How to Dial in Espresso - Top Ten Tips.

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2023Mar 2

If you're having issues dialing in, here are my quick top ten tips to help you to dial in your espresso. Links: For anyone in the UK or Europe (including Ireland, Germany, France, and most other countries in mainland Europe) see: https://coffeeblog.co.uk/sage-applian... Freshly roasted high-quality coffee beans from The Coffeeworks (my website): https://cworks.co.uk (use discount code yt25 for 25% off your first order). Coffee blog: https://coffeeblog.co.uk Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/coffeeblogkev Current Gear: Quick note. I'm including all of this info because when I was starting out, I found it really difficult to figure out what gear to use, so I'm hoping if there's anyone looking to set up for YouTube, this might help. If you need more help just email me, kev at coffeeblog.co.uk - if I don't know the answer I'll ask the professionals. I'm listing the current setup first that the pros are using, and then my original more budget setup. The pro stuff (new studio setup, with brickovenmedia.co.uk) Blackmagic Pocket 4K https://amzn.to/3EnYAKJ Samyang 35 mm T1.5 VDSLR II Manual Focus Video Lens https://amzn.to/3RB4Q4I VILTROX EF-M2 II Focal Reducer Booster Adapter Auto-Focus 0.71x compatible with Canon EF mount Lens to M43 Cameras https://amzn.to/3e37Qcp Glide Gear TMP100 Adjustable iPad/Tablet/Smartphone Teleprompter Beam Splitter Glass https://amzn.to/3C7hRgt Promptsmart Pro https://bit.ly/3CAhXPl (tablet prompter app, includes voice tracking, very good! If you have it more than a couple of metres away from you, just use a lav mic with an extension so it can year you). Aputure LS COB 300D II LED Continuous Fresnel Light 300D Mark II https://amzn.to/3SVy4ft Aputure Accent B7C 7W RGBWW LED Smart Bulbs https://amzn.to/3RD0ABu aputure light dome ii https://amzn.to/3M5XjcY Sennheiser MKH 60 Sanken Cos 11 Lavalier If you're interested in any of this gear but you don't want to buy new, check out https://www.mpb.com/en-uk My budget setup (prior to working with Brickoven): Canon M6 Mark ii https://amzn.to/3zoczes (quick note, knowing what I now know I wish I'd have gone for the pocket 4k, which you can get used from MPB for a few hundred more. Blue Ember Mic (used mainly for voiceovers): https://amzn.to/3pT6WR1 RØDE VideoMic Pro: https://amzn.to/3DV7xHg (note, it's good for the £, but with what I now know thanks to the guys at Brickoven, I'd recommend the RØDE NTG4 https://amzn.to/3M8nIXy or RØDE NT5. Focusrite Scarlett Solo 3rd Gen USB Audio Interface: https://amzn.to/3e3qwFn Amaran 100D LED Video Light, 130W 5500K (Key light): https://amzn.to/3oQYrqY Aputure Light Dome SE Softbox: https://amzn.to/3ESdHcJ Neewer Bi-color 660 LED Video Light and Stand Kit (Fill light): https://amzn.to/35jUtwp Neewer Portable 56 inch/142 cm Aluminium Camera Tripods (I have a few of these, very good value) https://amzn.to/3pPlCke Cayer BV30L tripod with fluid head https://amzn.to/3fJdEbr (mega tripod for the money!) Please note, affiliate links included above. Timecodes: 0:00: Intro 0:30: No.1 Use The Right Beans 1:41: No.2 Grind Your Own 1:53: No.3 Don't Store Beans in Hoppers 2:24: No.4 Extend Shot Window 3:05: No.5 Understand What Tastes Mean 3:42: No.6 Use Ratio as a Tool 4:25: No.7 Pull Shots Manually 4:59: No.8 Understand Dose Volume 5:57: No.9 Warm Up 6:20: No.10 The Purge 7:10: Kev's useless fact 7:20: Outro 7:36: Tatty Bye #espresso #homebarista #dialin #coffeelover #coffee #latte #flatwhite #coffeemachine #coffeeaddict #barista