r/FlairEspresso

I'm a coffee enthusiast and I want to improve my coffee skills. My question is...
How can I prepare an espresso from robusta coffee beans from São Tomé and Príncipe? What is the ideal quantity and grind size for a DF54 coffee maker?

Curious how many arrived at manual espresso via the long path of roasting one's own coffee beans.

I've been home roasting for about 20 years now, still using a 'frankenstein' setup as it hasn't broken, and provides the control required to deliver consistent results. I gravitate toward African varietals (lots of Ethiopian and Kenyan), and tend to prefer light (City, City+) in my french press, which until I got the Flair was my preferred brew method, to render the distinctives that light roast preserves of the bean (as darker tends to focus on the roast itself).

As a result, my first true excursion into espresso with the Flair just explodes on the tongue and palate (compared to the same bean french pressed). And next roast day (this weekend) I'll probably experiment with going a little darker (maybe Full City) with some of the greens I have in inventory to see what the Flair does with them.

After trying many different sources for greens (unroasted beans), including collectives, forums, and the like, I've happily gone 100% exclusive with Sweet Maria's, as many home roasters do.

Anyway, just curious who else is down this rabbit hole, alongside pulling their own shots.

I want to give a huge shoutout to Vergil in customer service.

I emailed today as my “screen was fused to the bottom of my portafilter”. Only way I could describe it. It was my first time using the black portafilter on my Neo Flex, and I was on my lunch break with only 20 minutes at home. Rush in, empty my grinder (15gs) and tamp er down, screen on top.

Pull my shot, dump grinds out, cannot find screen. Look inside, “omg how’d it get to the bottom”. It’s fused in there. Toothpicks keep snapping. Can’t get it out. Okay, time for the metal file. Puncture a hole right through it and nearly slice my hand open.

Get back to work, remember the warranty. 6 months. Let me email.

Poor Vergil. “Maybe you put the screen on the bottom”, now I’m pissed. I remain cordial, he sends me a new black portafilter.

Flash forward, girlfriend is doing the dishes.. “what’s this screen in the sink”

TLDR: I punctured through the portafilter itself thinking it was a stuck screen. Vergil is a fantastic CSR. And I’ll be calling tomorrow to see if there’s a way to pay for the portafilter being sent (will come back with receipt)

Good morning!
Long time lurker, first time poster here.
I am a five day a week pourover individual, with weekend (sometimes weekday) Flair Pro 3 shots.
I am looking into PERCs offerings, but as an individual who hates artificially sweetened coffee, I am curious about PERCs current offerings, like their Super Power Plum and perhaps their new Jasmine and White grape gesha which was just released. Will I find these to be similar to artificially flavored, or are their beans more enjoyable?
I apologize if this is too broad a question, I’m just looking for some input from you lot!

So I have the flair Neo flex v2 with the timemore whirly 01s and I just want some tips and tricks for my flair as I feel that my shots are not that good. Currently I’m using a light body shot that tastes super sour even with all the correct steps. So I’m curious if I’m just not doing something right or is it the beans.

Another problem is that whenever I put the coffee grounds into the the coffee portafilter it always is quite full even though I only put 15g.

Prep:
Heat water and pre heat all the essentials
Grind 15g of coffee beans with 0.6 on the 01s
Dose into portafilter, tap on counter to level, wdt and then tamp (there is always some coffee on the side)
Then get everything ready for the shot fill just off the boil water to line
Pre infuse for like 5 seconds and the shot runs for 50-60 seconds

The color in the beginning is a nice honey caramel but then towards the end it kind of loses the color

Any tips and suggestions would be appreciated

Hi, I am a new flair 58 owner. I am looking to upgrade my grinder and have identified the following options:

1. F74 Navigator
2. Varia VS6
3. Lagom Casa

If anyone has experience using one or more of these grinders with the flare 58 certainly would appreciate hearing about your experience. If it matters, I prefer medium roasted beans.

Thank you!

I just dialed in my new flair classic, im using a 1zpresso manual grinder and a kettle to boil water i also have a budget WDT tool that I use.

So far the shots ive been pulling are reasonable on the crema given the beans im using are a bit older than ideal, but theyve been tasting very oily and buttery compared to my chefman.

I dont think ive heard of anyone calling esspresso buttery so I was wondering if im doing something wrong?