The M3 Espresso Machine is no longer available. An even more amazing version is on the way. But do go below to see the amazing Versalab Grinder and the new Espresso PRESS.

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Versalab M3 espresso equipment - a unique taste experience - truly the ultimate in espresso

The Versalab M3 Espresso machine gives you total control over the espresso extraction process. The products combine a unique espresso machine, grinder, and press. Each, of course, can be used alone, and either in a commercial setting, a cupping room, or the home.

the most amazing thing to happen to espresso in decades
"The first time I experienced a shot from the M3, I was floored, speechless. It was beyond anything I had ever tasted in over 15 years in the roasting/cupping business. This happened again some time later when I had an extraction from the M3 using the Versalab Grinder plus the Precision Packer. This went way beyond the adventure of the M3 alone. Now I cannot imagine cupping without these essential tools."
Mark Overly - Kaladi Brothers Coffee

 

 

 

The M3 Espresso Machine was created to be the optimal espresso extraction device. In order to accomplish this two basic goals had to be achieved.

Firstly it needed very precise control over all brew parameters. The controls of the M3 allow the user to experiment with and regulate every aspect of the brewing process - adjusting for the optimum parameters for any roast: water temperature to .1ºF, brew pressure to around .02 bar, pre-infuse time and flow, and overall brew time. Now you can evaluate the effect of each of these parameters in detail - and our experience indicates that each of these parameters counts in great detail.

Secondly, it needed to completely avoid off flavors from its own internals. There is no 3-way valve, thus eliminating the build-up of residues and off flavors. Off-tastes due to poor metal choices, dirty tubing, unstable temperatures, and inaccurate brew parameters have all been eliminated.

The machine provides complete transparency of blend and roast.

This is not an “improved” version of available technology. Rather, the question was asked “What is needed to make an excellent cup of espresso” and the design answers grew out of that question. This makes the M3 espresso machine an invaluable technical tool for cupping, roasting, and the accurate understanding – and then also the enjoyment – of espresso.

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Versalab Grinder eliminates the disaster of residual grounds and burned tasting espresso.

Other commercial grinders seriously hurt the flavor of the coffee by adding a proportion of the multiple previous grindings and overheating the grounds through aggressive burrs running at too high a speed. The Versalab Grinder grinds one dose at a time, with no place in the grinding pathway for grounds to accumulate. The burr set provides a gentle long path through grinding resulting in the fluffiest non-stale/non-oily grounds possible. Beans into the top funnel, through the burr set (68 mm conical/flat), and grounds out the bottom funnel. No off-flavors from oxidation, no “bad bean” residuals, no residuals from the previous roast flavor to confuse the present cupping. The grinder produces almost no heat and is very quiet, ideal for use in cupping labs and private residences.

Read the Home-Barista.com review!

 

 

 

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$1250 plus shipping


The Versalab PRESS is the way to control packing. Why struggle with the variations from your best barista - between different baristas - or new counter help. Get control!

The PRESS is water or air driven through a regulated supply to give extremely repeatable results. The desired pressure is set by the user.

Set the filled portafilter on the ball bearing mounted press rest and flip the switch. The piston will compress the grounds to whatever pressure has been set. Move the portafilter handle from side to side to polish the puck.

 

 

 

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$375 plus shipping

As a coffee professional, using the M3 Espresso System, you can identify and perfect your espresso blends. As an espresso fanatic, you can experience something previously unobtainable.


 "Versalab's triad -- the M3, Precision Packer, and The Grinder -- doesn't just raise the standard of espresso quality -- it rewrites it."
N. Baniowski
Barista

M3 Espresso Machine Specifications (see Grinder and Packer individual pages for their specifications)

Weight 100lbs.

16” front to back without portafilter handle
14 1/2” high
12 3/4” wide

3 1/2” under portafilter spout
4 3/4” under bottomless portafilter

Uses La Marzocco type portafilters

Requires a single 20A 120 VAC circuit
(other voltages can be accommodated on special order)
Must be plumbed with water in and drain out
The drain can be a bucket under counter

The M3 comes complete ready to install, including 5 lbs. of espresso, and cleaning materials

All brew parameters are user adjustable.

The main controller software is field upgradable.

Something about the M3.
We have identified a lot of the flavor problems associated with conventional espresso machines and have essentially eliminated them. The result is an espresso of exceptional quality - we firmly believe it to be unequalled.

Most machines flavor the water through two sources, nasty tasting metals in the incoming water path, and residual coffee flavors also in the incoming water path. Eliminated in the M3.

We control the water temperature very well. We see no signs that other machines take a bunch of temperature issues into account – regardless of claims. The water in the M3 never leaves a consistent temperature environment until it exits the coffee.

Pre-infuse is adjustable in time and ramping rate.

Brewing pressure is fully adjustable.

Yes you can easily taste the difference in a few tenths of a Bar (or less) variation in brew pressure or less than .5 degree water temperature variation.

All the key features of the M3 are the subject of a patent application. They are “Patent Pending”.

 

$9,800 + shipping

A look at our designer's 32+ years of design.

 

Call Laura at Versalab 970.622.0240
Also see the Versalab M3 Packer and the M3 Grinder individual pages

 

 

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