Whether you’ve got fancy gadgets or are winging it with the basics, the rules of great espresso stay the same.

With bold blends tailored for your machine, we’ve got you covered—strong flavors, full-bodied goodness, and options for milk lovers or straight-up sippers.

Let’s brew brilliance!

How to Pull the Perfect Espresso Shot: A Cheeky Step-by-Step

  1. Prep Like a Pro
    Yank out the portafilter like you mean it. Clean the basket (no one wants old coffee crust). Let the group head gush hot water to clear any gunky leftovers—think of it as a quick spa for your machine. Pop the portafilter on your scale, zero it out, and get ready to grind like a coffee wizard.
  2. Grind, Dose, and Smash
    Grind coffee straight into the portafilter basket like you’re sprinkling magic dust. Check the weight—don’t wing it; we’re not savages. Spread it out evenly, then grab that tamper and give it a firm press, leaving a cozy 3-4mm gap at the top. Flat and smooth—no coffee craters, please.
  3. Let the Magic Happen
    Lock the portafilter into your espresso machine with a satisfying twist. Place your cup and scale underneath, zero it out again, and hit brew! Watch as liquid gold drips, then streams, into your cup. Stop when the espresso is roughly double the weight of the coffee grounds.
  4. Serve and Reset
    Sip immediately—good espresso waits for no one! Knock out the used puck, rinse that portafilter, and stick it back in the machine to keep it warm and ready.

Pro Tip: The shot should start thick and syrupy, then smooth out into a steady stream. Aim for 2.5x your coffee weight in 25-30 seconds for perfection. If it tastes sour or bitter, tweak your grind or timing—espresso nirvana is just a few tries away!

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What is the Brew Ratio? And how do I calculate it?

All of our Coffee MIO blends and single origins that are roasted for espresso all have their own specific brew ratio.

The brew ratio refers to the ratio, by weight, between water and coffee and is the core of the brewing process.

This 'Brew Ratio' is used to extract the optimum flavour, sweetness and aroma from the coffee.

For example:

An espresso brew ratio of 2.5 Means that if you use 20g grams of coffee you would use 2.5 times the coffee weight for water that, being 50g.

Our traditional blends work best as a split shot (25ml in each cup before adding milk, or drinking it straight up as an espresso.)

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All of our Coffee MIO blends and single origins that are roasted for filter have their own specific 'Brew Ratio';

Referring to the ratio of water (mL) to coffee (grams)

We develop Brew Ratios, in order to provide coffee lovers with a recipe for extracting optimum flavour from their coffee - maximising sweetness and aroma. Also, meaning that coffee flavour can be replicated whenever you brew.

These ratios are simply a guide, so feel free to use where needed or ignore if you prefer an alternative coffee flavour profile!

Brew Ratio example:

A Brew Ratio of 1:15 - this can be translated to mean that for every 1 gram of coffee you require 15ml of water.

My coffee is extracting too fast!

If brewing your coffee is taking too long, sounds like your coffee is too fine and needs to be adjusted coarser to make your coffee flow a little faster.

Main rule of thumb is that we are trying to extract our coffee between 25 - 30 seconds. This is the sweet spot for most of our blends.

My coffee is extracting to slowly!

If your coffee is extracting to slowly it more than likely is due to the fact the grind is too fine.

Another tell-tale sign is the the left over coffee in your paper filter is quite wet and sloppy.

To solve this simple make the coffee a little coarser, you should aiming to finish your total brewing process in around 3 minuets.

How do I store my coffee?

How to prolong my lifespan?

Show me a little bit of love to keep your coffees tasting banging.

Consider …

Storing me in an airtight container, something like these sexy ones:


AIRSCAPE STORAGE SOLUTIONS

Put me somewhere away from harsh light, extreme temperatures and moisture

(read: NO fridges. Definitely NO freezers.)


NOT ALL COFFEE IS THE SAME!

Each of the blends developed at Coffee MIO have their own specific recipe.

As every machine is different, so to are the parameters that they are made.

Lets start with an amount of coffee that comfortably fits in your basket.

Weigh how much coffee this is, and then aim to brew an espresso that is 2.5 times the weight of the coffee weight.

For example, if your portafilter fits 20g of coffee, aim for a beverage weight of 50g..