A totally different sort of airport coffee... W10 near Langley WA. {link} Excellent coffee and food... fun strip if you like landing in the trees and no TSA whatsoever

Personally I love the funky "barnyard" tang of a natural. One of the best roasts I've ever had was a natural Yirgacheffe from Useless Bay Coffee Co. it was funky to the point of it almost being a different beverage. I've been chasing that profile ever since. Unfortunately, it seems that the past sev...

This is probably a long shot, but I just spent a month chasing a buzzing sound coming from a Linea steam boiler which turned out to be the ball check valves in the steam wands

Thanks everyone! My goal was to ratchet my skill level up a few notches with this one, I'm pretty happy with the result! Yes, it will remain black! The drip tray is from a Conti lever two group machine I luckily had laying about. I would like to obtain sheet metal equipment someday... just

A photo studio my shop is not! But, here are some reasonable digital representations, must see in person to fully appreciate how awesome the crinkle finish is {image} {image} {image} {image} {image} {image}

Feet: Some aluminum bar stock and m10 all-thread. {image} Roughed out parts. {image} Shiny feet. I spent the evening polishing stainless steel... maybe a full reveal photo tomorrow. {image}

First shot: Actually, that is stretching the truth a bit, call it the first (video I liked well enough to share) of a shot. {video} There is still tweaking to do with dose and grind but that one tasted pretty good. I guess these La Marzocco machines are pretty nice

Wiring: I was able to finish up the wiring today. It's always nice to turn on the switch and have everything working properly. {image} Should be ready for a test drive tomorrow, I just need to attach to the pump and mains.... fingers crossed. {image}

It was more about being able to have both hot legs switched. An on/on/off switch would make for an easy line pressure pre-infusion but with three groups it would only work for one group at a time, which seems confusing in the high volume environment this machine is designed for

I have owned several vintage and most recently a 2010 version. While the older models are built like tanks, the newer model takes it to another level. I would be surprised if the stainless boiler was a cost saving measure, as the added machining work must have be quite expensive. The boiler is large...