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- April 15th, 2024, 2:26 pm
- Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
- Replies: 16
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Olympia Cremina lever questions after group gasket replacement
There are two likely causes: 1) old, stale coffee; or, 2) you are not grinding fine enough. 1) How old is the coffee? Where and when was it purchased? What is its roast date? 2) From a 2009 post in H-B: "Grind a sample and pinch it between your fingers
- April 14th, 2024, 9:40 pm
- Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
- Replies: 1084
- Views: 77117
- March 30th, 2024, 1:10 pm
- Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
- Replies: 1084
- Views: 77117
User Experience with the Strietman CT2
After the water has been heating for, say, 15 minutes, raise the edge of the lid just enough to stick in a Thermapen. They are very accurate, very fast reading, and you can get readings at different locations/depths. DO use something like a towel to raise the edge of the lid; it's hot (don't ask how...
- March 24th, 2024, 9:59 am
- Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
- Replies: 14
- Views: 521
Olympia Cremina Issue - Help!
It's a sticky or deformed O-ring. Order a replacement (or two or three) from Cerini. To replace, unscrew and remove the boiler cap, pop the red cap off, remove the clip on the top of the plunger, and the plunger will drop out (do not do this while the cap is on the boiler). Reassemble with a new
- March 16th, 2024, 6:08 pm
- Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
- Replies: 14
- Views: 521
Olympia Cremina Issue - Help!
False pressure. The Olympia machines (so far as I know) all use the same vacuum breaker in the boiler cap. I've been having trouble for a long time with the O-ring seal on the Maximatic vacuum breaker being a bit sticky, holding the "plunger" in the center up in the sealed position when the machine ...
- March 11th, 2024, 9:47 am
- Forum: Grinders
- Replies: 23
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Versalab M4 - truly WDT free?
Is Titus not located in Germany?
- February 24th, 2024, 11:57 am
- Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
- Replies: 8
- Views: 613
Steaming Help Needed Olympia Cremina
Weber Workshops. Variable steam tip and an adapter for Cremina wand. Edited to add: Works with the later wands with screw-on tip
- January 14th, 2024, 8:41 am
- Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
- Replies: 4
- Views: 134
Olympia Cremina group not cycling and no steam
Cerini has the o-rings. They aren't listed, but drop them an e-mail, tell them what you want, and they will come through
- January 4th, 2024, 10:28 am
- Forum: Coffee Brewing
- Replies: 6
- Views: 290
Kevex Fold - Chemex 1-3 cup improved filter fold
Other than having fun, are there any advantages to this Kevex fold?
- December 19th, 2023, 5:03 pm
- Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1811
"Fellini moves" - a joke?
Not to mention unnecessarily sucking bilge water up into the group