UZA Coffee's Guide to Espresso
Espresso is the foundation of every great cup. Concentrated, intense, and expressive, it reveals the full complexity of a specialty coffee in just a few seconds. Here's our method for perfect results at home.
What you'll need
- UZA whole bean coffee (AMBER or DUNE recommended for espresso)
- A burr coffee grinder
- An espresso machine (ideally 9 bars of pressure)
- A precision scale
- A tamper
The basic recipe
- Dose: 18g of ground coffee
- Extraction: 36g of liquid (1:2 ratio)
- Time: 25 to 30 seconds
- Temperature: 90–93 °C
The steps
- Grind your coffee finely, just before extraction.
- Dose 18g into the portafilter.
- Tamp evenly with the tamper, without excessive pressure.
- Start the extraction and aim for 36g in approximately 27 seconds.
- Adjust the grind if the extraction is too fast (acidic taste) or too slow (bitter taste).
Our recommended coffees for espresso
AMBER (notes of brown sugar, spices, ripe fruit) and DUNE (balanced, versatile) are our two signature blends designed to enhance espresso. Available as whole beans on uzacoffee.com.
