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It’s All About The Coffee
Let’s take a few moments before making espresso and talk about coffee. Whatever the beverage you in-
tend to make with your new Vibiemme Double Domobar, they all start with two things- water and coffee. It
should be apparent that the “coffee taste” of the beverage comes from the coffee beans that you use, whether
it be a straight espresso, an Americano, latte, or cappuccino.
Coffee Must Be Fresh
First and foremost, it is important that the coffee you use be fresh. Whatever the brewing method, fresh
coffee is always important, but never more so than when making espresso. If you buy coffee in bags or cans
that say, “Best if Used By...,” followed by a date that is months away, you can be fairly-well assured that it is
not fresh. Those beans, if properly packed, may be drinkable for the first day or so after opening, but it doesn’t
take long for them to begin to taste stale. For espresso, coffee that is more than about two or three weeks old
from the time it was roasted will probably not make the best possible beverage. Note that we are talking about
the date the coffee was roasted, not the date it was shipped, not the date it was packed, and not the date you
bought it. The first time that you are get to pull some shots of espresso using coffee that is just a few days old
you will immediately notice the difference.
The best source of whole-bean, freshly-roasted coffee might be right in your local community. Find a lo-
cal coffee roaster that can supply you with fresh beans. Many independent coffee shops now roast their own
coffee or are supplied by a local roaster. Ask them on what day they usually roast and try to pick up your
beans as close to the roasting date as possible. If you cannot find a local roaster, look for an online reseller
who can supply fresh beans. Don’t be afraid to experiment. Order beans from various suppliers until you find
something you like.
Home Roasting
Another source of fresh coffee could right at home! Roasted coffee lasts about two to three weeks before
being stale, but green (un-roasted) coffee beans can easily last a year if stored carefully. There are numerous
coffee-roasting appliances available for home use, and an online search for “green coffee beans” will turn up
more sources than you might imagine. If you are interested, talk to your reseller and find out what coffee-
roasting appliance they recommend.
Grinding Coffee
The phrase “whole beans” was used in a previous paragraph. We recommend that you never use pre-
ground coffee in your DD. When making espresso, the size of the coffee particles is critical. You have one of
the very finest espresso machines available for home use and it deserves to be supplied with coffee ground in
an equally capable grinder. The rate of flow of the espresso is regulated by how fine or how coarse the coffee
is ground, so a grinder capable of accurate adjustment plays a huge part in creating fine espresso. How ac-
curate? As little as a 0.001” (0.025 mm) can make a discernible difference in the final product. Beyond that,
once coffee is ground it quickly can become stale and so it should be used within a few minutes of grinding.
Whole beans, ground per use in a quality grinder, is the only way to get the best tasting espresso from your
new machine.
The Roast Level
The roast is also important. One of the most widely-held misconceptions is that coffee beans used for
espresso need to be very dark roasted. If you look at the bins of stale coffee at the supermarket you will often
see nearly-black beans in a bin marked “Espresso Roast.” There is no such thing as “Espresso Roast.” Very
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