Upgrading to Precision Baskets (Flair 58x): How Much Difference are You Getting?

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In this video I'm going to compare a "precision" IMS competition basket with the stock basket that comes with my Flair 58x. I will be brewing back to back shots and then compare the brewing experience and the taste from the two baskets. Watch the video until the end to find out the results!
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@romab7515 Месяц назад

Did you use the same grinder size for both baskets or did finer for IMS basket? Thanks

@EntekCoffee Месяц назад

It has been a long time so I'm not sure. But I believe it's never going to be exactly the same, as the diametres and the holes' shapes/sizes are different.

@martinwoodfilms Год назад

Is that 18g?

@DanielKirillov-iv3ww 2 месяца назад

Well, if you pull both shots back to back the difference is probably due to the fact that the machine is warmer on the second shot. So bitterness may come from not preheating enough, I might be wrong of course.

@EntekCoffee 2 месяца назад

You're right, but I didn't take back to back shots here AFAIK. There should be a substantial time difference between the shots, enough for the heat of the PF to dissipate.

@robertoefraincarrascomogue8282 Год назад

Nice comparative. Thanks. (btw the label of the basket says B68. Flair 58 uses B70, maybe that Is the cause of the extra effort needed locking the portafilter)

@EntekCoffee Год назад

Thanks for the info! Interesting, because I thought smaller baskets should be looser. But since it's working even up to this point, I wouldn't worry too much.

@3eggerfpv397 Год назад

IDK, watching this my observation is you're WAYYYYYYYY over torquing your portafilter to the brew cylinder for both baskets. You just don't need to cinch that anywhere near that tight.

@EntekCoffee Год назад

Yes... you learn something new everyday. On my first few tries, I didn't go as tough on the portafilter locking. That made some coffee splatter/explosion. I compensated by locking the portafilter very tightly. However, later down the line I learned that I had the wrong size, and that the stock portafilter wore out due to constant tightening. Recently I bought a new basket and portafilter and stopped that routine.

@3eggerfpv397 Год назад

@@EntekCoffee - All good! Yeah the danger in over-tightening is you'll damage that brew head, and you don't want that!!!!!!

@geraldcvm332 Год назад

is the stock basket you are using the "high flow" one? People say that one also was manufactured by IMS

@EntekCoffee Год назад

This is a very early version of Flair 58x, so I don't think the high flow basket was introduced at the time I bought the maker.

@martinwoodfilms Год назад

Nm I see 18 on scale! I have 20g ims. Wonder if it’s better

@EntekCoffee Год назад

I don't think you can say that the 20 gram is better than the other, and if a certain basket capacity is best among the other capacities. Generally, more capacity means more coffee, e.g. for a 14 gram basket you will have 28 gram of coffee with a 1-to-2 ratio, but if you have the 20 gram basket you'll have 40. But I have heard sometime ago that lower doses tend to be more consistent, or at least take less effort to be more consistent. But I don't think you should be carried away by this. Just use as much coffee as the basket manufacturer intends to, and you'll likely make delicious espresso.