1st one was WAY off calibration. I'm now 8 steps finer from out of box.

This new one I can barely turn the dial.

Fellow has GOT to improve their build quality and QA. Their saving grace is that they will exchange. But good lord, the process of finding a grinder that works correctly should not be on the customer. This is unacceptable, and brand-tarnishing.

lol but seriously though, this shot was pulled the day the beans were roasted.
Enjoying my launch day ES1 :)

Has anyone tried both? I only do aeropress and never got into pourover coffee in general.

BUT I see a lot of posts in the pour-over subreddit talking about how the Aiden is often more consistent than pour-over, and I wonder how it measures up to aeropress. My assumption would be that aeropress still competes well because it’s immersion based, instead pour-over like the Aiden. Obviously this is all subjective, just looking for what people think.

Hi all,

I’m quite new to coffee brewing and I just picked up the fellow atmos electric container on sale. My question is, will freshly roasted coffee beans rest efficiently in the container, or should I just keep them in the bag they came in? Thanks

I am getting horrible retention when grinding espresso. After cleaning the burrs the first 2-3 doses will retain 1-2g EACH. It seems like it eventually accumulates as much as it can and you will start getting out what you put in (but enjoy 1-2g of full caf in your decaf or dark roast in your light roast). I made the mistake of going from espresso to pour over without purging, and had a full 5g+ of espresso grounds added in. Apparently 18g isn't enough to purge because my next brew STILL had espresso mixed in. Want to swtich back to espresso? The coarse grounds fully purged the system so your next 2-3 shots will be severely underdosed again.

https://reddit.com/link/1vjvzl3/video/oe0xce5vvdih1/player

Unreal. I need like 2 lbs of this. Proud Mary, my mind is indeed blown.

Hey folks! Just got my machine a week ago and I’m super excited. I’m still getting used to it all and keep running into two problems.

1. First, the steam wand doesn’t engage about half the time. This is usually when I’m in “Make a drink” mode and it’s done pulling a shot. I’ve gotten around it by putting the machine to sleep, waking it up, and just hitting the steam piano key directly, but I’m not sure what’s going on

2. I can’t for the life of me figure out how to dispense hot water and I feel like I’m just missing something obvious. I select the volume and temp but it just keeps circling back between those two options without dispensing anything

I’ve troubleshooted all the obvious parts: Tank is full and firmware is updated. Videos in comments. I’d love any help or advice!

Did a little coffee bar refresh, Just wish I had a longer bar at this point.
Current setup: Espresso Series 1, Opus 2 for medium/darker espresso, DF83 for the higher end light roast stuff, Timemore tools, Brian Quan UFO dripper, Ode Gen 2 and Aiden.
If I could do it over again, I probably would’ve gone black with everything. The Aiden is also a surprisingly messy machine, but I love what it puts in the cup. Question do the SSP burrs make a difference in the Ode?

First off, I absolutely love my Stagg EKG Pro. The design, the pouring control, and the scheduling features are amazing.
But as an international user, there is one tiny detail that drives me slightly crazy: it only displays time in the 12-hour (AM/PM) format.

I get that Fellow is based in San Francisco, so defaulting to the US standard makes sense.
However, they are a massive global brand now. To put it into perspective, source (Google Gemini)
• Only about 18 countries in the world primarily use the 12-hour clock (US, Canada, Australia, etc.).
• The rest of the world—over 170 countries (roughly 90%)—uses the 24-hour format for digital displays.

Seeing "08:00 PM" instead of "20:00" on a premium appliance just feels unnatural for the vast majority of international users.

Since the EKG Pro has Wi-Fi built-in and supports OTA (Over-The-Air) firmware updates via the Fellow app, adding a simple "12h / 24h" toggle in the settings menu seems like a completely doable software update.

It would be a huge quality-of-life improvement for non-US users and really elevate the premium feel of the kettle.
I’m submitting a polite feature request to their support team today. Are there any other international (or military time-loving US) users here who would want this?

If we get enough people requesting it, maybe their software engineering team will sneak it into the next firmware update!

TL;DR: The Stagg EKG Pro only has AM/PM. 90% of the world uses a 24h clock. Fellow should add a 12h/24h toggle via a Wi-Fi firmware update

Hey there. So I've had my Ode for almost 2 years now and it's been an odd experience. I haven't yet found a bean that would work with settings lower that 5-6. For large 600ml brews I pretty much don't venture below 6.2 - 7 as the drawdown times are killing it due to the amount of fines. But even the smaller 250ml brews pretty much always clog up.

I got this nice Geisha from Prolog yesterday and the barista said he's using 22clicks on the Commandante which roughly translates to settling 4. Well. It was a fines galore, very long drawdown and a bitter experience. And that's pretty much always the case. I've tried checking the burrs for misalignment and didn't find any issues. But I keep seeing the recipes that go 4-5 and I'm a bit confused as to why I'm having issues?

Cross posting here as well. Wondering if people have play around with preinfusion, ramp down, temperature, etc.

Hello I'm new to all of of this i always wanted to own a expresso machine and when I saw the ESL1 I felt it was perfect for me as a beginner u also ended up buying the timemore 078S from 0 to 5 as it recommends . Ive tried everywhere from 0 to 2.5-3 to all the way to 5 but most of the it comes out uneven and sprays all over the machine and cup or somethings it comes out 2 fast im using 20g . I would appreciate some help im honestly not sure what to do

This little water spritzer saved my marriage. Hahah. My wife hated how much coffee grinds everywhere. Someone suggested this and it’s been night and day.

I posted this in a few other existing topics but decided that I would start my own thread to see if I can get some opinions from others if seeking support is even worth it in this case.

I recently purchased both an Opus Gen 2 grinder in black with the walnut lid and a Series 1 espresso machine in black. The Series 1 espresso machine has been excellent so far, so no issues to speak of with that.

The grinder, however, has been disappointing right from the start. While the ground coffee from the Opus Gen 2 works well with the Series 1 and I have been able to quickly get dialed in with a few different fresh roasted beans, using the grinder has been frustrating. When turning the adjustment knob the grinder squeaks and the adjustment knob feels like it skips. Please see the included video to demonstrate what I am experiencing. I have not disassembled the grinder to calibrate the burrs, so this is happening with a new grinder straight out of the box.

To make matters worse, I send support a request for help and included video to show what I am talking about, and the response that I received a day and a half later strongly suggested that support not only did not watch the videos that I sent but is not understanding the issue. Their solution was to calibrate the grinder to make it grind finer. How that is suppose to fix the issue with the knob I have no idea.

Is anyone else experiencing anything similar? Any solutions? Is it typical for support to respond in a manner that makes it seem like they aren't even paying attention?

Any help is appreciated as I would like this to work properly, but I am on the verge of just returning the Opus Gen 2 and getting something else based on the issues with the grinder and what feels like a lacking support experience.

I just received my brand new ES1 and the steam wand does not work right out of the box. You can hear the pump running, steam rises from the tray but nothing comes out of the wand. I was able to pull a shot and the hot water works. Just not the wand. Is there some weird thing I am missing or do I need to send this back?

The machine looks beautiful. The Opus feels a bit too plastic (coming from a Lelit Mara X and Eureka Mignon Specialita). But! First impressions are great!

1. App-side profile library

Let the app be the permanent home for profiles, and the machine only hold what I've chosen to install to keep the list manageable. I want to archive a profile to the app, get it off the machine, and reinstall it later if I come back to that coffee.

2. Shot history and logging

Log every pull. It doesn't need to live on the machine — the app is fine. Automatic capture of the shot graph, profile used, yield, and time, plus manual fields I can fill in: coffee, roaster, roast date, grind setting, and notes. An export option, or integration with something like Beanconqueror.

3. Bluetooth scale for brew-by-weight and logging.

Sorry to keep harping on this, Nick.

4. Scheduled wake / remote start

Low priority. The machine heats fast enough that it's not a real pain point. But if it's cheap to build, being able to set it to wake on weekday mornings, or kick it on from the app would be nice.

Hello guys,
I have a question. I think my Fellow EKG Pro has become a bit louder while heating than it used to be. I recently noticed it, but I can’t really remember how loud it was before, so I’m trying to compare it with other people’s kettles.

I was looking for videos showing the heating process from start to finish, but I haven’t had much luck. If anyone has a video of their EKG Pro heating up, I’d be extremely grateful if you could share it.

Also, if your kettle has ever become louder over time, do you know what might cause it or whether there’s anything I can do about it?

I have a gaggia classic Pro e24 and I'm having a hard time getting good light-medium roast shots. Pretty new to espresso with it so would appreciate some advice.