Espresso 101: Dialing In the Perfect Shot

Every great espresso drink starts with a shot that’s dialed in. Grace, who trains our wholesale partners, walks through how to get there with any grinder: the recipe to start from, how grind size controls your shot time, how to read under and over extraction in the cup, and the routine that keeps it consistent all day. The starting recipe: an 18 to 20 gram dose, 36 to 40 grams out (a 1:2 ratio), in 20 to 30 seconds. From there, grind size is the one variable you adjust. 📋 Dial-in cheat sheet: https://frothymonkeycoffee.com/pages/... ☕ Shop Howler Espresso and the full lineup: https://frothymonkeycoffee.com 🤝 Serving our coffee at your shop? Happily Brewing wholesale: https://frothymonkeycoffee.com/pages/... CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 0:53 Dose, yield, and time 2:45 Grind size: gravel vs. sand 3:13 Under vs. over extraction 3:54 Collar vs. knob grinders 5:09 Small adjustments 5:23 The routine: purge, prep, pull 7:08 Tasting your shot 8:36 The purge rule 9:01 Write your sweet spot on the hopper 10:09 Use a scale every time 10:51 Roast dates 11:15 Wrap-up Thoughtfully sourced and roasted with care in Nashville, TN.