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Espresso Fundamentals

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By Hana Kobayashi · 3 modules · 12 lessons · 1h 40m · Updated

Twelve short lessons that take you from your first shot to a house recipe you love: dose, yield and time, grind, water, puck prep and tasting.

Lesson 3 of 12 · Before the first shot

Grind size and why it moves

Why grind is your main dial and why it drifts day to day.

Finer grounds slow the water down and extract more; coarser grounds speed it up. Grind is the variable you will touch most.

Coffee changes as it rests, the weather changes, burrs wear. Expect to adjust a step or two every few days.