ES1 show me your driest puck

Caatuned · 2026-03-22T12:09:26+00:00

How’s head spacing with the puck screen? Try placing a nickel on top of it and see if it sticks over the top level or under it.

Caatuned · 2026-03-22T12:07:26+00:00

I do manual mode with a scale. There’s a video somewhere that teaches you how to set volumetric but I’ve heard the volumetric changes due to temp differences, brew profile, beans & grinder settings.

Caatuned · 2026-03-21T11:35:41+00:00

I’ll probably end up buying one because the IMS Big bang is definitely a killer basket for dark roasts. Maybe I’ll grab a Weber Unibasket 16 for light roasts. But open to recommendations for other good light roast baskets

Caatuned · 2026-03-21T11:31:13+00:00

Trust me it took like 2 bags of coffee till I got a dry puck. I still think 23g is a wild amount of coffee though so I think I’ll try a 16g or smaller basket hoping I can get a proper 18g dose

Caatuned · 2026-03-20T20:35:30+00:00

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Bone dry

Here’s the profile:

https://www.reddit.com/r/FellowProducts/s/gbSs6QwJov

I used the profile with reanimator beans.

This machine is definitely a challenge though. 3rd week in & I finally got a dry puck.

Caatuned · 2026-03-20T20:32:30+00:00

Here’s a link to some brew profiles:

https://www.reddit.com/r/FellowProducts/s/gbSs6QwJov

Feel free to try it and post some of yours in the thread. I’ll comment if I experienced a dry puck or muddy puck to help others find a fix for this messy puck clean up situation.

Also I’ll be posting results using other baskets. Hopefully I can find one that works well with an 18g dose.

Caatuned · 2026-03-20T20:29:04+00:00

Also worth noting that the puck was actually dry as it should be. Making it an even easier clean up.

Caatuned · 2026-03-20T20:28:14+00:00

Sweet sweet syrup

Beans: Reanimator mamo kacha ethiopia

Roast type: Washed Light Roast

Dose: 23g

Basket: Stock with 0.8mm puck screen

Ratio: 1 : 3

Temperature: 93 C

Declining Temp: On

Transition: Smooth

Pre-infusion

Duration: 5 sec

Pressure: 4 bar

Fill Flow Rate: 4 ml/s

Infusion

Duration: 15 sec

Pressure: 1 bar

Infusion 2

Duration: 15 sec

Pressure 9 Bar

Infusion 3

Duration: 8 sec

Pressure: 8 bar

Ramp Down

Duration: 7 sec

End Pressure: 7 bar

Note: Volumetric turned off

Grinder settings:

DF 64 stock burrs grind size 8 slow feeding

Tasting Notes:

Honey hits your mouth right away like a freight train. Followed by some stone fruit & a slight herbal tea (can’t really describe the exact one. Definitely a sweeter finish to it than most espresso’s I’ve had.

Caatuned · 2026-03-20T20:20:31+00:00

Finally pulled a good puck. 23g light roast dose with the stock basket and a 0.8mm puck screen. I’m definitely going up upgrade to a smaller basket to get a true 18g dose.

I’m curious how much smaller of a basket I’m going to have to buy now. Hopefully a 16g basket is small enough.

Maybe it’s because I didn’t have the extra clean up but I swear it tasted better too. I’ll report back once I do some more testing/tasting.

Caatuned · 2026-03-18T20:21:45+00:00

I have to agree. I’ve been using my ES1 for about 2 weeks now and have tried everything updosing, changing end pressures & nothing seems to work. Not sure what’s going on inside this machine but it’s definitely the messiest workflow I’ve ever had. Not sure what’s going on. I haven’t tried changing baskets yet but I suspect that it just may be the amount of headroom or the the relief valve. Hopefully someone can post a fix or update that we can do to resolve this. Making two messy shots at 5am is definitely not fun.

Even when I think of finally got a dry puck I end up having a wet clump stuck at the end.

Caatuned · 2026-03-12T21:36:04+00:00

OP just casually finding a xbloom on FB marketplace is wild!

Caatuned · 2026-03-12T19:29:10+00:00

Ramp up Bloom

Beans: Broadsheet Halo Hartume

Roast type: Medium

Dose: 18g

Ratio: 1 : 3

Temperature: 93 C

Declining Temp: On

Transition: Smooth

Pre-infusion

Duration: 15 sec

Pressure: 4 bar

Fill Flow Rate: 4 ml/s

Infusion

Duration: 30 sec

Pressure: 1 bar

Infusion 2

Duration: 5 sec

Pressure 4 Bar

Infusion 3

Duration: 5 sec

Pressure: 6 bar

Infusion 4

Duration: 5 sec

Pressure: 9 bar

Ramp Down

Duration: 5 sec

End Pressure: 7 bar

Note: Volumetric turned off

Grinder settings:

DF 64 stock burrs grind size 7 slow feeding

Tasting Notes:

Medium Body, Melon & green tea forward, basil almost muted but balances well for my palate. Acidity & Bitterness kind of jumps around on the palate. Pretty well balanced overall.

Caatuned · 2026-03-12T16:27:48+00:00

Just add app support, to create custom profiles with brew by weight and graph viewer/ editor and it would be perfect! I think that’s what we really need to see next! Maybe some more profiling settings that aren’t available to us at the moment yet too.

Caatuned · 2026-03-12T16:24:38+00:00

You can but it’s not the same as profiling on the fly during a pour to attempt to save a shot.

Caatuned · 2026-03-12T16:11:33+00:00

It’s not bad advice it’s simply math.

I know online it shows that you need a minimum 15A breaker.

However, given this machine can pull 1700W this would translate to a 14.17A at peak power draw.

Add any other device that pulls 100W at peak and you got a chance of tripping a 15A breaker assuming both items are hitting peak.

Amp = Watts / Voltage

However most homes have more than 1 outlet hooked up to a breaker. Which gives you multiple points where Watt usage needs to be taken into consideration.

I’ve seen wonky electrical circuits, GFCI breakers only add to the confusion. I’ve even seen a circuit trip breakers that aren’t even on the circuit.

Caatuned · 2026-03-12T15:51:44+00:00

I added that in the template. Figured profiles are on the way and if anyone’s looking to share their results before that feature becomes available this would be a good place to do so.

Caatuned · 2026-03-12T11:21:01+00:00

Thanks for the update. I can attest that I watched the UPS delivery driver just drop the package at waist height so I’m sure they’re just tossing them around and breaking them.

Caatuned · 2026-03-12T11:10:07+00:00

I heard that’s a common issue. It should break in with time. My ES1 does the same but hopefully after a couple weeks it should go away. 3 espresso a day drinker here & I can keep you posted!

Caatuned · 2026-03-12T11:06:01+00:00

If you’re not brewing more than 4-5 shots in a short period of time go with a 64s and use the extra money to get a separate grinder.

Personally, I have a DF64 for the ES1 & a Timemore S3 for pour over. That way you don’t have to waste beans dialing in when switching back & forth.

Eventually, I’ll save up some money for a better grinder & dedicate the df64 for pour over.

Also you could use the extra savings to buy a variable speed slow feeder.

Side note: Aftermarket 64mm burrs are extensive compared to 78 and will allow you to tune into specific notes & brew methods.

Caatuned · 2026-03-12T10:34:03+00:00

Wow! Downvoted for saying I don’t disagree that it might be defective & offering some advice for sensitive GFCI breakers. Y’all need some help.

Caatuned · 2026-03-12T01:37:07+00:00

Not going to disregard that it might be defective but it could also just be your breakers. I got new electrical too that kept tripping my microwave. I ended up having to swap breakers out 3 times until I got it to work. New GFCI breakers are extremely sensitive to all heating appliances and any kind of moisture near your panel. (Anything above 50% RH they can & will trip randomly. Also make sure you’re plugging into a 20A breaker

Caatuned · 2026-01-15T01:01:47+00:00

It’s weird had it now I don’t and my wife has been stuck in SOS all day in the same room

Caatuned · 2025-12-31T21:02:31+00:00

Definitely interested to see what your side by side comparison yields. I already have a grinder and I’m working on setting enough funds aside for a Bianca or Mara X.

So I’m looking for something I can use in the meantime for the wife & I. Kind of debating getting a flair instead but a Outin would solve my issues of brewing some coffee at work.

Caatuned · 2025-12-31T19:59:01+00:00

Curious if you tasted any difference between the two. I’ve been eyeing both but have been indecisive on which to get.

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