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by faris
June 20th, 2012, 8:16 am
Forum: Espresso Machines
Replies: 5
Views: 1776

Brew pressure adjustment problems

SUCCESS! Thank you all once again for your excellent advice. I obtained and fitted an adjustable pressure reduction valve (£20) this morning. At 3bar on the pressure reduction valve (default) the Fracino was initially showing 6bar at the grouphead. But by a combination of screwing in the Fracino's b...
by faris
June 19th, 2012, 3:53 pm
Forum: Espresso Machines
Replies: 5
Views: 1776

Brew pressure adjustment problems

Awesome suggestions everybody! I'm sorry I wasn't too specific, but reading the forums and searching seems to indicate almost nobody here has a Fracino machine, so I didn't think it was worth going into too much detail. But the pump setup is basically similar to the diagram Dan posted, and it must b...
by faris
June 16th, 2012, 5:53 pm
Forum: Espresso Machines
Replies: 5
Views: 1776

Brew pressure adjustment problems

I don't really expect there's much I can do, but.... The grouphead pressure on my borrowed ancient Fracino commercial machine is way too high at 11 to 12 bar. I've played with the pressure adjustment screw but all I can do is push the pressure higher by screwing it in further. If I adjust it the other
by faris
April 4th, 2012, 9:48 am
Forum: Tips and Techniques
Replies: 4
Views: 4489

UK skimmed milk, microfoam and temperature

Thanks for the tips. I'll look into the Espro Toroid. It looks really interesting. The only thing is that the one I'm seeing on YourTube looks too small for me but maybe they make them in different sizes
by faris
April 2nd, 2012, 8:16 am
Forum: Tips and Techniques
Replies: 4
Views: 4489

UK skimmed milk, microfoam and temperature

A lot of people have a lot of trouble with milk foaming, myself included, so I thought I'd post my experience on the off-chance it helps someone. I've generally been using what we call Semi-Skimmed milk in the UK. This has green labelling and a green bottle top, and is usually labelled as having 2% ...
by faris
March 20th, 2012, 6:21 pm
Forum: Tips and Techniques
Replies: 20
Views: 2060

Terrible technique, great results

Thanks for all the replies everybody. I love the idea that the taste I'm getting is worn bits of burr The beans, incidentally, are Lavazza Super Crema. Described by them as "Just an all-round wonderful flavour - hints of spice, dark chocolate, caramel and malt". I was also very interested to learn a...
by faris
March 19th, 2012, 8:05 am
Forum: Tips and Techniques
Replies: 20
Views: 2060

Terrible technique, great results

Dear all, This is my first post. I considered putting it in the Cafes section but figured Tips and Technique would be more appropriate in the end. Apologies if I've made the wrong decision. I have to be the luckiest coffee lover in the world. A very good friend has allowed me to "borrow" his Fracino...