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by Lady Croft
March 5th, 2010, 10:57 am
Forum: Coffee Brewing
Replies: 15
Views: 25480

Americano vs. Drip and French Press

Hi cinichol! Well, I consider myself an enthusiast also, though probably not an expert my any means... but I've had a lot of experience with brewed coffee for the last 2 years, whilst I've been espresso-machine-less! I have almost every kind of brewing apparatus exept turkish and a chemex. In my opi...
by Lady Croft
February 27th, 2010, 9:11 pm
Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
Replies: 32
Views: 3078

Steaming milk with Elektra Microcasa a Leva

Hmm. Looks like I might have to try the soap and water thing to save on milk... Tried a couple more times last night, but both were unacceptable. Back to the dissipating bubbles. All I did differently was actually stretch the milk at all. I hardly even did! Argh. Well I'll just keep trying until I g...
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by Lady Croft
February 25th, 2010, 12:36 pm
Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
Replies: 32
Views: 3078

Steaming milk with Elektra Microcasa a Leva

HAHA! For a second there I was like "HEY! :-0" Good news though, everyone - last night marked my first mild success with the steam wand!! I say milde because there wasn't MUCH foam - but what foam there was was finally good! It was microfoam, and didn't dissipate into crap! yayyyy. I watched a video...
by Lady Croft
February 24th, 2010, 1:10 pm
Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
Replies: 32
Views: 3078

Steaming milk with Elektra Microcasa a Leva

Ok, I can try keeping it in the middle of the pitcher... it seems like when I do that though, it stops the swirling motion dead in it's tracks! putting the wand closer to the sides really gets it swirling. Maybe I'll think about plugging a hole. it's just.. grr. I've worked with 3 hole steamers and ...
by Lady Croft
February 21st, 2010, 10:25 pm
Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
Replies: 32
Views: 3078

Steaming milk with Elektra Microcasa a Leva

Hm. Glad to know I'm not the only one! On the other hand... that also makes me more worried... Ok, I use whole or 2%, but I even resorted to trying skim. (I am aware of the foaming differences of milk with regards to milkfat content) And the skim didn't even work! I have not put my pitcher in
by Lady Croft
February 21st, 2010, 5:47 pm
Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
Replies: 32
Views: 3078

Steaming milk with Elektra Microcasa a Leva

*siiiiiigh* I guess I just suck. How can it be too little power?? I got the same horrible results when the pstat was at 1.5, before I lowered it!! I got the bigger pitcher because it seemed like the steam was just blasting the crap out of the the smaller amount of milk. But apparently it
by Lady Croft
February 20th, 2010, 8:54 am
Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
Replies: 32
Views: 3078

Steaming milk with Elektra Microcasa a Leva

Hello everyone, I need your expert advice once again!! I have recently become an Elektra mcal owner! I've successfully adjusted my pressurestat, have all my needed accessories, fresh beans, and have finally had some time to spend some quality time with my beauty! :p (I don't consider myself enough o...
by Lady Croft
February 14th, 2010, 1:01 am
Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
Replies: 40
Views: 8189

How to adjust Elektra Microcasa a Leva pressurestat?

Hey guys, I just successfully adjusted my pressurestat. I decided to make a picture annotated walk-through for anyone else trying to do this, since that was what I couldn't seem to find anywhere! ADJUSTING ELEKTRA MICRO CASA A LEVA PRESSURESTAT WALKTHROUGH 1.Turn off the machine, make sure it's nice...
by Lady Croft
February 11th, 2010, 10:16 pm
Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
Replies: 40
Views: 8189

How to adjust Elektra Microcasa a Leva pressurestat?

Ok, I fixed the needle... Just let me make sure I'm completely clear on this: I unscrew the screw under the drip tray, and then I take the BOTTOM rubber thing off? I just want to make sure I'm trying to pry off the right thing! Because I thought I was supposed to try to get out the
by Lady Croft
February 11th, 2010, 12:48 am
Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
Replies: 40
Views: 8189

How to adjust Elektra Microcasa a Leva pressurestat?

Hey guys! I am a brand new owner of an Elektra mcal! As of about a week ago! I'm experiencing some same problems people are mentioning here though - boiler pressure is too high, and also now I just realized that the pressurestat needle is at almost .25 at normal, instead of 0. But I think it would s...