How to Brew an Espresso on the Flair 58

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The Flair 58 is the gold standard in manual espresso brewing from Flair. Shop Flair 58: alternativebrewing.com.au/pro.... Unlock the true potential of your espresso extraction at home using features on the Flair 58 such as an integrated pre-heating function that allows you to set your brew head to one of three heat settings to ensure proper preheat and thermal control in every shot.
0:38 Assembly
1:09 Pre-Heating
2:54 58mm Portafilter
4:09 Dosing
4:37 Flair Puck Screen
4:58 Adding Water
5:31 Brewing Espresso
7:53 Brewing Another
8:57 Maintenance
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With its robust frame and elongated lever and T- grip on the handle, you’ll have ease at achieving high consistent brewing pressures with little effort. The industry-standard 58mm portafilter and basket ensure the cafe-quality espresso is replicable and professional-quality espresso is made easily at home.
Basic Flair 58 Espresso Maker Instructions:
Set preheat to one of three settings and wait to heat up.
Detach the brewing head
Fill the basket with freshly ground coffee and tamp.
Reattach the head, fill the reservoir with hot water, and press down on the handle.
After 25-45 seconds, enjoy your full-flavoured espresso shot & purge the system.
The detachable portafilter with a handle makes cleaning up after you brew a simple, brief ordeal. Also included in the bundle are a measuring cup and funnel. This bundle is an incredible way to get started with home espresso brewing.
Flair 58 Espresso Maker Features
High-Quality Espresso at Home - With enhanced usability for ease of brewing.
Standard 58mm Portafilter - Ergonomic Wood Handle and 16-20g basket.
Hands-Off Preheating - For Consistent thermal management of your extraction.
Retractable Piston - Advanced mechanical workflow allows for rapid-fire extractions
T-Grip Lever Handle - More Leverage and better comfort.
Built to Last - Stainless steel components for a plastic-free brew path.
Updates Electric Model - The latest Flair 8, with faster workflow and included Falir Puck Screen.
This Product Includes
Flair 58 Base
Flair 58 Lever Assembly
Flair 58 Brew Head
Flair 58 Pressure Gauge with Stainless Steel Stem
58 mm Portafilter and 16-20 gram basket
Preheat Controller (PCB Controller, Power Supply Box, Wall Outlet)
58 mm Tamper
Flair 58 Preheat Cap
Flair 58 Drip Tray
Flair Puck Screen (only available with the Electric model.)
Flair 58x (Non-Electrical model) includes everything except the Pre-Heat Controller Assembly used for pre-heating and the Flair Puck Screen, otherwise brews the exact same way.
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@gsteadwm 2 жыл бұрын

Just want to say thanks for the video! I'm coming to the Flair 58 from an automatic espresso machine. The full manual process feels overwhelming at first. This video helped us focus on the important parts and not stress too much.

@AlternativeBrewing 2 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

@edipisreks5535 2 жыл бұрын

I love my 58 (I have a Pro 2 for travel, which I also love). This is a good over view usage video. Regarding baskets, the high flow is what I ordered, and it looks perfectly fine, but I immediately replaced it with an IMS 22 Competition basket. I have both the Bellman and the NanoFoamer. The Bellman rules and the NanoFoamer is effective, if a little frustrating.

@AlternativeBrewing 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@ozpain1 Жыл бұрын

Just received mine and cannot wait to use it! Thanks for the video!!

@AlternativeBrewing Жыл бұрын

You're welcome !

@Langsebben 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! Would love a video when different shots pulls with different techniques. Different pressure profiles

@AlternativeBrewing 2 жыл бұрын

Great suggestion!

@7851A9 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@AlternativeBrewing 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@chrislange1354 2 жыл бұрын

Man I love these videos! I like every single one of them. Wish I could get a Flair in South Africa

@Assenayo 2 жыл бұрын

If you have the opportunity do it. It's amazing.

@AlternativeBrewing 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 😀 ... Alternative Brewing ship worldwide - if you're interested

@Saucisse_Praxis 2 жыл бұрын

Having a setup that can produce commercial quality expresso at home for less than 1000$ with a dedicated grinder is really attractive. I already have a nice v60 filter coffee setup with a Mahlkonig X54 that will be plenty enough to grind in the expresso range. I am really looking forward to buy one amof these in the future to begin dialing into expresso.

@AlternativeBrewing 2 жыл бұрын

Well said!

@garycollard9817 Жыл бұрын

I note the electrics run through a transformer. What is the output voltage as Im thinking it could be pluged direct to a 12v system in a caravan?

@TC_Prof 2 жыл бұрын

Nice one Josh 💪💪💪💪💪💪

@AlternativeBrewing 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@mikedakiwi 2 жыл бұрын

Hi well presented video as always. I found the 25grm VST ridgeless basket when fully loaded was a tight fit for the puck screen. The screen wouldn't sit flat and needed assistance to bed in flat. With the stock basket there was no fitting issues.

@AlternativeBrewing 2 жыл бұрын

Legend Thanks for the advice! good point to make - and I don't think I'd ever brew without the puck screen

@mikedakiwi 2 жыл бұрын

@@AlternativeBrewing i still use the puck, it's a little snug but doesn't effect the crema goodness at all.

@Assenayo 2 жыл бұрын

@@mikedakiwi I've been wondering this myself, if I want to dose 20g do I get a 22g VST to make up for the space of the puck screen?

@mikedakiwi 2 жыл бұрын

@@Assenayo I should clarify my comment. The snug fit was around the diameter of the puck not the depth. There is plenty of "head" space when I load the full 25 grams into the 25grm VST basket for the puck screen. I'm assuming the other capacity baskets would offer the same fit respectively. When I load the shot and place the puck screen in it doesn't sit flat, i give it a light push down with the tamp so that it seats flat on the puck. I'm happy with the shot produced from the VST basket so I'll more than likely take to the puck screen edge with some fine emery sandpaper to fine tune the fit.

@Assenayo 2 жыл бұрын

@@mikedakiwi ah thanks for the tip. I've got a Pullman basket on the way so I wonder how that will turn out.

@Cenot4ph Жыл бұрын

for some reason with the low flow I had a lot of channeling, with an ims pro basket there were no issues whatsoever

@sukanjaruyothin5125 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, can I ask what would be the setting on Kinu grinder for Flair 58x? I dialled it at 1.8.0 but for some reason, I believe, still coarse. Please advise. Thank you

@AlternativeBrewing 2 жыл бұрын

Yes - this may be due to the beans you're using too. I've found this to be the case myself, especially fresh beans. But if you have to go coarser than 1.8.0 to get a nice 7-9 bar slow extraction. - GO FOR IT! 😀

@Syd7088 2 жыл бұрын

If I’m a dark roast fan, does it mean that getting the non-electric one will do?

@AlternativeBrewing 2 жыл бұрын

I can understanding what you're suggesting - with Dark Roasted coffee - being best to brew at cooler temps to offset over-extraction and harsh bitter flavours. I would just recommend a good Pre-heating routine with the non-electrical still - as the biggest benefit to the electrical is there is very stable temperature - even low temperatures - vs that of no heating, where heat loss can be a factor of inconsistency.

@NeverTakeNoShortcuts 2 жыл бұрын

What would be a good grinder for this without spending past the point of diminishing returns…

@AlternativeBrewing 2 жыл бұрын

Kinu M47 Classic or the Eureka Mignon Specialita with Single Dosing Hopper.

@realMartinHamilton 2 жыл бұрын

What's the largest yield shot I can pull with the Flair 58? I want to make Americanos around 12 ounces. Thanks!

@AlternativeBrewing 2 жыл бұрын

Largest Yield I have brewed is about 55-60ml shots using a lower dose helps a little (minimising water retention in the basket) and than pressing multiple times down until nothing comes out.

@realMartinHamilton 2 жыл бұрын

@@AlternativeBrewing thank you!

@darrinfry1 Жыл бұрын

You fill the water chamber by having the lever down and then slowly raise the lever to suck the water into the brew chamber. Would this disturb your puck? I’ve seen others unscrew the top and remove it(piece including pressure gauge) and fill the brew chamber with water, then twist the top back on, pull your shot. Have you done it both ways? Is there a difference?

@AlternativeBrewing Жыл бұрын

The Flair 58 has since been updated, so you no longer have to unscrew and remove any parts before brewing - JUST ADD WATER! You are right though - you must be careful when lifting the lever, as it can disturb the puck. So long as you are using a PUCK screen, which you should always use a puck screen 😀 , it will minimise any issues here.

@darrinfry1 Жыл бұрын

@@AlternativeBrewing I appreciate the response, I figured there was an update as you pulled an impressive shot on it, certainly no indication that the prepared puck had been disturbed. Cheers, all the best, like your content!

@kristoforusranandiasuliset3736 9 ай бұрын

About pre heat of flair 58, there's a cable connector for preheat. But if we wanna make it without preheat, it still working as well, right?

@AlternativeBrewing 9 ай бұрын

100% yes you can use the electric Flair 58 unplugged 👌

@kristoforusranandiasuliset3736 8 ай бұрын

@@AlternativeBrewing can i use flair 58 for sharing or is it meant for personal?

@regg82ooo 2 жыл бұрын

Are those the real grind setting you use on the Niche for the F58? I find it that any setting below 11 becomes difficult to pull without having channeling issues. The difficulty lies in distribution & tamping… any little imperfection in that fine of a grind amplifies any small channeling issue.

@AlternativeBrewing 2 жыл бұрын

Agree with your last statement 100%. The grind setting will depend mostly on the coffee you're using. A harder beans will require a coarser grind than a softer bean, generally speaking.

@sdsupple Жыл бұрын

I am usually around 8-10 or so on my Niche for my regular 9 bar auto dual boiler machine

@roseflannigan Жыл бұрын

I am on 17 on the Niche for my medium roast.

@geoffeverist5599 2 жыл бұрын

The 58X is sold without the puck screen, but from what I can see it would also benefit from a puck screen. Are there any particular differences between the 58 and 58X that make the screen a necessity in the 58 and not the 58X. If the only difference is the heating element around the chamber then if going with the 58X, is it worth budgeting for a puck screen as an accessory?

@AlternativeBrewing 2 жыл бұрын

100% yes. I'm not sure why Flair have not included it in the 58X, but I would consider this a must. Other than the fact that - by nit using the puck screen you will need to possibly clean the grouphead, by removing it all and rinsing it, more often, and the fact the 58 has all the electrical components - this is best avoided as often as possible - whereas the 58X you do not have this concern. Having the Puck screen, will make better espresso and help minimise cleanup after 👍

@ArazQizilbash 10 ай бұрын

Flair is not as functional as a Cafelat/ROK/Leverpresso, the Cafelat robot and ROK being my favorites.

@AlternativeBrewing 10 ай бұрын

I'm not sure I understand your statement - "Flair is not as functional" - how is it not?

@TheFeliciaFeFe 4 ай бұрын

All of the different espresso machines and prices are giving me an existential crisis...

@AlternativeBrewing 4 ай бұрын

😂 it's true yes, start with a top end budget than you want to focus on your preferred style of drinking coffee and the amount of coffees you drink in a day - this should help you land on a machine that suits you. If there's anything I can help with, let me know

@TheFeliciaFeFe 4 ай бұрын

I like espresso but I like it, in simple mochas or flat white I also have no idea why the recipes don't say how much water you're supposed to really add or if it's supposed to be hot water it's very strange

@AlternativeBrewing 4 ай бұрын

Making espresso at home, making good espresso is close to taking on a new hobby 🫶