Siliconslave's how to make espresso thread

I come seeking wisdom before venturing too far down the wrong path.

I moved to a bottomless portafilter (51mm) the moment I knew what I was doing - upgrade, but it was a cheapie and took 16g at a squeeze.
I recently got myself a "16-18g" verybarista IMS Precision basket and noticed I was getting less channeling. Cool.
I then moved up from a 16g dose to 18g and noticed a drastic improvement in the taste of my small lattes and occasional cortado. Yay!
The temptation is now to move to the "verybarista IMS Precision Competition Series 20-25g" basket - would it just be "moar" or do things get more difficult in terms of channeling, dialling in the grind etc? A 20-25g dose in a 51mm portafilter seems...a lot.
 
That is a lot. With that much coffee in a 51mm portafilter you’re stepping into Lance Hedrick deep espresso puck territory and the shot will taste different because of the very different bed depth.
 
I've only tried their Chocolate Brownie Blend which I've ordered a couple of times but that one does sound an interesting blend. The owner has a youtube channel called Coffee Kev. I usually rotate between them and Hormozi.
 
JonRGV250 said:
Gave these guys a go..



Not tried it yet, but I ordered yesterday and received them today, so if nothing else the service is good.
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How did you find it? On the fence whether to give this a go and their Chocolate Brownie blend or stick with Rave.
 
JRJ said:
How did you find it? On the fence whether to give this a go and their Chocolate Brownie blend or stick with Rave.
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Absolutely wonderful and right up my street.
I won’t try and describe the taste but it’s pretty much bang on the description on their website.
I love bitter dark chocolate, so I’m staying with these beans.
That said, I bought another bag to use with my machine at work (barista express) and it’s almost like half the flavour is missing, but that’s a machine thing, not a fault with the beans.
 
maj said:
Hormozi.
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I ordered beans from them a while back and liked the sound of them, but the page said "best for drip coffee". They weren't joking! Even on the coarsest grind setting I cannot get a decent espresso shot out of these beans.

tl;dr - Be mindful that only some of their beans are suitable for espresso.
 
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JonRGV250 said:
Absolutely wonderful and right up my street.
I won’t try and describe the taste but it’s pretty much bang on the description on their website.
I love bitter dark chocolate, so I’m staying with these beans.
That said, I bought another bag to use with my machine at work (barista express) and it’s almost like half the flavour is missing, but that’s a machine thing, not a fault with the beans.
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More likely the grinder influencing the flavour more than the machine
 
thewanted said:
I ordered beans from them a while back and liked the sound of them, but the page said "best for drip coffee". They weren't joking! Even on the biggest grind setting I cannot get a decent espresso shot out of these beans.

tl;dr - Be mindful that only some of their beans are suitable for espresso.
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By biggest grind setting do you mean finest?
 
thewanted said:
I ordered beans from them a while back and liked the sound of them, but the page said "best for drip coffee". They weren't joking! Even on the coarsest grind setting I cannot get a decent espresso shot out of these beans.

tl;dr - Be mindful that only some of their beans are suitable for espresso.
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Yeah I've found that out myself and is something to be wary of with any roaster. The ones I have now are Espresso but my machine still struggles to get a good extraction. I think my coffee machine is a bit naff anyway with only 8 grand settings.
 
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