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- December 4th, 2023, 10:21 am
- Forum: Espresso Machines
- Replies: 1
- Views: 161
Synesso Hydra MVP issue
Hi. I've had my Synesso Hydra MVP for a few years and last month it started leaking so I called Synesso and they put me in touch with a local repair company who came out and took my machine to their facility for a full service. When I received the machine, it was perfect again. When I
- August 16th, 2019, 3:16 pm
- Forum: Coffees
- Replies: 17
- Views: 888
Looking for Organic Coffee
I love the flavor of Counter Culture's Big Trouble but want to find an organic alternative that I could get on a weekly basis (so it has to be a regularly stocked item). Any suggestions? TIA
- April 2nd, 2018, 10:28 am
- Forum: Tips and Techniques
- Replies: 20
- Views: 7341
Espresso Approach Using Counter Culture Coffee
I've been pulling Hologram for the past couple of months. I use a 20gm VST in with 30 out in 28-30 seconds at 202f
- December 15th, 2017, 1:14 pm
- Forum: Espresso Machines
- Replies: 4
- Views: 219
Check accuracy of Scace device
Thanks John, but I'm not worried about temperature accuracy. I'm wondering about the brew pressure accuracy
- December 15th, 2017, 12:13 pm
- Forum: Espresso Machines
- Replies: 4
- Views: 219
Check accuracy of Scace device
Is there a way to check the accuracy of the Scace water pressure device?
- December 12th, 2017, 3:42 pm
- Forum: Tips and Techniques
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2494
- November 28th, 2017, 8:35 am
- Forum: Espresso Machines
- Replies: 8032
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Post a pic of your home espresso setup...
You don't have to plumb it, and it is an awesome machine. You have it at your house, might as well keep it a while and see if you can make it work!
- October 31st, 2017, 11:27 am
- Forum: Water
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1808
Espresso machine water filtration help
If you really want to dial in your water, you will want to get some Hach analysis kits and figure out exactly what you're dealing with. Then you can decide if you just need some filtration or full on treatment. I ended up using RO with blending, the OptiPure BWS100, which allows me to dial in my water
- October 31st, 2017, 11:19 am
- Forum: Espresso Machines
- Replies: 76
- Views: 13356
The Great 58mm Portafilter Debate
Why did you skip over the Hydra VIP? I've owned a few high end machines and I find my Hydra to never get in the way of producing a wonderful shot with incredible consistency. It has all the control I need. I can't imagine a better machine (although I am biased!!). I also have the EG-1
- October 31st, 2017, 9:25 am
- Forum: Tips and Techniques
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2044
What separates great baristas from the good?
As Doug said, you need great coffee to start with. Also, great equipment. At that point, the difference between good and great baristas would be the ability to identify and exploit very minor nuances while keeping everything in the sweet spot as the day goes on