Espresso Series 1

Wildly impressed with profile customization options.

I've been living with the Espresso Series 1 for nearly a month now and I am really enjoying it. Although, it took me at least a week to properly dial in my 18 gram espresso shot timing and volume after finally googling the issue. No matter what drink profile I tried it would stop the shot way too early with barely half the 38 gram volume dosage. I had to go into the ""nerdy"" settings and increase volume output significantly. But once I did this shots began to run beautifully! Before purchasing this machine I was using a Quickmill Anita for many years. I still love the build quality and old world looks of the Quickmill. But I've discovered the Fellow Espresso Series 1 pulls a significantly better shot. I'm able to taste a lot more of the interesting flavors from my espresso that I didn't get from the Quickmill. I'm assuming this is due to the Series 1's much better temperature stability? A couple of things I don't like about the Series 1. I find while it's on and not in use, it gives off a subtle, high pitched sound that's enough to be irritating to my ears. It also powers off into sleep mode too soon. Maybe this can be adjusted in settings? When removing the ports filter from the group head the whole group head moves slightly, making me question the quality and wonder about the longevity of the machine. Otherwise, I'm really loving this machine. Not only does it pull excellent shots consistently, but it looks beautiful on my counter and doesn't take up a lot of space. I love how it's much shorter than my Quickmill, with lots of height between the top and my kitchen cabinets, making it easy to refill top loaded the water container.

I've been living with the Espresso Series 1 for nearly a month now and I am really enjoying it. Although it took me at least a week to properly dial in my 18 gram espresso shot timing and volume after finally googling the issue. No matter what drink profile I tried it would stop the shot way too early with barely half the 38 gram volume dosage. I had to go into the nerdy settings and increase volume output significantly. But once I did this shots began to run beautifully! Before purchasing this machine I was using a Quickmill Anita for many years. I still love the build quality and old world looks of the Quickmill. But I've discovered the Fellow Espresso Series 1 pulls a significantly better shot. I'm able to taste a lot more of the interesting flavors from my espresso that I didn't get from the Quickmill. I'm assuming this is due to the Series 1's much better temperature stability? A couple of things I don't like about the Series 1. I find while it's on and not in use it gives off a subtle high pitched sound that's enough to be irritating to my ears. It also powers off into sleep mode too soon. Maybe this can be adjusted in settings?When removing the ports filter from the group head the whole group head moves slightly making me question the quality and wonder about the longevity of the machine. Otherwise I'm really loving this machine. Not only does it pull excellent shots consistently but it looks beautiful on my counter and doesn't take up a lot of space. I love how it's much shorter than my Quickmill with lots of height between the top and my kitchen cabinets making it easy to refill top loaded the water container.

Incredible machine! Steam wand is great and temp probe super helpful for making milk drinks. Also love playing with the espresso profiles.

Incredible machine! Steam wand is great and temp probe super helpful for making milk drinks. Also love playing with the espresso profiles.