Espresso Optimization, Tested

Fast, precise workflow for clarity and sweetness on light roasts. Covers time window, ratio tuning, and when higher temps help—with simple, optional workflow helpers.

Reduce spurts and side-wall channels by tightening distribution, keeping tamp level, and optionally smoothing the shower with a puck screen.

Simple targets for home baristas and easy recipes that balance extraction, crema, and scale risk—no lab gear required.

We test tamp force variance and extraction spread. When a spring tamper helps—and when a good technique is all you need.

Breaking clumps vs leveling the surface—how they affect channeling on 54 mm baskets, and a simple way to combine both.

Three quick adjustments that correct 90% of taste issues—mapped to what you taste in the cup.