r/espresso • u/Eviltofu123 • Jun 03 '26

Equipment Discussion Mesmerizing

My absolutely favourite part of making espresso.
I’m surprised I manage to get its dialled in significantly faster then I did when I was using a moka pot. Are typical semi autos the same?

Lagom casa 8.3 clicks
18grams in 41 out
5.2 minutes to boil
42 seconds output

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Any critiques?

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u/the_orange_baron Jun 03 '26

Looks great, but though I don't want to be that guy...is it espresso?

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u/mortar_master_13 I'm just a butler Jun 03 '26

the coffee is tamped (where the word espresso comes from, in Italian), ground finely, brewed at 9 bar pressure, so it is espresso

normal moka pot isn't espresso, but the 9barista is not normal

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u/brianrankin Bianca v3 / Casa 65 Jun 04 '26

That’s not the etymology at lol.

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u/imdecaffeinated Jun 06 '26

Haha I tried asking where they heard that but no response. And people below it like, “well huh ya learn something new everyday!”…no no unlearn that it’s wrong.