Dialing in the Grind for Espresso on The Breville Barista Express: Tutorial
How to adjust your coffee grind for better espresso. In this video I show you how to make espresso on your Breville Barista Express. How do you dial in your grind to get great flavors? Let’s dig in.
The best espresso recipe for The Breville Barista Express is:
Freshly roasted coffee
17g-18g of fresh ground espresso
25-30 seconds extraction time
1:2 ratio of grind to espresso
So, if you have 18g of grind in your portafilter basket, you want to stop your extraction at about 36g of espresso liquid.
With a cheap scale and a little practice you can have cafe quality espresso without any trouble!
00:00 Introduction
00:51 Tutorial Start
01:10 Grooming Espresso By Hand
01:38 Tamping
01:50 Timing Shots
02:45 Adjusting the Grind
03:00 Second set of shots
03:41 Tasting the shots
03:55 Final Advice
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