After hurricane Ian, we finally had time to test our brand new espresso machine received from our sponsors! The team got together after class and started brewing our first cups of espresso, which didn’t really tasted good. Despite that, we’re all aiming to be experts in espresso making by the end of this project!

We started changing different input variables such as grain size, dose, and puck level, to test how they would influence on the espresso.

The team also made a tour around the laboratories within the Herbert Wertheim Laboratory, where a lot of testing and prototyping will be made.

Finally, in order to get more acquainted with the art of espresso making, the team visited a local coffee shop to watch and learn from their baristas.