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I'm glad to hear it! Thank you for watching!

What did you do to get the pressure you wanted? I'm at that point now. Even with fresh beans and a 1 grind I can barely touch the black in the dial.

​​@@flynnsarcade.1982 Maybe u can try different roasted level beans, I mean from my experience the lighter roasted beans the finer it can be grinded by breville coffee machine, and also you can try different brands.I tried nearly 20 kinds of beans, then found just 1 perfect for my breville es870.

I'm going to try that before I replace my current grinder. Unfortunately, it could be a while before I can get actual fresh beans to try that with.

Yep, if it's going too fast or there isn't enough pressure you go with finer grounds and/or tamp harder. The problem comes when you're already on the finest grind that the grinder can manage and you're still not getting enough pressure. To an extent, you can tamp harder and watch out for channeling, but if that's not enough, then you might need to just get a better grinder or accept the need for a pressurized basket.

Chris L I bought the same machine 2 months ago and I can’t build pressure unless I keep the grind at it’s finest (#1) and overfill the single wall basket. Every time I use the razor I get zero pressure. I always make sure to really tamper my pucks but can’t seem to find where the issue comes from. My sister bought the same machine and I easily get pressure with hers. Any advice?

@@joenrs you can try to adjust the inner burr of the grinder. There's also a video here by him...

I’ve had my breville about 2 weeks and the first time I used the single wall I couldn’t get pressure. Hoon suggested going finer and I guess it was the pressure I was tamping needed to be harder and once I put my elbow into it I was able to get a nice puck and a pressure at about 12 o’clock when I pulled the shot. I was also only at an outer grind setting of 3 with my lavassa super crema coffee. So I still have a little room to play with.

@@richterstitcher7936 Yes! I also learned that different coffee's will give you different pressure. Assuming if its oily the you will get more pressure, if its dry less, sometimes very low.

You're right about that! Some of friends ask me to upgrade to real espresso machine but I really Barista Express. I can not justify spending $1500 or more on the machine.

I'm glad. You're going to love using it.

Wonderful!

Same! I’m gonna adjust my grind size down further and try

I also have been trying the Starbucks dark espresso and having the same problem! So frustrating! I think I’ll try local like he said. I’m sick of trying to get it right

Same to me. Many suggested to buy fresher beans from local roaster and to adjust the inner burr setting. But many also told me the Pressure Gauge is only for decorative purpose and we shouldn't be bothered by it...

Stay away from Sbucks, I’ve tried all their roasts. The best is from small local shops or roasters, Costco, or Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf.

Follow me on Instagram and I can talk you through video chat. instagram.com/hoonscoffeeaz/

Hoon's Coffee thanks I will do that. Thank you very much. You will hear from me. Greetz

How's your coffee machine lately?

Hoon's Coffee it’s working great. You might try caffe con leche. Shot of espresso, add milk and steam milk and coffee together. Add sweetener. It’s really good. Very popular in Latin America.

Lavazza is a very popular brand in Italy and France

No not at all! Have to try the freshly roasted beans yet? If you do, start with 7 or 8 on the setting.

@@HoonsCoffee I also grind on 2. But with freshly roasted beans from my local roastery !! Is that weird ?

@@RonnyKohlmann Is that dark roasted coffee?

RonnyKohlmann No, when it comes to fresh roast beans, lighters roasts need to be ground finer, darker more coarse. Every coffee is different and will need to be adjusted accordingly. Also the grind setting will need to be adjusted throughout the week as they become more exposed to the air, not to mention humidity which changes all the time. For the coffee I buy, I set to 4 or 5, I also adjusted the inner burr finer by 1 notch.

Try the Peet;s coffee. For the price, really good!

I tried the above on different theee grind size and I still get no créma no pressure it doesn’t even move

What was the grinder sizes?

Hoon's Coffee I tired 1, 5, 7, 10

Excellent!

Try with pressurized basket and see what happens?

Hoon's Coffee i just found a new info in regards to the machine, there is grind setting inside which is set to 6. Now i know y I wasn’t getting fine grind!

I did one. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d7VlfqSC1quboGw.html

DM from Instagram. I'll walk you through.

Good point! Double wall basket makes all the shots looks so much better!

you need to change/adjust your inner bur down by one number or 2

Actually finer grind makes more pressure.

Hey Hoon, I actually realized I mistook the higher numbers on my barista express as the finer settings. So I was dialing it coarser (thinking it was finer) and getting less pressure. Your videos have helped me so much. Thank you buddy :)

What current setting at ?

It took me a LONG time to dial in my Breville Barista Express (I live in the U.S.). Hoon does a great job of explaining how to dial in the shot, and there are a few other channels that do, as well. First things first: the beans matter - A LOT. As shown in this video, you'll be chasing the settings if you use cheap beans. Make sure that the beans you're using aren't oily, either; that will really clog the burrs in the grinder. Second: use a kitchen scale to get the amount of ground coffee - the dial on the Brevile is ONLY for the amount of time. Third: with some beans, you may need to increase the amount of coffee by a few grams (no more than 20 g, however). Fourth: If you've already increased the amount of coffee to about 18 g without any change in the pressure, then start dialing back the grind settings. Breville comes with a factory setting of "5," but I found that it was not adequate to get good pressure with the locally roasted coffee I have been using. I eventually made an adjustment to the grind settings on the burrs themselves so that I could grind finer (there's a KZfaq video for how to do it - it's pretty easy). Fifth: the tamper that comes with the Breville is for beginners; get a good one like Hoon uses - I bought the same one and it was a revelation.

How long is the total shot time.

It takes 5 seconds before the coffee comes out. Then 3 to 5 seconds till the needle reaches the pressure zone then stops immediately.

Check out this video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d96CdMVjt8rLYHk.html. This should walk you through my grinder setting process

My experience is the same as yours. Good extraction with double espresso tends to be overextracted when brewing single espresso.

The pressurized basket is more foregiving of mistakes. It's really intended for when you have to use ground coffee from the store rather than grinding it yourself. It does an OKish job, but it also limits how good the results can be. If you were only able to afford the espresso machine or the grinder, it's a way of making due with the machine while you save up for the grinder. Not ideal, but it does work.

I think so too!

You should switch it for sure.

Sure. I'll this one on the list to review!

Thank you !!! so so much 🙂

I’m also curious about Peet’s! Everyone says it good but I tried it once and hated it, but this was before I knew what I was doing so I wonder if it was just me 🤷🏻‍♀️

Are you using Dark roast? If so, you might have to adjust burr inside your hopper. Check out this video. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/is5ghZZn3ruUc2Q.html

I would play with increasing dosage like 1g at a time. See if that helps with the pressure. Make sure its still about 1/8” from top of portafilter. The razor is helpful as a guide.

That is a great question Chris. It does change the pressure but more so with grinder setting. Obviously, finer the setting has more pressure,

No but decent for latte!

Maybe not for this eight o clock coffee but in genral yes! many beans prepared with espresso in mind are medium roast

drax14QC thank you- will need to experiment!

@@grammymurry Sure! Actually many people prefer a medium roast for espresso. But some prefer lighter or darker roast.. best thing is as you said: experiment and see what works best for you!

Start with middle and adjust up or down depends on shots.

Hoon's Coffee thanks. I used number 10 (30 number for espresso), pressure 9 o’clock). If down & high pressure then more bitter, why?