Most coffee lovers want to get started with an espresso. Nowadays espresso can be made at home by having an espresso machine. Most people can make espresso at home. Buying your cappuccino, or mocha at a local coffee bar is more expensive. To bear this expenditure, you can make espresso at your home in many simple ways.

What is espresso?

Espresso is a concentrated form of coffee served in small shots and it is a base for many of the coffee drinks. It is made from the same beans as coffee but it is stronger, thicker and higher in caffeine. Espresso has all of the same flavors of coffee but amplified—bitter, lightly sweet, acidic, toasty.

Here are 5 different ways to make espresso coffee

 Aero Press:

This is one of the significant methods to prepare espresso if you can’t afford an espresso machine. Unlike regular coffee espresso is completely made of pressure. Aero press is ideal to make an espresso. All you need is an Aero press, dedicated coffee grounds, hot water. The following are the step to make espresso from an aero press

• Place your aero press. Place a filter inside the drain cap
• Try to place more than one filter so that flow of the water can be slowed
• Add 2 spoons of fine coffee grounds. Make sure the grounds are consistent. Place the grounds evenly in the filter
• Boil your water and after reaching around 200 degrees.  Wait for 30 seconds
• Pour the boiled water and stir with coffee
• Press down the plunge. As this is espresso, press the plunge as hard as you can (espresso depends on pressure)
• Take out the espresso in to your cup and enjoy

Stovetop espresso maker:

The best and simplest way to make an espresso. They are cheaper than espresso machines and make a satisfying cup of espresso at your home. You don’t need to depend on an electric source or any other outside factors to make a cup of espresso. Espresso usually is brewed under at least 9 bar(130PSI) pressure. Espresso maker offer 9 bar  pressure. All you need is a stove top espresso maker, hot water, coffee grounds. The following are the steps to make espresso from an espresso maker.

• Espresso maker mainly has three parts bottom chamber for water. Funnel to hold coffee grounds and top chamber that holds espresso once brewed.
• Preheat the bottom chamber and fill the bottom chamber with cold water
• Add coffee grounds in to the funnel. Make sure the coffee grounds are finer.
• Place the top chamber on the funnel and bottom chamber. Twist the top chamber, make sure it is secured
• Place the espresso maker on the stove and turn on the heat.
• During this process steam generated due to the heat allows the water to go up to the coffee grounds. This makes water mixed with grounds and moves to the top chamber
• When brewing is finished take out the maker. Brewed espresso will be on the top chamber. Serve and enjoy

French press

One of the most commonly owned presses and most popular press around the world. Many coffee lovers prefer French coffee. With French press you can actually make espresso too. Process is a bit complex. All you need is a French press, coffee grounds and kettle/boiling pan. The following are the steps to make espresso from French press.

• To make espresso in French press, you need to grind at least 2 spoons of coffee for a cup of espresso. You will need more coffee for espresso in French press than aero press or espresso maker
• Heat a cup of water in your kettle/pan for about 200 degrees
• Add coffee grounds in French press
• Add a splash of water to your grounds and wait for 30 seconds
• Pour the rest of the hot water on the grounds and wait for 4-5 minutes
• Press the plunger slow and steady pressure. Raise the plunger up and press all the way down (extra pressure for espresso)
• Serve and enjoy

Moka Pot

Moka pot is the same as an espresso maker. You have three parts in a moka pot low chamber, built in filter and a top chamber. The pressure in a moka pot is far less than espresso maker. Moka pot usually has 1-2 bars of pressure. You’ll get a taste that is assuredly neither coffee nor espresso, but satisfying at the same. The following are the steps to make espresso in Moka pot

• Pour you water in the bottom of the pot
• Place your coffee grounds in to the built-in filter
• Secure the spouted top of the Moka pot tightly
• Place the pot on the stove and burn it in medium flame
• Wait till the coffee begins to expand and foam in the upper level of the pot
• The hot water will create the pressure and produce a concentrated coffee
• When the top is filled with coffee, pour it in cup and enjoy

Espresso machine:

one of most common commercially used method to make an espresso coffee. This is mostly seen in bars and coffee shops. Some coffee lovers have this machine at home. Espresso machine are some expensive than other makes. But espresso generated is good in taste. time to make espresso in machine is very much less compared to other makers. In principle, an espresso machine is a simple device; it is designed to heat water to between 90 to 100 degree centigrade, and then push it through a puck of ground coffee at a pressure of 8 to 10 bar. 

1. De attach portafilter from the machine and clean it for any residue
2. Dispense freshly grounded grounds in to portafilter
3. Level the grounds in the filter in circle motion and evenly. Make sure to remove crumbs
4. Re attach the filter to machine group head
5. Immediately press the brew button and begin brewing in to a cup

Espresso coffee can be made in many ways. Make sure you get the right type of desired espresso coffee. Please visit technical coffee to buy coffee makers and pots to have a delicious cup of espresso.