Post a pic of your home espresso setup... - Page 454

#4531: Post by **BaristaBoy E61** » May 1st, 2017, 4:35 pm

spiffdude wrote:That black box is the transfo for my LED lighting, i had to hide it somewhere!

I have an in-line pressure regulator that keeps the inlet to the machine at 30 psi. I don't know that the Rocket allows for line preinfusion? I always though that it would only let water pass when the pump is engaged and then you get the typical e61 head preinfusion at full pump pressure.

The 45° position of the brew lever should allow for water line level pre-infusion. Try it. You might notice a slight drop in water pressure reading on the 'Pump Pressure' gauge. I can see by the picture you posted that it already is reading a water line pressure of about 4-Bar. Lifting the group lever to the middle or slightly higher position - but before the pump engages should initiate water line level per-infusion. Watch the pump gauge and listen for the sounds of water flowing. It should take about 6-seconds to pre-infuse the puck and for the first drop to hit the bottom of the cup, then lift the group lever to the 90° position (parallel to floor) to engage the pump. You can end with a line level ramp down or go all the way down to open the group valve to release pressure completely.

YMMV

#4532: Post by **JohnStuartP** » May 2nd, 2017, 11:02 am

After a few entry level machines and grinders I am happy with where I am at. My house was built in the late 90's when it was apparently popular to have a large cabinet that could house an old tube television. It has become my espresso cabinet. When not in use, the door folds down and covers everything.

#4533: Post by **FotonDrv** » May 2nd, 2017, 11:25 am

JohnStuartP wrote:After a few entry level machines and grinders I am happy with where I am at. My house was built in the late 90's when it was apparently popular to have a large cabinet that could house an old tube television. It has become my espresso cabinet. When not in use, the door folds down and covers everything.

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There used to be old typewriter cabinets that allowed the user to fold the very large heavy legal typewriter into the cabinet. Pretty useful mechanism!

#4534: Post by **spiffdude** » May 2nd, 2017, 10:19 pm

BaristaBoy E61 wrote:The 45° position of the brew lever should allow for water line level pre-infusion. Try it.

I will try that out tomorrow morning for sure. Thanks for the tip!

#4535: Post by **007** » May 4th, 2017, 12:17 am

My first post = my traveling espresso bar (complete with hair drier and nice wooden Kleenex box). Lido2, Flair, bonavita 1L gooseneck and some nice Colombia Estrella beans from my roasting buddy (user Chert). Cheers.

#4536: Post by **espressonut** » May 4th, 2017, 7:09 am

Ppettson wrote:Really nice work Espressonut! Looking excellent!

Thanks! I have always been a fan of Elektra's styling, and they make for good conversation pieces. Over the years I have been lucky and able to acquire some broken ones for cheap.

#4537: Post by **FotonDrv** » May 4th, 2017, 10:44 am

Welcome Blake and a nice first Post showing that good coffee can actually happen On The Road

#4538: Post by **mivanitsky** » May 4th, 2017, 2:45 pm

Travel setup when flying (not shown Helor):

Travel setup when driving:

No complaints about either!

#4539: Post by **RyanP** » May 4th, 2017, 3:13 pm

I recognize that setup

The monolith flat and CT1 look great next to one another. Excellent pairing.

#4540: Post by **Floydpink** » May 6th, 2017, 12:27 am

My setup:

ECM Classika PID
Macap M4 stepless