Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
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Our video which explains what a PID Controller is: youtu.be/UGf7mtfhOFM?si=-iyh7YPCmQCPsbvP&t=225
The Fellow ES1 teardown video By Jacob Salamon: youtu.be/bohqiGacNTs?si=A_cLPua0B0suFLwo
My Fellow Aiden review: youtu.be/lUFTOeT9fcE
My Philips Baristina reivew: youtu.be/XcoDb_4s4y8
00:00 Intro
00:27 A Quick Overview
00:58 Who Do Fellow Want To Be?
02:48 Walkthrough And Accessories
05:34 Brewing The First Shot
07:07 ES1 and Pressure Performance
11:49 Pressure Profiling: Lever Style
14:17 Does It Make Good Espresso?
15:44 The Ramp-Down Function
16:31 The Drip Feed Newsletter
17:05 Ramp-Down Fail
20:24 What Does The ES1 Allow You To Do?
21:02 Temperature Performance
22:16 Temperature Chart
22:48 Temperature Offset Function
24:52 It's a 1st Gen Product
27:07 Does It Look And Feel Good?
29:36 The Audience For ES1
31:03 Limitations
31:35 The Problem Of Pressure Transitions
31:41 Limitations (Continued)
32:05 Pressure Transition Chart: Meticulous vs ES1
32:38 Final Thoughts And Conclusions
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Patreon: patreon.com/jameshoffmann
Limited Edition Merch: geni.us/TensHundredsThousands
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My Books:
I wrote the foreword and afterword to Julian Baggini’s The Book of Coffee*: geni.us/thebookofcoffee
How to Make The Best Coffee At Home*: geni.us/howtomakethebestcoffee
The World Atlas of Coffee*: geni.us/worldatlasofcoffee
The World Atlas of Coffee Audiobook*: bit.ly/worldatlasofcoffeeaudio
The Best of Jimseven*: geni.us/bestofjimseven
Things I use and like:
My old glasses: bit.ly/boldlondon
My new glasses (Sept 2024 onwards): bit.ly/thenewglasses
My hair product of choice*: geni.us/forthehair
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Join The Drip Feed Newsletter (and check out the first issue) here: https://thedripfeed.coffee/
Our video which explains what a PID Controller is: youtu.be/UGf7mtfhOFM?si=-iyh7YPCmQCPsbvP&t=225
The Fellow ES1 teardown video By Jacob Salamon: youtu.be/bohqiGacNTs?si=A_cLPua0B0suFLwo
My Fellow Aiden review: youtu.be/lUFTOeT9fcE
My Philips Baristina reivew: youtu.be/XcoDb_4s4y8
00:00 Intro
00:27 A Quick Overview
00:58 Who Do Fellow Want To Be?
02:48 Walkthrough And Accessories
05:34 Brewing The First Shot
07:07 ES1 and Pressure Performance
11:49 Pressure Profiling: Lever Style
14:17 Does It Make Good Espresso?
15:44 The Ramp-Down Function
16:31 The Drip Feed Newsletter
17:05 Ramp-Down Fail
20:24 What Does The ES1 Allow You To Do?
21:02 Temperature Performance
22:16 Temperature Chart
22:48 Temperature Offset Function
24:52 It's a 1st Gen Product
27:07 Does It Look And Feel Good?
29:36 The Audience For ES1
31:03 Limitations
31:35 The Problem Of Pressure Transitions
31:41 Limitations (Continued)
32:05 Pressure Transition Chart: Meticulous vs ES1
32:38 Final Thoughts And Conclusions
Other Links:
Patreon: patreon.com/jameshoffmann
Limited Edition Merch: geni.us/TensHundredsThousands
Instagram: instagram.com/jimseven
Twitter: twitter.com/jimseven
My Books:
I wrote the foreword and afterword to Julian Baggini’s The Book of Coffee*: geni.us/thebookofcoffee
How to Make The Best Coffee At Home*: geni.us/howtomakethebestcoffee
The World Atlas of Coffee*: geni.us/worldatlasofcoffee
The World Atlas of Coffee Audiobook*: bit.ly/worldatlasofcoffeeaudio
The Best of Jimseven*: geni.us/bestofjimseven
Things I use and like:
My old glasses: bit.ly/boldlondon
My new glasses (Sept 2024 onwards): bit.ly/thenewglasses
My hair product of choice*: geni.us/forthehair
(*Affiliate links which may earn us a commission)
