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by huw
October 26th, 2012, 3:27 am
Forum: Buying Advice
Replies: 12
Views: 1567

Struggling to find a good yet small grinder

Macap M2 is just over 15" high but isn't stepless. What about a Eureka Mignon/Nuova Simonelli MCI/F? That's pretty tiny and has some favourable reviews
by huw
October 25th, 2012, 1:18 pm
Forum: Grinders
Replies: 7
Views: 21047

Macap M2 Review

That's a really helpful photo! Is there any chance you could post some more with the M2 next to other common grinders (Mazzer Mini, Rocky etc)? I found it really hard to get a good impression of the size of the grinder before I bought mine
by huw
September 14th, 2012, 4:51 am
Forum: Tips and Techniques
Replies: 17
Views: 1816

Newbie best espresso not good enough, please help!

What's the brew ratio of that naked portafilter shot? Ignore the volume when there's that much crema. With a naked portafilter it's easy to make shots that approach the rim of a demitasse but only weigh 30g. The advantage of weighing the shots when you're experimenting is you can keep the ratio the ...
by huw
September 12th, 2012, 9:45 am
Forum: Espresso Machines
Replies: 14
Views: 16415

Zero cost adapter for portafilter pressure gauge

That's brilliant! I remembered your post when I was making my own portafilter gauge and cut a couple of rubber washers from an inner tube. No PTFE tape required... Sealed watertight to 12 bar and easy to lightly unscrew from the portafilter to let some water leak out to simulate a shot. {image}
by huw
September 7th, 2012, 11:33 am
Forum: Tips and Techniques
Replies: 17
Views: 1816

Newbie best espresso not good enough, please help!

Given from that and your shot glasses it looks like you work in a lab, I'd suggest forgetting about volume and weigh the shots instead. From there try playing with the brew ratio (mass coffee/mass shot) by dosing more/less and changing the grind and see if a more ristretto style extraction improves ...
by huw
September 7th, 2012, 10:37 am
Forum: Grinders
Replies: 7
Views: 21047

Macap M2 Review

Burrs are 50 mm. They have Macap stamped on them so I guess they're unique to this grinder. I've seen the M2 for $460 on a US supplier's website (not sure if posting links is allowed). I bought it from a shop in Italy and with the £/€ rate at the time it worked out at £250 which
by huw
September 7th, 2012, 9:53 am
Forum: Grinders
Replies: 7
Views: 21047

Macap M2 Review

I'm not sure how international a term "lolly stick" is and it was actually a wooden fork from a motorway services so here's a picture of the exit chute cleaning device: {image}
by huw
September 7th, 2012, 9:19 am
Forum: Grinders
Replies: 7
Views: 21047

Macap M2 Review

This is my first post here and so I hope it's useful! I bought a Macap M2 grinder "blind" having only seen some photos and read some google-translated reviews. I hope this review (now I've had the grinder for a month or so) will be useful to anyone considering buying it. The bottom line is it's real...