Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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Do you need a coffee distribution tool? Which distribution technique produces the best espresso? These questions come up all the time when we’re training baristas in our Coffee Science & Education Centre.

In today’s video, Josh compare some of the most common distribution methods used in cafes & coffee shops.

These include: simple vertical collapse, the OCD tool, the stockfleth method & palm tapping to see if one of these delivers the best results.

Sections in this video:
0:00 What is Espresso Distribution
2:06 Methods Tested
3:15 The Results
7:58 Recommended Process

Other Videos in this Series:
Part 1 - Tamping: youtu.be/js8uiX9g1Cs
Part 3 - Pressure: youtu.be/kordyFR2Q5Y

Socratic Coffee - Examining the Impact of the OCD (and OCD 2) on Total Dissolved Solids Extraction: socraticcoffee.com/2016/12/examining-the-impact-of-the-ocd-on-total-dissolved-solids-extraction

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