Fellow Espresso Series 1 Home Coffee Machine: Sesame/Maple

Specifications

• Compatibility: 58 mm commercial format, includes 58 mm bottomless portafilter and 18 g baskets, Fellow App on iOS and Android
• Materials: Stainless steel, brass, reinforced silicone water lines, BPA free plastic, PPS dispersion block and steam wand tip, Maple wood handles on portafilter and tamper for Malted Chocolate, components are BPA and PFAS free
• Dimensions and weight: 438 x 315 x 279 mm, 17.24 x 12.4 x 10.98 inches, 21.7 lb, water tank 2.0 L, cord length 3 feet
• Included: 58 mm bottomless portafilter with Maple wood handle, steam wand tip cleaner, shot splitter attachment, 18 g single wall double basket, 18 g pressurised double basket, 10 oz stainless steel steaming pitcher, tamper with Maple wood handle
• Warranty: 1 year standard warranty
• Certifications: Certified for household use only

Features

• ✅ Boosted Boiler temperature control Get stable water temperature to the degree, so shots taste balanced, with a warm up of two minutes or less.
• ✅ Pressure profiling and presets Pick a profile for your roast or create your own, then save it for repeatable espresso every morning.
• ✅ Assisted steaming wand Temperature sensing wand auto stops at your target and auto purges after use, for smooth milk with less guesswork.
• ✅ Commercial style 58 mm group head Brass core with internal heating and a dispersion block delivers even flow through the puck for consistent extraction.

Perfect For

Home espresso, busy mornings, compact benches, milk coffee fans, americanos and tea on demand, training consistency, and experimenting with pressure and temperature control. Picture a Saturday brunch, you pull a sweet shot, then steam velvety milk for two flat whites without breaking stride.

Maintenance & Best Practices

Wipe the steam wand after each use and let auto purge run. Remove the wand tip for a periodic deep clean. Empty and rinse the drip tray when the max fill indicator shows. Keep the tank above the minimum line, and store tools under the lift up storage pad. For cleaners and descalers, see our espresso cleaning products.

FAQs

Why Choose the Fellow Espresso Series 1 Home Coffee Machine

This Malted Chocolate, Maple accented variant brings commercial style control into a compact body, with to the degree heat stability, pressure profiling, and assisted steaming. Materials are food safe throughout, and the app keeps profiles in sync. Expect a sweet aroma and a round, syrupy body when your shot is dialled in.

Coffee Parts Thoughts

Fellow entering the espresso machine market was always going to attract attention — but the Series 1 feels far more serious and refined than most people expected. A lot of brands entering espresso for the first time tend to lean heavily toward either beginner convenience or ultra-technical enthusiast territory. What’s impressive here is how successfully Fellow has managed to bridge both worlds.

The biggest achievement of the Series 1 is that it makes genuinely advanced espresso concepts approachable without watering them down. Pressure profiling, flow control, programmable extractions, controlled pre-infusion — these are features normally reserved for machines costing dramatically more, and usually aimed at very experienced users. Fellow has somehow packaged those capabilities into a workflow that still feels intuitive and welcoming.

You can also clearly see Fellow’s industrial design background throughout the machine. The interface, ergonomics, layout, and interaction design feel considered in a way many espresso machines simply aren’t. Instead of feeling like commercial café equipment awkwardly shrunk for the kitchen, the Series 1 feels purpose-built for modern home coffee setups.

The pressure profiling system is probably the standout feature. Most home machines lock users into a fairly traditional 9-bar extraction style, but the Series 1 allows far more experimentation with how water interacts with the coffee puck throughout the shot. That opens the door to softer, sweeter extractions, especially with lighter roast coffees that can often taste harsh or underdeveloped on more traditional machines.

What’s equally important though is that Fellow hasn’t forgotten newer users. The guided brewing modes and real-time feedback make the machine surprisingly approachable, even if someone is still learning espresso fundamentals. It teaches workflow rather than hiding it behind automation — and that’s a genuinely smart direction for home espresso.

In many ways, the Series 1 feels like the natural evolution of where high-end home coffee equipment is heading: café-level capability combined with genuinely thoughtful user experience design. For coffee enthusiasts wanting room to grow without immediately stepping into commercial multi-thousand-dollar territory, this is one of the most exciting home espresso machines released in years