Barista Skills for the home enthusiast

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1. Beginners Reading - Weighing Espresso - Brew Ratios 1 2 3 4

   By Mrboots2u, March 22, 2015   

   • beginners reading
   • brew ratios
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   • Hal
   • December 17, 2020

2. Tips/FAQ for beginners 1 2

   By RolandG, March 22, 2011   

   • faq for beginners
   • tips
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   • the_partisan
   • September 26, 2020

3. Texturing milk - please tell me where I’m going wrong 1 2 3 4 5

   By Emily, January 17
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   • HVL87
   • 7 hours ago

4. How hard do you all tamp?

   By BraveDave23, January 28
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   • Spazbarista
   • 7 hours ago

5. Newbie alert - read a lot, trying to put in to practice 1 2 3 4

   By Tinkstar, December 29, 2020
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   • PACMAN
   • Thursday at 18:18

6. Need some help with espresso preparation/tweaking

   By Espressonic, January 13
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   • Tinkstar
   • Thursday at 00:03

7. Bottomless vs spout portafilter

   By stephenm, February 24
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   • joe.barista
   • Tuesday at 17:29

8. Pressure profiling with dark roast. Worth it?

   By Carlo, February 24
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   • Rob1
   • February 26

9. Gaggia Classic 2002 - double espresso shot

   By GiovaD, February 5
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   • GiovaD
   • February 24

10. What went wrong with this shot?

    By Karka, February 20
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    • ajohn
    • February 20

11. Tiger Stripes

    By RossD, February 18
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    • DavecUK
    • February 19

12. Dial-in help: Gaggia Classic + Niche Zero. 1 2

    By Giaxou, November 29, 2020
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    • ajohn
    • February 18

13. Gaggia Classic & Eureka Mignon Specialita Dialing In Help

    By cornishrob, January 10
    • 22 replies
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    • Tinkstar
    • February 17

14. Blackcat signature 1 2 3

    By Tinkstar, February 11
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    • Missy
    • February 17

15. Help me turn these beans into something drinkable?! 1 2 3

    By CrazySnakeUncle, January 26
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    • Baffo
    • February 15

16. Portafilters and heat stability - naked vs regular?

    By sjm85, February 7
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    • sjm85
    • February 8

17. Dialing in my beans - Gaggia Classic and Sage Smart Grinder Pro

    By Mm391, December 21, 2020
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    • MWJB
    • February 6

18. Sage Barista Express - Need Pre Infusion Help

    By Rogier, January 30
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    • TomHughes
    • January 30

19. Problems...

    By k30lls, September 27, 2018
    • 19 replies
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    • VeraSineli34
    • January 28

20. Delonghi Magnifica ESAM 4200 - texturing milk....wtf

    By Youbeardytwat, January 27
    • 1 reply
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    • Rincewind
    • January 28

21. Puck stuck at shower screen

    By NikosK, January 24
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    • MediumRoastSteam
    • January 24

22. Tips on how to improve my coffee palette

    By itguy, January 24
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    • MWJB
    • January 24

23. Latte Art by Alex Stathis - Australian Breville Oracle and Some Great Milk Skills.

    By AMCD300, May 3, 2016   

    • alex stathis
    • latte
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      • oracle
      • revile
      • sage
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    • Daveyspiers
    • January 22

24. my first ever actual latte art!

    By spasypaddy, December 15, 2020
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    • jamielee
    • January 12

25. Extraction

    By Diggerpitt, January 3
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    • Diggerpitt
    • January 4