While the world burns, we make coffee and we have a moment of peace and serenity. ❤

@Sprometheus

10 ай бұрын

Indeed. SERENITY NOW!

@daniel635biturbo

10 ай бұрын

Yes, Coffee and relaxation goes together in a weird way for me, too. Maybe It's a way to take a healthy little pause, and be back in fully caffeinated strength half an hour later. ❤

@cdey3886

10 ай бұрын

"The world around us is burning but we're so cold"

Insanely good production quality on the video and beautiful equipment - I was mesmerized.

@Sprometheus

10 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching and the kind words!

Just something special and calming to kick off the day. Love it. Thanks for showing the gear in such creative way 😍

@Sprometheus

6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words and you’re welcome. Glad you enjoyed.

This is the best cove coffee video production I’ve ever seen. Also great barista skills and flow.

Wow～！The entire workflow feels very smooth! It's perfect to watch while brewing coffee, very enjoyable!

@Sprometheus

10 ай бұрын

Thank you my friends! Enjoying the Aries as well!

A Cortado has always been my go-to drink. I’ve never made a ristretto Cortado until this morning after I watched this video. I have a new go-to!

OOooo this is the kind of Friday morning context I didn't know I wanted, very well done

@Sprometheus

10 ай бұрын

Happy to deliver! Enjoy your weekend.

That was really relaxing to watch.

Great Video to wake with ,alongside my first pour over of the day! Thanks!

@Sprometheus

10 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words, and you’re welcome my friend! Cheers!

love these videos!

That was oddly entertaining and relaxing.

Awesome option for a happy Friday! Cheers

@Sprometheus

10 ай бұрын

Thank you my friend, have a great weekend!

love the asmr style content!

@Sprometheus

10 ай бұрын

Thank you my friend!

Your best video to date. Everything you need and nothing you don't.

the composition when you were pouring the milk is quite fantastic

Absolute bliss

@Sprometheus

10 ай бұрын

Much appreciated! Cheers!

Really enjoyed watching this video!

@Sprometheus

10 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words!

Short tip: Using a funnel (or keeping the shaker) during WDT allows you do distribute well without throwing the coffee out... =)

@joeycorcoran4763

9 ай бұрын

Hahahahahha

The Ascaso is such a beautiful machine. I love the design

@Sprometheus

10 ай бұрын

It’s definitely a handsome piece of coffee kit!

@youtubeaccount7137

6 ай бұрын

​@@Sprometheusare you still satisfied with it? And why did you not go for the duo?

Keep doing this kind of videos!

Oh mate! That’s what I do for me and my gf almost every Saturday. It’s just feels right on a Saturday to get a ristretto in a cortado.

@Sprometheus

10 ай бұрын

Absolutely. Ristrettos always hit different in smaller milk drinks!

@benstayman5399

10 ай бұрын

​@@Sprometheus😅😅😅😅😊

I still can't get over your single camera setup. So. Much. Effort. My usual morning start is 2 cortados before breakfast. Though I've never tried pulling a ristretto. I should, when I have a sufficiently dark roast on hand.

Thank you my friend.

@Sprometheus

10 ай бұрын

Of course! Thanks for watching and enjoy your weekend!

Great video. 5.34 Did you notice the join on the front panel of the machine widen when you inserted the portafilter?

Lot of flex in that housing on Porto entry.

Great video and editing! What camera and lenses are you using? I just got my Ascaso duo but in black!

I like this

My morning routine: just a short half-hour later, I have hot, delicious coffee!

Ascaso were on deep discount this November...... thinking next November. Looks like it works great. Ristretto sounds like my kind of drink.

@youtubeaccount7137

6 ай бұрын

What is the price with discount?

Never pulled a Ristretto at home. Guess I get to try something new tomorrow morning!

@Sprometheus

10 ай бұрын

They definitely are a cheat code for sweeter more syrupy shots. They really hit different in smaller milk drinks too.

Yes

@Sprometheus

10 ай бұрын

Double yes.

Your temping was not level. There are tampers that help with the leveling you should try for better extraction. What is this scale you are using?

Great video, man and calm music! Now Ascaso replaced LM GS3 at Your desk:) Next year La Marzocco will launch kind of GS3 successor (I know it) and something new in Micra/Mini style. It’s a question if they go into Sanremo You side. Anyway nice coffee before weekend! Thank You!

@Sprometheus

10 ай бұрын

Thank you! And the Ascaso was a loaner to review, the GS3MP remains my go to. I would be curious to see what LM will come up with, as their latest release was pretty mediocre.

@user-js2fi7qw2i

10 ай бұрын

I hope next LM GS3 will look more modern and probably will have advanced menu (like Sanremo You) to operate it. I see it’s a problem on the market with coffee machine that has a pressure profiling. So in my opinion still GS3 is a leader. Sanremo You looks good, but no one knows longbterm quality of that machine. Maybe 2024 will give the answer. All the best my Friend!

@youtubeaccount7137

6 ай бұрын

​@@Sprometheusdid you like the ascaso in terms of making coffee

Nice video. Just curious if you mostly do ristretto's with more of a medium roasted coffee.

@Sprometheus

10 ай бұрын

Thank you. Yeah I most often find ristrettos work best with medium to dark roasts. Lights in that tight ratio can be good, but can also be extremely intense. It really depends on the coffee really.

@donfitz69

10 ай бұрын

@@Sprometheus ty

What's your blue LED set up behind your machine? It looks like you're using a smart outlet as well?

I sure hope this was actually your second coffee of the day… all this work & cinematography before caffeine is just too much :) looks great as usual. And yea, blind shakers suck.

I also pull ristretto for cortado. I'm dosing 17g in 17g out in 17-18secs it coming out a bit sour. Not sure if this is just a taste note on medium roast beans or it's under extracted. If I tighten the grind size and longer extraction 22secs, it's also sour but probably from over extracting. Also you have another video about ristretto 20g dose, 15g yield in 15secs has your method changed since when pulling a ristretto?

hey! understand that this is an old video, but I am curious to know your thoughts on how ascaso as a machine/brand is holding up?

I'm so curious as to how the MX Cool compares to the Sette; from the outside they look similar (ish). What are your thoughts as to how they compare?

@Sprometheus

10 ай бұрын

I would need to get a Sette to do a side by side, but I can immediately tell you the low RPM burrs can really do a lot with clarity in comparison to other conicals I’ve tried.

Great vid! Why use the 11 bars from factory? Why not your usual 8? Would 11 bars not promote too much channeling?

@chrismitchelmore9379

6 ай бұрын

Also curious about this. Just got my machine yesterday and struggling to get shots that last more then 15 seconds even at super fine grind. My pressure also maxes to factory 11 rather than the 9 that is suggested. Was wondering if this was my issue but seeing your shots, I Guess not :/

Awesome video! One question: I thought fruity roasts like these require even more extraction than 1:2. I would imagine a ristretto shot would taste too sour. Isn’t it the case?

@bradyvilhauer4445

10 ай бұрын

I’ll let a professional answer this but espresso has no set rules, if he or others enjoy 1:1 ristretto, it doesn’t matter :-). Play around and find what you enjoy the most

Hey Spro- This may be a naive question - but do you adjust your grind (finer) in order to pull your ristretto? (i.e. getting your 1:1 within a certain time that is similar to a "normal" pull?) I've seen different folks out there espouse different techniques for ristrettos. I was just curious about your opinion/thoughts on that. ((I hope that all made sense to you))

@calvin.

10 ай бұрын

ristrettos and espressos can differ from cafes to cafes, sometimes a "normal" pull of good espresso can even take 40s depending on all sorts of factors. you can try starting of with a finer than usual setting, and then adjust as you taste!

@Sprometheus

10 ай бұрын

Yeah I think I'm picking up what you're putting down. There are multiple schools of thought for ristretto, but generally I grind a little coarser. That's because I usually prefer to pull them at around 1 gram a second once it begins to extract. This means if I'm using pre-infusion I don't begin the 1 gram/second count until it's flowing freely. So usually the shots are shorter, closer to a turbo shot timeline 20-23. But that also can be something that is dialed based on personal tastes, the coffee and dose.

What basket do you use with your UNO?

What tempure for steaming milk you have set? Do ho have any tips how to steam milk on Ascaso, please? 🙏 I do not have problem to steam milk on professional La Marzocco, but on Ascaso I have no idea😕

2 single did you say one for steam one for brewing

7am before work routine? Wow 😂

Isn't 11 bar a bit too high? I thought you could adjust the opv externally with a screwdriver on ascaso machines?

Why the Acaso over the LM GS3?

Spro, how much is the grinder?

Very nice video, but I must say that when you tighten the portafilter to the machine a saw that the was a gap opened in the corner of the machine, made me question the quality?

Man. I still love my Ascaso professional, and the new ones continue that industrial yet chic design ethic. I'm so torn b/c it's time for a new machine after almost 15 years ,but I just don't think I'll be happy with those thermoblocks - especially on the steam side.

@youtubeaccount7137

6 ай бұрын

I think the duo is similar or even better then a e61 HX like the lelit mara x. And dont forget the dual thermoblock can go forever with steaming

@JWomack

6 ай бұрын

@@youtubeaccount7137 yeah I'm not set on HX, or even a boiler for the group for that matter. I feel like the tech has come far enough that the pid can keep a very consistent temperature at the group. I know it's greener, but that blasted thumping of the thermo block when you're steaming along with the extra time it takes vs a dedicated boiler is what I'm doing having trouble digesting.

@youtubeaccount7137

6 ай бұрын

@@JWomack but when you have the dual thermoblock set up you dont need to wait u can instant steam with the version 2

@JWomack

6 ай бұрын

@@youtubeaccount7137 I got that, but ideally gimme a dedicated boiler for steam. Sure, it takes a bit for that boiler to come up to temp from cold but it will be there by the time I finish pulling my shot anyway. That way I have great steaming power and no thump,thump,thump.

@youtubeaccount7137

6 ай бұрын

@@JWomack i understand if u want max steaming power then a boiler is the better choice. But i had a e61 group espressomachine with boilers it consumes too much and even maintance is harder u have to bring it for service and u cant descale it youself. So for home use the ascaso with dual thermo blocks are really a good compromise

The workflow on that grinder seems lengthy. I stick a dosing funnel on my Niche Zero and grind directly into the portafilter. No Spritz of water needed.

Just got this machine, which function are you using to flush the grouphead? Are you just flippinh and hoding the coffee switch for a few aeconds?

@youtubeaccount7137

6 ай бұрын

You can program single shot toggle for 5 seconds and use it as flush toggle

Ascaso is so pretty !

☕☕☕ Love Is Important ❤ .....

@Sprometheus

10 ай бұрын

Indeed! Thank you my friend.

Sooo….Lelit Bianca or Ascaso Duo? I’m between the two and trying hard to decide on one.

@heiko3048

2 ай бұрын

I don’t know the Lelit but I own the Ascaso for 5 months now. I mainly chose the Ascaso for the design and the size (WAF). What’s really annoying is that the OPV sits after the flowmeter. Therefore you always have to use a scale in case you dial in the machine to limit the pressure by the valve. I still try to dial in by setting the pressure limit to >13bar and setting the grind size so that the pressure during extraction does not exceed 10-11am. The result is still not perfect. Also the pump is quite loud and it vibrates so strong that my cup moves. The Bianca should not have these problems as it has a rotary pump and the flowmeter after the OPV. Very positive with the Ascaso is the low energy consumption and the ultra fast heatup time. Since it is a Thermoblock design, cleaning is also much easier. Perfect for me would be my machine with a rotary pump and a better OPV design.

That scale is a fkn flex 😅

Hi whats the amount of milk there or glass size? Just curious

@Sprometheus

10 ай бұрын

The glass is the Vero cortado, so its 4.25oz

@shaunlimks

10 ай бұрын

thank you@@Sprometheus

Why do they put the valves on the side of the coffee bag that you pour out the beans? Its in the way! Klatch's bags are the same, Blue Bottle's aren't. Things that make you go "Hmmmm".

@shaunlimks

10 ай бұрын

Degas

Show off!

@Sprometheus

10 ай бұрын

Correction: Spro Off

@notme123123

10 ай бұрын

Touché!

bean jumped at 3:50...

I think you need a self-levelling tamper, that tamp looked misaligned

@thecount888

10 ай бұрын

Probably has more to do with getting an angle for us. Pretty sure he knows how to tamp an espresso and I think he's said before he prefers that tamper style.

@Mandragara

10 ай бұрын

@@thecount888 Good point

@jbilou7350

4 ай бұрын

le remarque acec l'écoulement du café Nouveau

Hey, your boss called and said you’re fired.

@jbilou7350

4 ай бұрын

😅

I just watched a 9 minutes video and it felt like 30 seconds

11 bar? it cannot be a good espresso for this pressure

Let me do simple math: Espresso Machine: $1500 Grinder: $1600 That's over $3000 right there. Who spends this kind of cash on a just two kitchen items used for coffee?

This was supposed to be key😢😂

@Sprometheus

10 ай бұрын

A $2000 paper weight haha

That's the 125ml vero glass? Isn't cortado supposed to be 1:1 coffee to milk? This is more like a flatwhite.

@ThePoisonousFish

10 ай бұрын

you might forget: volume of steamed milk != volume of liquid milk

@Sprometheus

10 ай бұрын

The semantics of coffee will never not be a debate. It’s coffee and milk, call it whatever you want.

@BillB33525

10 ай бұрын

Looks like a Gibraltar: The Gibraltar is the American version of the Cortado. It was created by Blue Bottle Coffee Company and named after the cup it is served in. The Gibraltar is served in a 4.5 oz Gibraltar glass made by the Libbey Glass Company. The Gibraltar is typically served with one shot of espresso (1.25 fl oz) to 2 parts of steamed milk (2.5 fl oz).

@jubeman

10 ай бұрын

nothing like a flat white bro, they are much larger. but i prefer my cortado (better known Down Under as a Piccolo) as 1:2 double shot, then milk to fill the 120ml glass.

@handshake883

10 ай бұрын

@@jubeman I thought the ratio dictates the type of a drink (what he made is 2 parts milk 1 coffee) but I suppose you know what you're saying

I dunno. Peaceful. Tedious?

Uneven tamp.

machine 👍, grinder 👎. and lol yes, first puck in the morning ends up uneven like in the vid here and then 😇😅

@Sprometheus

10 ай бұрын

I’ll take the grinder over the machine personally, but to each their own.

@ThePoisonousFish

10 ай бұрын

@@Sprometheus to my experience, all plastic parts below ('after') the burrs get sticky after a few months of use, increasing retention and in some models therefor shifting particle range towards the fine end - regardless of cleaning. so unless that huge black part there is metallic i'll call this grinder flawed.

You lost me at 0:36 when you started punching in morse code on this thing.

@Sprometheus

10 ай бұрын

Jokes on you, the morse code is the upcoming power ball numbers.

Kind of a crooked tamp, just sayin'...

@Sprometheus

10 ай бұрын

Wow, you caught. Finally exposed for the fraud I am.

@jontpt

10 ай бұрын

@@Sprometheus It;s been a long time coming, so I'm happy to have been the fraud buster fighting for tamping integrity!

@adamharris5003

5 ай бұрын

@@Sprometheusdon’t cry

No offence to you as I do appreciate your review content, but if I had to do all that routine for a espresso, I probably would have given up coffee before even starting. KISS................

@Sprometheus

10 ай бұрын

Well, no offense to you but normal people if they don’t like a video they just move on and don’t insult the creator.

@dgasmd1

10 ай бұрын

@@Sprometheus Was nowhere near an insult, but ok. We can both move on I guess.....

@Sprometheus

10 ай бұрын

@@dgasmd1 hot tip, starting your sentence with “No offense” literally means that the following statement is likely to offend.

Most pretentious nonsense I have seen in years.

@Sprometheus

8 ай бұрын

Amazing how someone who makes niche music stuff finds other people’s hobbies pretentious. Perhaps look inwards and reassess your attitude.

@vilddyr

8 ай бұрын

@@Sprometheus hahahaha. Nice try 😂 Prentious Nonsense doesn't have to be a bad thing. Look at James Hoffman. But yes, in this case it is.

My fav type of video from you ! @sprometheus

@Sprometheus

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!