This page is for sharing our ideas about how we like to brew coffee.
We believe that Roasting and Brewing is strongly connected and that with a few easy adjustments each individual coffee can taste a lot better in the cup.
Espresso
We recommend a few simple rules that will make you more in control of your espresso brewing.
1. Let the roasted coffee be at least 7 days old before your brew it. This will help you be much more consistent when you brew an it will taste better. An open bag should be used within three weeks.
2. Always dose the same amount of coffee as the size of your filter basket. You will normally find the size (in grams) on the outside rim. (We recommend working with a ridgless VST filter)
3. Pay attention when your tamping the coffee. It needs to be a level bead every time. We recommend working with Pullman's "Tampsure" products.
4. Always measure everything. (1) The amount of dry dose in your filter basket, (2) the amount of volume in your espresso (in grams), and (3) the amount of time it takes from start to finish. These are all guidelines that will make your coffee taste better.
5. Brewing temperature between 92-95'C with a setting of 8-9 bar pressure. No pre-infusion or pressure profiling.
6. Brewing ratios can and should differ between beans. As a general rule we recommend a ratio of 1:2,3 for our beans (Ex. 20g dry dose x 2,3 = 46g volume) and an extraction time of 28 seconds. Even do this will most likely leave you with a good espresso, we still believe in custom-making recipes. These will be available for each coffee further down on this page .
7. Sticking with this for our beans will give you an average TDS of 8-8,5% and an extraction around 21-22%.
8. An espresso without milk will almost always taste better if you (1) let it rest for one minute from when it is served and (2) stir it with a spoon before you drink it. The result will be a sweeter and more balanced taste experience.
9. Always work with a clean machine. You can taste it. Still today one of the main reasons why it is difficult to enjoy a tasty espresso is the fact that the machines are not being cleaned properly. We recommend to clean your machine once an hour during service to make sure that your guest gets tasty and clean coffee.
Individual recipe for each espresso roast
EL Salvador - Espresso - Nazareth