Perfect Espresso, how to prepare?

Prepare an espresso in a workmanlike manner is not child's play. We must start by choosing a great mixture, also they are fundamental facility, They must be clean and tidy. In the end you need to know rules to perform an espresso.

To extract a perfect espresso must follow these guidelines:

equipment:

• coffee
• coffee machine
• macinadosatore
• presser
• weight scale
• stopwatch
• purified water
• cups
• Specific cleaning products as PULICAFF

1. Clean the filter holder
– The first step to take is to clean the filter with a cloth to remove the residue of the previous coffee.

2. Flush the water
– This process is used to clean the showers and to eliminate the remnants of the previous draw.

3. Grind coffee
– The ground coffee loses 60% of its aromas in the first 15 minutes, the coffee is ground instantly. We should also pay attention to the grain size. If the coffee powder is too fine our coffee will be over extracted with a bitter and burnt taste, however, if it is too coarse the coffee will be under extracted and will have a bland and watery taste.

4. Grind coffee
– To extract a double coffee we will need approx 14 / 18 grams of ground coffee, we're going to be distributed evenly in the filter in order to avoid the phenomenon of Channelling, ie that the water wheels of the preferential ways to exit. Then we go to press with a force of about 20 Kg.

5. Grind coffee
– Before attaching the filter holder it is good to clean the edges of the same from any dirt (coffee powder) which would spoil the tightness of the seals. As soon as we hooked the arm we start the extraction immediately placing the preheated cups beneath it.

Result: If we have done all these cases the correct way our espresso is extracted in about 20 / 30 seconds, if it were not so we should review the dose, The particle size of the powder or the strength with which we pressed.