How to make espresso walk-through video
Sit back, relax and watch a short walk though on how to make an espresso from a domestic coffee machine. Espresso is also the base for Flat white, cappuccino short black or long black. The machine used is a Rancilio Silvia and the grinder is a Sunbeam EM480 Cafe Series grinder. Aim for a consistent grind, an extraction lasting 25-30 seconds and a resulting espresso of 30mls.
Coffee machine: Rancilio Silvia
Coffee grinder: Sunbeam EM480
your host: James | Bay Beans coffee
Coffee machine: Rancilio Silvia
Coffee grinder: Sunbeam EM480
your host: James | Bay Beans coffee
How to make espresso base from your machine.
- Buy and consume your coffee beans within 4 weeks of them being roasted. Supermarket coffee is usually 12 months old before you even buy it!. Store your coffee in a dark place, in an airtight container, not in the fridge.
- Grind them, or have them ground for you.
- Fill the filter basket of your coffee machine right to the top, tap the basket on the bench to settle the grounds. You might like to level off with the back of a butter knife.
- compress the coffee grounds into the basket with a TAMP
- using your machine, start the extraction. Time the amount of time coffee is extracted from the basket into your cup. Let coffee extract for 25 seconds and stop the machine (any more and you risk a weak or bitter muddy coffee). The coffee extraction process is complete and you have your espresso base.
