How to Dial In Espresso: The Complete Step-by-Step Walkthrough
A new espresso machine doesn’t come dialed in. Neither does a new bag of beans, a new grinder setting, or even tomorrow’s pull on the same setup if the humidity changed. Dialing in is the small, repeatable process that turns a sour or bitter shot into the syrupy, sweet, layered espresso that the bean is actually capable of. Most home setups dial in a fresh bag in 2–4 shots from a clean grinder, and a daily dial-in tweak takes one shot. ...