Getting Started with Espresso: A Beginner's Guide to the Flow-Control Portafilter

Getting Started with Espresso: A Beginner's Guide to the Flow-Control Portafilter

Mihir Garikiparithi
Social media makes home espresso look intimidating. Expensive grinders, precision scales, machines that cost more than a used car. But great espresso doesn't have to cost a fortune or require...
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Dial-in Light Roasted Coffee for Espresso

In the freshest installment of Espresso University, Lance Hedrick, the Brewer’s Cup Champion extraordinaire, tackles the sometimes fickle process of dialing-in light roasted coffee for espresso extractions on a Flair PRO 2 manual espresso maker.

Pressure Profiles for Espresso

In this installment of Espresso University from Flair Espresso,Lance Hedrickdiscusses Pressure Profiling — what it is and how you can perform it, and what it means for your extraction. But, should we be referring to this as ‘pressure’ profiling, though?

Demystifying Dark Roasts

For this installment of Espresso University, Flair Espresso has teamed up with Raghunath from Ārāmse to take a trip “to the dark side” of coffee roasts. In this video you’ll learn all about dark roast brewing for espresso.

Coffee Grinders for Espresso Brewing

In this installment of Espresso University from Flair Espresso,Kyle Rowselldiscusses coffee grinders and the differences between options like conical and flat burrs, electric and handheld, and which is right for your home espresso setup.