Daily Flair 58 LE Cortado Workflow w/ Bellman Steamer

[@timurbabakulyev8303]

Damn man, i've just bought flair 58 and df64, was looking for a steaming milk solution - and found your video with the same coffee equipment😅

[@GeeWit]

Swallow disappointment, LoL. Done a lot of that - it's half of the fun... I upgraded the Pro2 (3 years) to the 58+ a month ago and my cold start to cleaned up finish for a 12 oz. latte went from 20 minutes to 18 minutes. Most of the time goes to heating a lot of water (gas burner) - I kick start the Bellman with boiling water and preheat the cup with it, too. I use the water heating time to hand grind (Comandante Red Clix) and steam heat the portafilter/screen.

[@eddiesedits]

Thanks for watching! I agree that the longest part of the process is waiting for things to heat up. I'm currently experimenting with the subminimal nanofoamer pro and will probably make a video on that to see if it will replace my bellman steamer.

[@markmartens2029]

my frustration with espressos, is that you only get 1 tiny little swallow!

[@biyanwho]

Have you ever had issues with the O-ring in the water chamber causing water to splash out on Flair?

[@markvanderlinde281]

I never heard of that steamer - thank you!

[@eddiesedits]

No problem! You should also check out the subminimal nanofoamer pro to compare

[@GeeWit]

I have the 50SS without a gauge - I run the pressure up to safety release and then reduce the heat to maintain that max pressure during steaming. Now at two years of pretty much daily use, one or two times a day and the Bellman is holding up well. The insert/lid/knob seals are showing wear and age but haven't been a problem yet. I flip the lid seal occasionally and the knob seal showed obvious wear (wearing flat) at a year when I flipped it. I just ordered in replacements a couple of weeks ago to be ready.

[@lishanzhang8240]

I think you got the grounds too fine😂 also maybe do a pre-infusion for a couple of seconds to help improve the flow.

[@eddiesedits]

Oh yes, I definitely ground a bit too fine in the video. I find that I perfer longer extractions for the coffees I like to drink or else they turn a bit too sour for my taste. Cheers!

[@VMCoffeeLab]

What is your kettle temp? If you aim for a 30 second shot and it's still too sour then I'd go up in temp depending what roast your beans are. I had that issue with my flair, I am setting my kettle to 212 degrees for my medium roasts and it took away the sourness.

[@victorbrewseverywhere]

Change the steam tip with single hole 0.8mm, it is a game changer.

[@eddiesedits]

oh I haven't heard of that before, I will look into that. Thanks!

[@lucasromero2890]

Hi! Do you where I can buy a 0.8mm single hole tip for this machine?

[@victorbrewseverywhere]

I made it from a ss nut@@lucasromero2890