How to use the LeverPresso Espresso Maker
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
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Press down to brew a rich double shot of espresso anywhere with the Leverpresso. Featuring the ability to brew with a steady 9 bars of pressure, a 19g portafilter, and enhanced durable build, the Leverpresso is a great option for enjoying espresso at home and away compared or on the road.
The Leverpresso’s sturdy steel double-sided arms are easy for anyone to use, and still generate up to 9 bars of pressure that remains steady throughout the brewing cycle. A simple to load separate steel non-pressurised filter basket, holds 17g of espresso ground coffee and attaches to the main body with increased air-lock so no pressure is lost during the brewing.
Adding upwards of 120ml of water from the top and pressing down on the arms will begin the brewing process and you’re able to water the extraction throughout because of the naked portafilter at the bottom.
The device is built from some of the most durable materials used for food products: Titan plastic, stainless steel, and other BPA-Free plastics. This extra strength brings the weight to 440g, but the compact size still makes it a great option for the true travel espresso machine.
LEVERPRESSO ESPRESSO MAKER BLACK FEATURES
Portable Espresso Brewing - Empowers you to make espresso anywhere.
Improved Stainless Steel Shower Screen - Latest model with the Stainless Shower Screen
User-Friendly Levers - Added durability to the side levers- easy for newcomers to espresso to use.
9 Bars of Pressure - Generates a consistent 9 bars of pressure that lasts throughout the majority of the brewing cycle.
Pulls Double Shots - With a 120ml water tank and a 19g portafilter, you can pull full double shots
Increased Stronger Build - With Version 3.0 improving upon the whole strength and durability of the Leverpresso there’s no chance of leaks and pressure through extraction is exactly what you get for heaps of crema and a rich taste.
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Yes! We have been looking for a manual espresso machine and this is it. We have just received our delivery and made our first 2 coffees. One with the unpressurised filter, and one with the pressurised filter (we ordered separately). Both coffees were great, but the pressurised filter gave us great crema. Thanks so much for this! 😆☕️
Our pleasure!
Thanks a bunch! :3
looks good! Good for camping
It is indeed! It's so small for what it can do.
How are you gonna boil the water?
@@sherifnabil9663 plenty of stoves available for that!
Thank you for sharing
Thanks for watching!
@@AlternativeBrewing my pleasure
Good morning. Very informative and interesting video. I am on the hunt for new portable Espresso products and i am curious about the LeverPresso.
A couple of things stand out. I noticed that your extraction looked a little fast and the crema was a little thin, i was a little surprised considering this product has a naked porta filter. Usually this is down to a few things like the type of beans and roast level, pre-heating not being hot enough or not enough pressure due to the grind size and tamping pressure.
I am really curious about the grind size that you recommended as "Espresso grind, or just a little bit courser than that" because surely with a none pressurised porta filter, the grind size would have at least extra/fine for Espresso. I understand that obviously depending on the things that i mentioned above, you would need to slightly adjust your grind size, tamping pressure ect ect
So i am curious how forgiving this Espresso maker is if you are grinding more course (medium/fine?) because usually medium/fine is considered Moka Pot grind size, not really none pressurised porta filter Espresso grind size. For me this would be a good advantage of this product, because it takes some of the hard work out of getting the grind size and tamping perfect.
I say this because i have a pretty good understanding of a few other portable Espresso makers and i fully understand the difference between how well they work in respect to a pressurised and a none pressurised porta filter system and how easy or difficult it can be to dial in the grind size for the latter.
Take for instance the difference between the Wacaco Minipresso's super-fine grind size (8 bars) Nanopresso (up to 9 bars for pressurised mode and up to 18 bars none pressurised mode) and the Picopresso with its none pressurised porta filter. The grind range is very different for all three products. Medium-fine for the Minipresso and the Nanopresso (pressurised mode) fine/ extra-fine for the Nanopresso (none-pressurised mode) and Ultra-fine grind size for the Picopresso.
Actually the grind size recommended by HUGH on their Facebook page is "The best size to extract espresso is sugar-like. We recommend to keep the size between 0.3~0.5 mm." If medium-fine its traditionally "salt-like" then "Sugar-like" would have to be something like a medium grind size? because i would say that sugar is about the same size as a sand grain and that usually what is described as medium or even medium-course, so i am a little confused about the grind size.
When it comes to Espresso grind size - in using the Leverpresso - so long as you're not too concerned about brewing times - than you can go super fine ... you will have some difficulty pressing the levers - but eventually you'll get something out of it ... however there is a point in the grind size, and this goes for all espresso brewing - but talking manual espresso makers here, where it'll choke and you'll be unable to brew anything out ... and this point I would say for most brewers is slightly coarser than a machines choke point - as expected and for obvious reasons - so I have my grind accordingly to not be within the range of the choke point and adjust the brewing, say longer pre-infusion, slower pressure ramp up, longer extraction and so on ... the thing is, if you grind too fine whilst using a machine - you may get a 60 second shot, and you'll know it took to long ... but that similar experience using a manual brewer - feels more like 2-3mins struggling with pressing or pumping your brewer to get a drip - so going anywhere near perfect espresso grind brings with it some disadvantages where it may just choke.
Now, how good a manual espresso maker is, to some degree, pivots on how fine you can go before the choke point and how hard it becomes to brew close to the choke point. I find the Wacaco brewers are quite simply to pump with, with not alot of effort close to the choke point, and really enjoyt he Picopresso for this. Whereas the Flair Espresso can be a lot of work to get a drip, though you can get a little bit of a finer grind with the Flair than the Picopresso...
The Leverpresso - is somewhere in between these two for grind size and how hard is it use close to the choke point. If you have the stand - it makes things that much easier - but the stand is extra... without the stand, no way. Withit - than you have the chance to pull a good espresso shot. I still wouldn't say the best espresso on the Lever is as good as the best from a Flair, or even the Picopresso ...
How does it compare to the ROK ? - was thinking of buying the ROK as the cheapest best espresso maker as it’s quite a jump to the Flair Signature Pro in price.
Also is the porker mini good enough for a good fine espresso grind for the ROK say?
Great Question - I would say the ROK produces a better espresso but is less portable. ( Porker MINI? that's auto-correct for Porlex isn't it? 😂 ) Sadly I would say that along with the LeverPresso or ROK you would want at least an Baratza Encore or Welhome Automatic Grinder. .. it's a lot of hard work grinding for espresso otherwise and a majority of ceramic burrs hand grinders aren't all that great for fine grinding.
@@AlternativeBrewing Hi Josh, do you think it's because of the plastic brew chamber being unable to absorb heat from the preheating and causes the brew water not being hot enough compare to flair and ROK..?
I am considering a lever machine as an alternative when I'm away from home.
@@timzlow Yes, this would be my suspicions. For the LeverPresso to work at its best, you'd want it on a stand so you can grind fine and press as hard as you want. For a portable espresso maker, it think it's great but the ROK having more metal, having its own stand with more leverage on the levers, makes a better overall experience and preferred extraction.
@@AlternativeBrewing Thanks Josh. I am looking into flair pro2 actually. But just browsing around for alternative if i find one.
Amazing!
Thanks!
What temperature water do u need in that?
Boiling is best 👌
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😊 THANKS!
I did exactly what you are doing , but no coffee come out at the bottom .Instead some black water comes back up to the top....please help..really appreciate....thanks.
Coarsen up your grind 👌 it may be too fine! and the water can not get through the ground coffee
Hi I was wondering how much difference the increased pressure of the Nanopresso contributes to a better extracted coffee than the 9 bars on the leverpresso? Thanks
Good question! I would in fact suggest that the Leverpresso has more likelihood of a higher extracted coffee. The reason for this is it's thinner bed depth, more consistent and controllable contact time of water to coffee, finer grind availability and hotter brew temps.
You could also account for the increased volume of ground coffee you can use with the Leverpresso - giving it a more concentrated flavour over the Nanopresso as effect overall on extraction. The Nanopresso is great, and would say is a more stable brewer for consistent coffee -but it's ability of extract coffee well is less than that of the Leverpresso, marginally. Using an easier the extract coffee with the Nanopresso, say a dark roast works wonders, but if you were going to use a lighter roasted espresso in the Nanopresso - it would be very underwhelming.
@@AlternativeBrewing thanks very much for taking the time to respond. Much appreciated.
I just bought the LeverPresso and followed all the instructions in your video. I still can't get the crema after so many attempts. The coffee is very weak. I'm very disappointed with the result of this device.
What happened? It may be the result of coffee that is ground too coarse? -- try fining the coffee up ?
Does this make stronger coffee compared to moka pot?
Yes, it's a much smaller concentrated brew though. closer to espresso. 40ml of string coffee vs 80 - 120ml of similar strength coffee from the Moka