Espresso Extraction And Late Art On A Breville Dual Boiler

We will weigh the beans and the espresso to set up and maintain consistency of our espresso shots. We will do late art.

What you'll learn
Extract smooth espresso from a Breville Dual Boiler espresso machine
Texture milk and pour latte art
Understand and use brew ratios and scales to weigh shots for greater consistency
Learn to setup a Breville Dual Boiler espresso machine
Look at the qualities to look for in a grinder
This is a great course if you are thinking of buying a Breville dual boiler espresso machine.
Requirements
Whilst these lessons are shown on a Breville Dual Boiler espresso machine, you can use any espresso machine with these 'brew ratio' techniques to get a consistent extraction.
Description
I have designed this course to give you the knowledge and skills you need to make consistently outstanding coffee using the brilliant Breville range of dual boiler espresso makers.  We will look at:The theory of grinders and help you look for the best grinder and make the most of your existing grinder.The programming and operation of the Breville range of dual boiler espresso machines.  The elements that make up uniform coffee extraction.  How to get even coffee grind distribution in the basket and a good tamp.What to look for in a coffee bean and the best way to store your beans.How to minimise waste of your milk and beans.How to choose and set the best brew boiler water temperature.How to program the single and double shot buttons and extract a smooth shot of espresso.How to texture your milk to the same temperature every time, without a thermometer. How to texture your milk to a good consistency for late art.How to pour a rosetta and simple hearts.  How to make a great chai latte and hot chocolate.Like most professional baristas I started out with a desire to make a decent espresso based coffee at home.  That desire morphed into an obsession, and that obsession into a full time job as a barista.  That barista job morphed into the ownership of a specialty coffee cafe in the busy West End of Brisbane.  I have done my best to roll all of that experience into a single course based around my favourite home espresso machine, the Breville BES920.  It is absolutely possible to make outstanding coffee with the BES series of espresso machines, and it is my aim to give you the knowledge and skills you need to do so.You will need an espresso maker, preferably but not necessarily a Breville dual boiler, a grinder and a set of digital scales accurate to 0.1g. 

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Overview of my methodology and desired outcomes.

Lecture 2 Introduction to your instructor, Stewart

Section 2: Espresso Extraction

Lecture 3 Theory: A perfect grind, plotting Quantity vs Size of ground particles

Lecture 4 Theory: Real world grind, plotting quantity vs Size

Lecture 5 Theory: Which home grinder should I buy?

Lecture 6 Theory: Choosing the right basket to use for even extraction

Lecture 7 Advanced: Breville v commercial baskets + the Weiss method

Lecture 8 Theory: Tamping and Channeling

Lecture 9 Theory: Tamping technique

Lecture 10 Theory: Preinfusion

Lecture 11 BES900 Introduction to features

Lecture 12 Summarise the process

Lecture 13 BES900 Introduction Accessories including filter baskets

Lecture 14 Grinder Selection

Lecture 15 Bean Selection

Lecture 16 Cup Selection

Lecture 17 Digital Scales

Lecture 18 Weigh the beans.

Lecture 19 Grind the beans

Lecture 20 Put ground beans in the portafilter

Lecture 21 Even out the ground coffee

Lecture 22 Tamp the coffee

Lecture 23 Handling the portafilter to avoid cracks in the puck

Lecture 24 Insert portafilter into the espresso machine.

Lecture 25 Main Menu Breville Dual Boiler

Lecture 26 Advanced: Setting brew temperature

Lecture 27 Set preinfusion time and pressure

Lecture 28 Programming Single Cup Button

Lecture 29 Programming double Cup Button

Lecture 30 Extract 2:1 40-45g double shot

Lecture 31 Tamps and tamping Breville vs Others

Lecture 32 Inspecting the puck after extraction

Section 3: Milk Texturing and non-espresso based drinks

Lecture 33 Choosing a milk jug

Lecture 34 Theory: Latte art pouring a rosetta

Lecture 35 Fill the milk jug with milk

Lecture 36 Theory: Milk texturing

Lecture 37 texturing and pouring milk

Lecture 38 Texturing and pouring milk 2.

Lecture 39 Milk texturing what to do with stiff over-textured milk

Lecture 40 Long Black and 'Americano'

Lecture 41 Hot Chocolate

Lecture 42 Chai Latte

This course is for the person that wants to learn how to consistently make a great cup of coffee on a home espresso machine. This course is for anyone from an absolute beginner to the person that has had a home espresso machine for years and wants to learn a methodical, replicable, consistent way to make espresso based coffees.,This course is for the person thinking of purchasing a new or second hand Breville dual boiler espresso machine.