Thanks for sharing your process!

Thank you for the feedback

Great to hear!

@@FlairEspresso Great tip on flipping the brew chamber upside down to remove the filter; I hadn't thought of that

Join the owner's in Brew With Flair group to get a jump start bit.ly/BrewWithFlair

Update: grinder is here, I pulled 7 terrible shots while dialing in but finally managed to pull some good ones. Really solidly built, really enjoying it so far!

if you're not already in the Brew With Flair group on Facebook, we highly suggest you join and do some searching through for recommended grinders, puck prep techniques and parameters to target. what you read on the internet about proper shot times for espresso in general will do more harm than good. best extractions are typically in the 40 second range with the Classic. also watch one or more of the hour long classes found here: kzfaq.info/sun/PL56JCAfwBiWjHdMdPzdhWmZpaiPJ1Z4R5

@@FlairEspresso thanks for that! i'm in the group and researching a lot, it's a great group. will check the video!

My pleasure!

Water off boil will key you play with pre-infusion and blooms. Be sure to preheat with steam, not fill & dump alternatives to be sure you're starting with enough heat in the material

bit.ly/BrewWithFlair but first go to a local specialty cafe, havs them pull a shot from what's on bar that they can sell you a bag of, then assuming you liked it, but the bag and go home and try your usual method of brewing, then Google "espresso compass" and use that to make the appropriate charges for the next shot. 🤙

@@FlairEspresso Thank you very much :) I'll go to a local Café soon and sort of "benchmark" my future brews ☺️

That grinder should serve you well with the Classic 👌

bit.ly/BrewWithFlair or service@flairespresso.com will help sort this out with you

Grind finer until you feel like you're giving it around 30#

we're so glad to hear this brewing guide has helped you make up your mind on which best suits you!

I’d like to throw in my two cents that I went with the classic over an espresso machine as my entry into the espresso world and it’s absolutely the best decision I’ve made. After some research, it became clear that most machines under $300-$400 were bound to break down, need maintenance, etc and the espresso quality would be.....passable so I went with the flair. It’s so easy and the espresso quality is honestly really really good. My one drawback is all the little parts are a little “fiddily” and the workflow is a little fumbly but it’s a small price to pay for really good espresso. I highly recommend it!!

Thanks! Check in at bit.ly/BrewWithFlair for other workflow hacks

I know you asked this several months ago, but the fresher your beans are, the more creama you will have. This is why you should always freshly grind your beans and try to get beans that were roasted about 30 days ago. Good coffee will have the roast date on it.

Acaia Pyxis

Acaia Lunar

PRO2 or 58 models

@@FlairEspresso thanks!

Fellow Stagg

bit.ly/BrewWithFlair

@@FlairEspresso I made a perfect espresso! thank you!

Stagg

So you sip on like 1.5mL at a time?

@@Patspwnage i dont calculate the sips , but yeah that's most likely it

@@78anant420 That's really quality over quantity

​@@Patspwnage There is another reason for this. Espresso shoots up my LDL cholesterol, especially after drinking the dark oily roasts. Filter doesn't do that as much. So i practice moderation.

@@78anant420 Ah, forced by health reasons

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thanks for your feedback. we feel compelled to point out that this is no "rare shaped kettle" in the sense of what we need for this hack: a removable lid. You can find stove top with removable lids for $20 at your favorite retailer, and you probably already have something in your cupboard as we point out at 00:39 that you can use in place of the lid to act as a a basket. in the manual, which is free for download from our site, you will note we provide the most readily available solution: a cup or bowl. that said, we're finding more and more people are enjoying specialty coffee (read: lighter roasted coffee). These less soluble coffees require more heat to extract all that is good, and that is why we are pivoting in our online content to demonstrate a solution that will work best for these coffees. perhaps we should instead have demonstrated the preheat cap that is a separate purchase, push another sale and try to make some profit through these videos rather than advise on the best, most eco-friendly solution.

I keep it on top of a moka pot , works fine

I preheat mine on the pour spout of my regular fat necked kettle, works great.

I have a cheap Oster kettle, and can perch the screen and brewing head on top (with the lid open) without anything extra. A relative of mine has a different Kitchenaid kettle, and can do the exact same thing. Most kettles have some kind of internal ledge where the spout comes out where you can easily prop the Flair brewing head to preheat. Another thing I’ve used with great success is a flat metal cheese grater placed over the top of the open kettle. The holes allow the steam to come through, and you can place anything you want to preheat on top of the cheese grater.