow, either make your grind size coarse or reduce the coffee in the basket.
- Used coffee grounds are great for home composting so divert some waste and chuck them in your home compost or worm bin.
