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- August 12th, 2009, 8:44 pm
- Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1577
Used La Pavoni makes bitter espresso... due to water?
A shot under 20 seconds may taste bitter to you as well. Is it watery-bitter? From my recollection, levers can tend to run longer shots, (like 30-40 seconds?) while still tasting good. Choking is too fine of course, but maybe you're back too coarse again...?
- March 19th, 2009, 8:27 am
- Forum: Espresso Machines
- Replies: 3
- Views: 208
Coffee grinds in my cup. Is it the basket?
Could be you need a new head gasket - If it is old you don't get a good seal between that and the rim of your basket. May as well try a new basket as well - as stated they are inexpensive. 6-8 dollars approximately. HTH
- March 17th, 2009, 10:57 pm
- Forum: Water
- Replies: 34
- Views: 11826
Does reverse osmosis water filter prevent scale buildup?
Talked to Phil from Cirqua and he confirmed that they are going to be offering an A/B formulation that one would mix into your RO/Distilled water to make the perfect water. All aimed to be easy for the home user to do. I told him I thought it was a great idea - feeling that a lot of home users
- March 17th, 2009, 10:53 pm
- Forum: Knockbox
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5320
The Handpresso announcement we've all been secretly waiting for....
I saw that too - I think it's a great idea - how it translates into reality may be a different story obviously. Seems like it would at least make a moka-pot type coffee. Paired with a hand grinder could be a great little 'on the road' brew device. I would want to try it! Video promo I
- March 5th, 2009, 6:15 pm
- Forum: Water
- Replies: 34
- Views: 11826
Does reverse osmosis water filter prevent scale buildup?
I forgot to mention: I talked to Cirqua and was told that they are working on a mineral combination system that could be mixed into a 5 gallon jug of distilled or RO water to create the perfect water formulation. It sounded like it would be one or two small bottles of liquid. I left a message for Phil
- March 5th, 2009, 6:06 pm
- Forum: Water
- Replies: 34
- Views: 11826
Does reverse osmosis water filter prevent scale buildup?
I have been sprinkling the cake of grounds (post tamp) with Calcium Carbonate (CC) for a couple months to supplement my RO water. I found it did indeed improve the taste quite a bit even over, and in addition to, an inline calcite filter. I have always thought that this would be due to the straight ...
- January 11th, 2009, 4:44 pm
- Forum: Espresso Machines
- Replies: 9
- Views: 420
Need More Room For Equipment?
Thanks for adding the picture Dan! I figured it'd be good if you had 11 friends over and all wanted to sip a single at the exact same time - as a toast perhaps
- January 8th, 2009, 6:51 pm
- Forum: Espresso Machines
- Replies: 9
- Views: 420
Need More Room For Equipment?
Here's an espresso machine your wife won't mind! {link} {image} Now There is a setup your wife wouldn't mind on the kitchen counter! lol
- December 31st, 2008, 5:11 pm
- Forum: Espresso Machines
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4870
Synesso Hydra
If there is only one pump on the Cyncra, would not the overall brew pressure drop a bit if more than one group is engaged at once? Not familiar with Synesso machines. I have experienced approximately 1 bar of pressure drop when engaging both groups at once on a Faema, and often wonder what would be ...
- December 29th, 2008, 6:05 pm
- Forum: Espresso Machines
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4870
Synesso Hydra
So from what I read here, and on Synesso's site, it appears that while you can pre-infuse while running shots on one of the other groups, it is not able/recommended to pull shots simultaneously - is this correct? Being able to brew on more than one group without affecting overall brew pressure would...