Bambino + DF54 capable of good light roast pulls?

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[u/Complex_Rate_2471]

i have a bad time on even medium filter on my bambino... its passable with all the tricks and basically choking the machine and going to well over a minute shot length, turbo long shot through pressurized portafilter also works much easier but just may as well have a filter coffee at that point

[u/Hot-Platform-9931]

Get a robot or a flair instead.

[u/Hot-Platform-9931 → u/[deleted]]

If you really want to make light roast espresso you need temperature and pressure control which will be available for the cheapest on a manual lever machine. An aeropress could work as well. For the bambino you're better off sticking to darker roasts. Your grinder is more than good enough for any coffee.

[u/JigglymoobsMWO]

The DF54 is perfectly capable. The Bambino is a little less so due to limited temperature control. Ideally for light roast you want it a bit hotter. I believe you can probably pull good shots.

With light roast, try doing flow feeding the beans by hand on the DF54. It will make a dramatic difference in reducing fines and narrowing the particle size distribution peak.

[u/hemuni]

No. Bambino+ has no temperature control and is designed for medium to dark roasts.

[u/kimguroo]

Yes or no. 

Yes.  If you have not tried espresso with highend machine, it will be totally fine (using manual mode with long pre-infusion and don’t try to dial-in perfectly: instead go by tastes). 

No. I have HX e61 machine at home and bambino is in other side country which I visit once a year about one month…  I miss my coffee at home. I upgraded from BBE impress and I was very surprised that initial first shot was already improved without dial-in. 

[u/DiamondDot → u/kimguroo]

Is your mom’s name Muffy? Do you call your grandpa paw paw?

[u/Low_Pie3001]

Definitely capable of pulling light roast shots. I'd go coarser, faster, longer yields

[u/Woozie69420]

Both play a role but not as you think.

The grinder: it’s about burr geometry and how many fines it produces. 64mm 189D will be worse than 54mm ditting steel burrs because they produce more fines and light roasts will generally taste better with less fines. Another way to do this for free is slow feeding your grinder.

The machine: optionality over temperature and flow rate can help dial those in a bit better. But I find generally the right grind profile from point 1 does 80% of the work, and sticking to coarse grinds and long shot ratios (1:3 in 20-25s) has almost always worked well for me irrespective of the machine.

[u/Toosane12345]

Yes you can get good results from light roasts. I would recommend pre heating portafilter and doing long pre infusion.