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by barry
August 18th, 2013, 12:08 am
Forum: Espresso Machines
Replies: 2
Views: 1346

CMA Astoria Rio dispensing pressure question

The 4:1 difference in brew volume is an indication that things are not right inside your machine. The scale buildup on the HX fittings indicate there is likely scale buildup inside your machine. How do you know your boiler has little scale in it? Where you able to get a visual of the inside? There m...
by barry
June 9th, 2012, 4:10 pm
Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
Replies: 4
Views: 1073

La Marzocco Linea replacement water pump and motor for 220v

I'm not too keen on Fluidotech, after having a few leak into the motor... Better to stick with Procon
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by barry
June 3rd, 2012, 6:05 pm
Forum: Tips and Techniques
Replies: 7
Views: 1486

Barista Training Outline - Comments?

Mostly myth. Use those grounds to brew throw-away shots to season the espresso machine. If the machine was cleaned the night before, then the first shots can taste funky. Might as well use the purged grounds to season up the machine
by barry
June 3rd, 2012, 5:59 pm
Forum: Tips and Techniques
Replies: 7
Views: 1486

Barista Training Outline - Comments?

If these standards have been derived empirically using their machine and their coffee, then okay, I guess. If these are just numbers pulled out of thin air, or off the interwebs, then no... Hopper full & doser empty do not necessarily result in a precise dose and zero waste. They are generally good
by barry
June 3rd, 2012, 5:22 pm
Forum: Espresso Machines
Replies: 7
Views: 7031

Eric's E61 thermometer 2nd degree burn

If that was installed with a brass compression ferrule, then the installation was improperly done
by barry
May 27th, 2012, 7:25 pm
Forum: Cafes and Get-togethers
Replies: 11
Views: 769

Serious coffee in the boonies

Oh, almost forgot: Espresso in the boonies: My wife & I were driving back from the SCAA conference in... '94? when we passed through Kanab, UT. There, we met a guy who was trying to crank out the very best espresso he could on two or three basic Krups steam-boiler machines. He said he had a
by barry
May 27th, 2012, 7:22 pm
Forum: Cafes and Get-togethers
Replies: 11
Views: 769

Serious coffee in the boonies

Hmmm... I think it was "Simone" at Cafe Italia... the shots were good & solid, pulled with apparent ease & grace by young Italian women. That espresso experience certainly made me reconsider some of the whole over-techno-religiosity of shot-making which, iirc, began with Schomer and continues unabat...
by barry
May 27th, 2012, 5:55 pm
Forum: Espresso Machines
Replies: 6
Views: 1815

Problem with Faema boiler water level probe

sounds like your machine needs a new brain board
by barry
May 9th, 2012, 2:33 am
Forum: Buying Advice
Replies: 6
Views: 569

Datalogging options for a Scace device

For single channel datalogging, I also have a NI USB-TC01 unit; for multi-channel, I've used the Picotech TC-08 since before there was USB
by barry
May 1st, 2012, 1:51 pm
Forum: Espresso Machines
Replies: 2
Views: 1023

Programming dosage rancilio S27

"perfect programming" is to use the manual dose button