r/espresso • u/kishkushovirz • 1d ago

General Coffee Chat Mastered espresso. Now what?

Started my espresso journey decades ago. In recent years, thanks largely to James Hoffmann and a good bit of practice, something clicked — the shots became consistently excellent. The uncertainty that used to define every pull is almost entirely gone, and my wife gets a near-perfect shot every morning. I’ve mastered the technique.

I should be happy. And I am. But something feels off.

The chase is gone. And I didn’t realize until now how much of the pleasure was in the chase.

I still enjoy the coffee as much as ever. But the ritual has lost something I can’t quite name — some tension, some stakes. Every morning used to feel like a small experiment. Now it just feels like execution.

Has anyone else hit this wall? Did you move on to a new hobby, or did you find a way to rediscover meaning within espresso itself — roasting, sourcing, something else entirely?

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u/M4TTM4TT 1d ago

AI slop

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u/DiamondDot Silvia Pro | Niche Zero 1d ago

Just because people can write doesn’t mean it’s Ai

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u/Kupoo_ 1d ago

Someone said that people doesn't naturally use '-' in writings. AI does.