Espresso Basics Live Class

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  • Espresso Basics Live Class with La Marzocco Home - Recorded Live on March 27, 2020.
    Class Description:
    Making your own espresso at home is as satisfying as it is delicious. Learning the steps to pull a shot is simple, but learning how to manipulate the variables of extraction is a long-term pursuit. Join us online to learn the basics of espresso, and discover how easy it is to fall in love with the ritual of being a barista in your own home.
    La Marzocco Home educator Leah Muhm will be on-hand to teach you how to make espresso, talk extraction, and demonstrate the La Marzocco Linea Mini. Afterward, we’ll open it up for a Home Espresso Q&A.
    Together, we’ll cover:
    Basic Espresso Theory
    How to taste espresso
    Targeting your ideal espresso brew ratio

Komentáře • 77

  • @DanSalazarish
    @DanSalazarish Před 4 lety +17

    Revised title: Espresso Master Class.
    Learned soo much.
    Thanks

  • @quuids8895
    @quuids8895 Před 4 lety +18

    Leah,
    This is the best instruction i have received about espresso on the internet (or in person!). Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and creating so many good analogies to make it easier to understand. I am looking forward to the rest of your videos!!
    Thanks!

  • @user-cb2vm2ol6u
    @user-cb2vm2ol6u Před měsícem

    I am so grateful , i have found this channel .. .i am so eager to learn more about coffee and as a barista and thank you so much .. .

  • @marziorojas
    @marziorojas Před 4 lety +17

    I've learned in 2 sessions what it took me 6 months through other videos. Thank you so much Leah!!

  • @carolkeller2636
    @carolkeller2636 Před 2 lety +2

    You are an excellent teacher! Now I finally get the timing concept! Thank you!

  • @e13c7r0nic
    @e13c7r0nic Před 3 lety +2

    You're a very good instructor. Thank you for making this class available to the public.
    Wish this had been recorded in HD. At least 1080p. 4K would be better. It's 2020! Your phone can shoot 4K.

  • @Americanomondays
    @Americanomondays Před 4 lety +7

    Thank you so much for taking the time to make these - they are so informative. Really appreciate all the time you’ve all put into these. (hey Dave - hey Ben - miss you guys) PS Leah, you’re an amazing instructor - thank you for sharing your knowledge.

  • @Plankton975
    @Plankton975 Před 2 lety +1

    This is so great in so many ways. Thank you Leah and thank you La Marzocco. Loved the discussion of sweetness/body/acidity.

  • @robbiebenson2814
    @robbiebenson2814 Před 2 lety

    I’ve had an espresso machine for about three years send have been watching videos for at least that long and this is the first time anyone explained what portafilter means.

  • @jasonc9125
    @jasonc9125 Před 3 lety +1

    Great vid! I definitely have a better understanding now. Thank U!

  • @idahomb1696
    @idahomb1696 Před 4 lety +3

    Truly wanna say thank you, thank you. One of the greatest videos I have seen with lots of knowledge sharing , well explained, well structured, well demonstrated and overall well answered those questions. Keep up the great work.

  • @quaxenleaf
    @quaxenleaf Před 3 lety +1

    You’ve such a pleasant personality and engaging smile... love your presentations.

  • @ericweiss7
    @ericweiss7 Před 3 lety +1

    Fantastic and informative video. Thank yall for taking the time to do this and you're a great teacher!

  • @snlee2004
    @snlee2004 Před rokem

    Learned so much, and loved the science behind espresso extraction. Thank you!

  • @AliAliAliVids
    @AliAliAliVids Před 3 lety +1

    Leah - thank you so much for putting together this excellent video - especially during such a rough time for us all

  • @michaelnewnham7430
    @michaelnewnham7430 Před 3 lety +1

    This was really excellent. I never thought of weighing out my shots before. Many pieces of information that completely changed things for me. Thanks!!

  • @johnbeasley4211
    @johnbeasley4211 Před 2 lety

    The tension of learning about making good espresso is flooding out of my body. I feel like you 'have my back.' Thank you so much. I've had my first machine for about three weeks now and I've been making some hard-earned headway. Determination is a lot of the battle. With this video I'm getting the double pleasure of having some of my practices reinforced, and so many other questions and concerns answered, without having to dig for every single one in different videos. Thank you from the bottom of my coffee-loving soul. Was it the original "Lincoln Lawyer" movie where Matthew McConaughey said something like , "Explain it to me like l'm a four year old." Or words to that affect.

  • @m.f.8752
    @m.f.8752 Před rokem

    Thank you for the video. Very informative. Your cooking analogies really work well for me.

  • @cooper67
    @cooper67 Před rokem

    Great video! Really good tips to change setup for better shots! Thanks

  • @Jo-bo1mp
    @Jo-bo1mp Před 3 lety

    Excellent video! Plain language easily understandable. I am thinking about investing this machine and have been doing my due diligence this video has come perfect timing! Lots to learn but also fun!

  • @cdvax11
    @cdvax11 Před 4 lety

    Thank you Leah. You are a terrific teacher. Blessings..

  • @marleneenglish1491
    @marleneenglish1491 Před 2 lety

    Wow! Great lesson on making espresso! Thank you!

  • @boira31b60
    @boira31b60 Před 4 lety

    Thank you so much! Amazing video with very detailed explanations.

  • @keeoone87
    @keeoone87 Před 2 lety

    Absolutely incredible thank you for taking the time to go through all this!

  • @ermicat
    @ermicat Před 4 lety

    Hi, I am new to La Marzocco Linea Mini. Coming from Switzerland and appreciate your videos and class. Thank you!

  • @robotboy3409
    @robotboy3409 Před 3 lety

    Extremely helpful information! Excellent video ☕️

  • @user-uj9lo8ly8u
    @user-uj9lo8ly8u Před 3 lety

    Many congrats. Very explanatory video!

  • @sandytangy
    @sandytangy Před 4 lety +1

    Thank you Leah! That was a really great and educational session

  • @kevingranger
    @kevingranger Před 4 lety +2

    Great tutorial!

  • @slacayo
    @slacayo Před 3 lety

    Leah very nice video. Thank you so much for taking the time to go through the motion. Leaning hard on purchasing this espresso machine.
    My Breville Oracle is on its last legs and I think I need to level up to a more prosumer platform. Nicely done👍

  • @sidneynguyen6850
    @sidneynguyen6850 Před 4 lety

    Really great delivery of information. Thank you for putting this together!

  • @GeelongVic7140
    @GeelongVic7140 Před 4 lety

    Delightful, very informative session. Thank you.

  • @cheflarree
    @cheflarree Před 2 měsíci

    Picking up my Mini later today. When do I start the timer? When flipping the switch or when first drop appears? Great instruction.

  • @fadimazboudiastrology
    @fadimazboudiastrology Před 2 lety

    Thanks!

  • @JaladhiPujara
    @JaladhiPujara Před 3 lety

    Such an awesome class! Thank you!

  • @LisaBlundell
    @LisaBlundell Před 4 lety

    What a great video, brilliantly explained xx

  • @RicardoMQA
    @RicardoMQA Před 4 lety

    Thanks for making it available! I could not be online for the live event!! Thanks a lot

  • @oluremi3351
    @oluremi3351 Před 4 lety

    Your the best teacher ever

  • @ThuLe-od8pq
    @ThuLe-od8pq Před 3 lety

    Most informative video!

  • @sterlinghawk_g20
    @sterlinghawk_g20 Před rokem

    Thank you

  • @marsrocket
    @marsrocket Před 3 lety

    This was awesome. Thank you.

  • @oahuisparadise
    @oahuisparadise Před 2 lety

    Mahalo Leah!

  • @Pine_Peaks
    @Pine_Peaks Před 4 lety

    This is an amazing video! Thanks!

  • @KzLollapalooza
    @KzLollapalooza Před 3 lety

    Thank you! Amazing content!

  • @NowChilling
    @NowChilling Před 4 lety +1

    Great video and tons of great information! Can we talk more regarding pulling shot from using different kind of roast? What adjustments we should accommodate? Also, any plan discussing shot tasting?

  • @mike3366
    @mike3366 Před 3 lety +1

    Hi Leah, do you start counting time from first drop in cup or from the moment you trigger the machine on? Thanks

  • @ggivensjr
    @ggivensjr Před 3 lety

    This 1st time I've heard someone explain why to stir the espresso. All this time, 8 years, I've always tasted the crema without stirring. So that's why my pulls always taste bitter no matter what I do. I think it was James Hoffman that said not to stir the espresso? Also Hoffman said coffee sweetness is different than sugar sweet which I don't understand. To me sweet is sweet. Acidity is there like in dry wine.

  • @loraelgin7345
    @loraelgin7345 Před 2 lety

    HI, I hope you're still answering questions. But does elevation come into the equation with setting temperature on a GS3-AV. I live a 6,600 ft. / 2000 m
    Thanks, I've enjoyed your videos.

  • @naeemsorkar2883
    @naeemsorkar2883 Před rokem

    Go on dear

  • @carlosvelasquez5998
    @carlosvelasquez5998 Před 3 lety

    Thanks for the great video training. I wanted to ask you what size basket and coffee grams in and out seem to work better for you to reduce any channeling in the puck?. Also, are you using any pre-wetting time?. Thanks!

  • @jimmymooo
    @jimmymooo Před 3 lety

    Great video!! Question: Is it OK to use water from the RO systems?

  • @ryoshi_versX
    @ryoshi_versX Před 3 lety

    Question. I have a Quick Mill QM67 as my first espresso machine and it has a shot timer that starts as soon as the lever is pulled. I’m using a sette 270wi grinder and have stAnthonyIndustries distribution tool/tamp. I also have a Lunar scale that I’ve been using the timer function that starts at first drip. I’ve been doing the 1:2 ratio with a 20g shot, what window of time should I be using to see how I’m doing? The machine timer or Lunar scale timer at first drip? I’m going back over videos to help me figure this out. I was pulling some good shots with a darker roast, but then I ordered some recommended espresso beans from a well established company and they happened to be a medium roast. I couldn’t get a good tasting shot for the life of me. Went through quite a bit of the beans and gave up. Used the rest for cold brew and went back to the dark beans for now. I’ll be watching the rest of your videos.

  • @jiajunng8534
    @jiajunng8534 Před 4 lety +2

    Should we time the brew on the first drop of the espresso or the moment we push the paddle?

    • @LaMarzoccoHome
      @LaMarzoccoHome  Před 4 lety +4

      We start timing when the pump is engaged-so, when you flip the paddle

    • @jiajunng8534
      @jiajunng8534 Před 4 lety

      La Marzocco Home thanks for the info! Appreciate much!

    • @MohammadAlshahrani
      @MohammadAlshahrani Před 4 lety

      Good job 👍🏼

    • @donnyharyono7869
      @donnyharyono7869 Před 4 lety +1

      Is it because linea mini doesnt have pre infusion system so you start the time after push the paddle? How about machine that has the pre infusion system? Thanks

    • @ggivensjr
      @ggivensjr Před 3 lety

      @@donnyharyono7869 I want to know too, please?

  • @ggivensjr
    @ggivensjr Před 3 lety

    I see lots of questions but no responses. There were lots of answers in the "Dialing in espresso by roast level class".

  • @ishikadube
    @ishikadube Před 4 lety

    Thanks a lot

  • @mikesimmons505
    @mikesimmons505 Před 4 lety

    Great info

  • @pixelman2487
    @pixelman2487 Před 3 lety

    Hi Leah,
    maybe this will be interesting for the forum here. I have noticed when switching from dark roasted espresso beans to medium roasted I have to substantially change grinding direction to finer. For example today was doing medium roast from Peru 7 days old beans and pushing my ECM 64 mm flat burr grinder close to its limits yet not reaching brewing pressure of 9 barrs, just at 7.5 barrs. Could you share your thoughts on this subject? thanks

  • @ggivensjr
    @ggivensjr Před 3 lety

    If light roast is like burnt wood, I'm a contest grill master, then it's the liquid that gives it the density because charcoal before adding water to cool it down it is super lightweight.

  • @slviaalbu1701
    @slviaalbu1701 Před 3 lety

    Hello, Leah! Thank you for a great and inspired video. I hope you still take questions. You say that dense coffees typically from Kenya and Ethiopia requires a coarser grind, also because lighter roast contributes to the density. I see that other sources recommend finer grind for more dense / lighter roast, because finer grind gives more surface and help with better extraction. Maybe it is because you stick to a fixed time for the extraction, and you need to go coarser to extract in the same amount of time for a more dense coffee? I guess those who choose a finer grind also will need more time to get the same ratio. Grateful for comments on this, if you are still available :)

  • @ggivensjr
    @ggivensjr Před 3 lety

    I assume the liquid does not include the crema which is why you're weighing as opposed to using volumetric output? However, my equipment manufacturer's manual says for double single wall (non-pressurized) basket to use between 15 to 18 grams and grind to produce 2 oz or 60 ml yield in 20-30 seconds. Is volumetric output for beginners? I know many coffee houses that list their espresso by volume. Dies the SCA have a recommendation?

    • @samwilliams3966
      @samwilliams3966 Před 3 lety

      I suggest always going for grams in and grams out, as the age of the coffee will change the amount of CO2 trapped in the coffee and therefore the volume of coffee out will change (CO2 being released during extraction and creating the crema, more crema = more volume but not more weight or coffee).
      Measuring by volume is generally just an old fashioned way of measuring espresso, something people did before mimi digital scales. Measuring by volume is a disaster imo... and will drive you crazy.
      Generally 18g in, 36g out in 25-30 sec is a good starting point...👍🏼

    • @ggivensjr
      @ggivensjr Před 3 lety +1

      @@samwilliams3966 I'm not a coffee expert by any means but it seems to me the so called experts, retailers, manufacturers and coffee industry as a whole should get their act together and not confuse average consumers by recommending different procedures, processes, and measurement standards. That said, I am no idiot. I am retired now but I was a quality assurance professional. It was my job to set standards and perform measurements to ensure consistency and to determine when to chase out of control output a.k.a SPC. The coffee industry likes to use grams and milliliters interchangeably but they are different measurements and for the reason you yourself have stated 36g of espresso does not equal 36ml. But I've read and heard nonsense that 30 grams of water is egual to 30ml of coffee. It ain't true. ;-)

    • @samwilliams3966
      @samwilliams3966 Před 3 lety +1

      @@ggivensjr couldn’t agree with you more! Totally agree...

  • @matteo660
    @matteo660 Před 4 lety

    Very useful class! 👍 Can I just point out that portafilter doesn't mean portable filter, but filter (or basket) holder. At least in Italy it's what we mean when we speak about the "portafiltro" and the "filtro" (what you call basket)

  • @zoranstary7229
    @zoranstary7229 Před 3 lety

    Bravo

  • @tingtingyan730
    @tingtingyan730 Před 3 lety

    Thank you for the class, is there any local coffee brand recommendation in New York/New Jersey area? I am really obsessed with Starbucks Blonde Roast, please recommend me some coffee I can try, thank you!

  • @beach9952
    @beach9952 Před rokem

    Why does her voice cracks like sues about to cry?is she OK?

  • @MikeFLHT
    @MikeFLHT Před 3 lety

    VERY good, informative video. I have one only one criticism. Instructor is very learned at her craft but speaks a little too fast for a beginner trying to soak in all this information. Of course if I was a beginner I could go back and play it again and again which is the good part of being on video.

  • @johnbeasley4211
    @johnbeasley4211 Před 2 lety

    .

  • @rpwang6784
    @rpwang6784 Před 3 lety

    Basics is that machine you are using cost over 5000.... that i can not affordable....

  • @paradigmexperience
    @paradigmexperience Před rokem

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