Espresso U | Dial-in Light Roasted Coffee with Lance Hedrick

In the freshest installment of Espresso University, Lance Hedrick, the Brewer’s Cup Champion extraordinaire, tackles the sometimes fickle process of dialing-in light roasted coffee on a Flair PRO 2.

For lighter roasted coffees, Lance prefers to start with a three part extraction:

Pre-Infusion - at roughly 3 BAR for 10-12 seconds

Spike/Ramp - moving quickly from the pre-infusion pressure to ramp up, or spike, at roughly 8-9 BAR for 10-12 seconds

Flow-rate Control - slowly reduce the pressure in the chamber as you maintain the original flow rate of your shot until you’ve reached your desired output

But, as you’ll see, Lance typically likes to let his coffee dictate how the extraction will go. And this is where the Flair really shines. Listen to the feedback the Flair espresso maker gives when pulling your first shot, and then make any modifications as necessary.

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Companion Blog Post: https://flairespresso.com/blog/espres...

Flair PRO2 https://flairespresso.com/product/pro-2/

Chapters
00:00 What is a Light Roast?
01:08 How to Extract a Light Roast
02:04 Pre-Heating
03:12 Grind and Dose
03:40 First Pull Strategy
04:40 Grind Size
06:13 Puck Prep and WDT
07:40 Fill Brew Chamber
07:59 The Pull and Pressure Profile
09:07 End of Pull
09:25 Taste
09:40 Troubleshooting the Shot
11:11 Prepping the Second Pull
11:35 Second Pull
12:40 2nd Taste
13:15 Troubleshooting
13:55 Third Pull
15:15 3rd Taste
15:40 Summary of Shot
15:58 Smart Espresso Profile App
16:45 Takeaways for Dialing in Light Roasts
18:19 Questions?

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