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- February 24th, 2024, 5:51 pm
- Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
- Replies: 8
- Views: 575
Steaming Help Needed Olympia Cremina
I know you have descaled the machine, but did you thoroughly run descaler through the steam wand? I find when I descale my 67 and 2011 Creminas I get LOTS more steam power after descaling with Cafetto with a little extra citric acid thrown in. Cafetto alone doesn't have this effect. And my boiler is...
- February 12th, 2024, 4:07 pm
- Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
- Replies: 3480
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Lever Espresso Machine Gallery
Very cute. How's the espresso it produces? On par with what machine you'd say?
- February 8th, 2024, 4:43 pm
- Forum: Knockbox
- Replies: 48
- Views: 2004
How to improve coffee beyond "good enough"?
From this comment, and the one in your original post on your early passion for Italian coffee, I'd say the answer might lie in the coffee you're using and to a lesser extent your grinder. Yes, as someone remarked you have top class equipment, and obviously heaps of hands on knowledge and experience....
- January 16th, 2024, 4:21 pm
- Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
- Replies: 2433
- Views: 258747
LMWDP Rollcall
Good move and welcome to the club where coffee aficionados have discovered the virtues of small and simple over large and complex. Maybe one day you might get around to posting in the lever forum your impressions of the shot differences between the direct and spring lever Creminas. Given there are t...
- December 23rd, 2023, 5:07 pm
- Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
- Replies: 5
- Views: 669
From Flair Pro 2 to Olympia Cremina...
Which Cremina did you get; a 67 or the current model? I'm a long time Cremina user, both Cremina 67 and the newer Cremina 2011. I strongly recommend the Niche if you like traditional roasts (medium to darker). Given the Cremina is a top level lever and produces shots of utter sublimity, if you have ...
- December 15th, 2023, 3:55 pm
- Forum: Knockbox
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1422
Beware of Hipster Cafes
So many angry people in this world...and this one with the ironic name of 'Joy'. She is the judgmental one, not the coffee 'hipsters'
- December 13th, 2023, 3:51 pm
- Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
- Replies: 7
- Views: 716
Thank you all!
For a mrBalagan you certainly have a very neat set up. Congratulations and welcome to the club
- November 21st, 2023, 4:57 pm
- Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1297
Steampunk Espresso Machines at the Taipei Int'l Coffee Show
No, yours is a step up: "dream steam punk"
- November 12th, 2023, 4:33 pm
- Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
- Replies: 2433
- Views: 258747
LMWDP Rollcall
With such a credo, and such passion and obvious knowledge you're welcome to join this world domination thread. Looking forward to reading your inputs. What machine(s) are you currently using and/or aspiring to acquire?
- October 12th, 2023, 5:52 pm
- Forum: Buying Advice
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1505
Do I NEED a big flat burr??
As a milk drinker (piccolos/ cortados on 15.5 gr med-dark roast via Europiccolas and Creminas) I'd have to disagree. Over the years I have steadily moved up in grinders until I reached the Monolith Conical early iteration (2017). Each step produced objectively better results on the best coffees I co...