Nocturno — one shot, start to finish (demo)

02The shot, frame by frame

Nothing turns into anything else.

Beans fall into the grinder, grounds fall into the basket, the handle locks, the shot runs. What you just scrolled is one continuous take: you moved through it and it kept going.

Whole roasted beans tumbling into the grinder — 00:01Beans

Ground coffee spiralling out of the grinder chute — 00:07Grind

The portafilter locked into the group head — 00:18Lock

Espresso streaming into a black cup — 00:25Pull

03The coffees

Three roasts, all for espresso.

OaxacaWashed

Pluma Hidalgo

Panela, orange peel, cocoa nib.

$22 · 340 g

ChiapasHoney

Sierra Madre

Brown sugar, red apple, almond.

$20 · 340 g

VeracruzNatural

Coatepec

Dark cherry, molasses, long finish.

$24 · 340 g

04Our recipe, if you want ours

18 in, 36 out, 27 seconds.

01

Dose

18 g, ground fine enough to clump between two fingers.

18.0 g

02

Distribute

Level the bed before you tamp. Channels start at the high side.

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03

Tamp

Once, flat, firm. Don't knock the handle after.

~15 kg

04

Pull

Water at 93 °C, 9 bar. First drops around 6 s.

27 s

05

Stop

When the stream blonds, or at 36 g in the cup.

36.0 g

05Questions

Before you order.

When do you roast?

Tuesdays and Fridays. Bags ship the same afternoon.

Whole bean or ground?

Whole bean by default. Tell us your grinder and we'll grind for it.

Can I subscribe?

Every two or four weeks, pause any time.

Is this a real roaster?

No. Nocturno is a demo by Astral Studio: the brand, coffees and prices are invented to show the format.