The YOU is a pleasure to make coffee with. The tactile feedback and sounds of the brew process are incredibly satisfying, and you’re able to control every aspect of the coffee brewing parameters.
The YOU features pressure profiling: With the programmable shot profiles and manual paddle, the user can directly influence pressure from 0-12 bars on the fly, during the shot.
With shot volume and pressure, and by extension flow rate, controlled by the user, you can brew every conceivable style of espresso with the YOU. Flow rate topped out at an impressive 17.5ml/s during our testing, which allowed for fast ‘turbo shot’ styles of espresso.
Boiler and group head temperatures are controllable to 0.1 degree accuracy and remain impressively stable, with live readings given during the shot. Shot volumes are measured with water through the group head, rather than by weighing the finished product. This allows for repeatable profiles reducing human error and eliminating the need for an additional scale.
This machine gives you everything you could need to brew delicious coffee in every possible style of espresso, from the modern light roast turbo shots to the short Italian ristretto. With six preinstalled profiles and up to 10 customisable profiles, the YOU lets you record and repeat a manual brew with incredible accuracy or brew to a premade recipe.
With control over each brew parameter, impressive stability and repeatability, the YOU allows the most creative and informed barista to craft a range of incredible coffee styles. Though, with built in profiles and intuitive manual brewing, the YOU also allows a more novice user to brew delicious coffee without the confusion and stress of having to control each parameter.
Once again, steaming milk on the Sanremo YOU is an absolute pleasure. With the 1 litre steam boiler being programmable from 0-2 bar to an accuracy of 0.1, you get a range of steam power options.