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Just got my first espresso machine: where do I start?

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Jonas Hansen
Level 1 ·

Unboxed it last night. I have a bag of Sunrise Espresso Blend, a scale and a lot of enthusiasm. What’s a good first recipe, and what should I ignore for now?

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  1. Blake StoneLevel 3 ·

    Following. I’m fighting the same issue with my setup.

  2. Nolan BishopLevel 5 ·

    I had the same thing with this coffee. A slightly longer ratio fixed it.

  3. Abigail KaneLevel 5 ·

    Try a 30-second bloom with twice the coffee’s weight in water.

  4. Noah HansenLevel 3 ·

    What’s your dose, yield and time right now? Hard to say without the numbers.

  5. Fatima HaddadLevel 2 ·

    Drop the temperature a degree or two and see if the harshness goes away.

  6. Reza ZieglerLevel 6 ·

    I’d go finer before changing the ratio. Sour plus fast is usually a grind problem.

  7. Jesse SinghLevel 1 ·

    Taste it again as it cools. The flaws show up more at room temperature.

  8. Eden YamamotoLevel 3 ·

    Rinse your paper filter with hot water first. It changes more than you’d think.

  9. Eli JensenLevel 3 ·

    Write it down! Logging every change made dialing in so much easier for me.