@baristainpajamas: Your espresso guide, step by step (cheat at the end) ☕️ It's not about the machine. This works on whatever you've got, I'm on my Casabrews Ultra + Starseeker E55 Pro, my favorite budget setup. 1- Get a scale. If you can't measure your dose and your shot, nothing can be fixed. That's just the truth. 2- Dose 18g. Start your grinder in the middle of its espresso range — just a starting point. 3- Simple puck prep. WDT to break clumps and level the bed, then a self-leveling tamper. Nothing fancy. 4- Pull the shot with the scale under the cup. Target: 36g out in ~25 seconds. 5- Too fast → grind finer, too slow → go coarser. A few tries and you'll land on your exact setting. The cheat: grinder maxed out and still too fast? Add 1g more coffee. Pre-ground? Running slow, use a little less, running fast, a little more. Save this for your next dial-in What are you pulling shots on? Tell me your setup 👇 #espresso #espressotips #homebarista #casabrews #homecafe
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Monday 27 July 2026 23:50:14 GMT
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Danielle Webster Fitness :
What beans do you use? I have the Breville, and almost to everything I buy tasted watery and burnt! Even though I dialed it into the right ratio!
2026-09-12 11:41:19
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deezel_dave 👑 :
I grind 18g of beans with my Casabrew using the bottomless portafilter and it’s so full it barely wants to click into the machine. Is it something with my grinder?
2026-07-30 01:33:59
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Sean :
"budget expresso set up" has a $300 grinder
2026-08-08 00:38:55
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michaelboelton3 :
In the birthplace of espresso (Italy) they literally laugh at this garbage.
2026-08-04 10:26:05
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delulu.4.lulu :
Need to get a good grinder, it’s holding me back fr
2026-07-31 17:47:59
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palmbreezelicensedagent :
My espresso machine broke, and I can’t afford another one right now, and I just watch your videos and dream of the day. There’s solace in hope.
2026-09-03 03:03:48
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Lisa :
i use 18g but only get ~25g espresso with my breville using the double shot mode. any tips?
2026-07-29 03:12:44
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Mike Ehrmantraut :
Should you count the pre infusion time when you’re timing your shots?
2026-09-06 03:45:18
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gabrielled21 :
I often see people manually programming the machine to stop at their desired time, but isn’t that like cheating? Like if my shot is running fast and I stop it at 30s, is that a way to preserve the flavor if the grind is too coarse? Can you share your thoughts on this please xx
2026-07-28 16:42:18
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one-two :
What a great tip for when you can’t grind finer, especially for manual grinders!
2026-08-07 02:21:51
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عبدالملك :
What is the zero degree in your starseekr ?
2026-08-04 23:00:14
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Efrain :
I have a machine that was a grinder integrated so this doesn’t help
2026-08-12 15:12:41
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Mama barista | kari 🩵☀️☕️ :
Would love more information on how to solve the under extraction problem😁
2026-08-03 17:42:48
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mickandkimmie :
Have you seen the video trend about the five things worth the price? Would love to see your 5. 👍
2026-07-28 02:08:17
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TITO0300 :
Do I have a coffee setup? No.
Did I just watch that? Yes!!!!
…and now I really want coffee 😂
2026-08-01 04:07:19
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Liz ✨ :
This is SOOOOO HELPFUL!!! Thanks!
2026-08-31 20:49:49
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faris :
what is the perfect number for HiBREW grinder? is it 4 or 5 for a perfect espresso?
2026-08-13 23:48:36
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Nick Tzikos :
well done mate 👏
2026-08-04 14:28:58
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Tj :
this was so helpful, as I never know when its correct
2026-08-16 12:42:23
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Gigi :
Mine is Starseeker E55 too but not pro i do espresso usually on 25 - 24
2026-08-09 20:07:45
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🖤 :
my extraction is so weird it starts very watery and fast then slows down very thin. what could be the issue.. I don't think it channeling
2026-08-06 05:35:23
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T Hee :
I have this machine and it does not make espresso like this.
2026-08-10 01:55:11
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Leanne :
You have to do this every time you get a new bag of beans?!
2026-08-12 02:53:20
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yoshi :
What if 18g of beans overflows from my 51mm portafilter? Do I have to adjust the grind or the amount of beans?
2026-07-30 08:46:09
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ai4k AI Design :
my ninja pro do all that for me. btw, the coffee type is very important.
2026-08-09 16:40:14
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