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Poking around on the bay awhile back I ran across an auction for a Faema watch. Having never seen any reference to one, took a chance when it ended with no other bids. I am hoping there might be someone out there familiar with such a thing.
On light roasts, personally I can't stand anything much darker than Tim Wendelboe and that definitely contributes. I also think desired strength is important. I'm looking for 12-13% tds at minimum and preferably 16tds%+. It'd be a dream to reliably get well extracted 20%tds+...
Is the entry level harder to achieve for exceptional espresso at home? I don't think so with the advent of inexpensive options like the Flair, high quality hand grinders and the availability of used gear for refurb and restoration. Some members are choosing early in their...
Hello everyone! I'm new on this forum, and I hope I'm posting in the right place. I'm helping my boyfriend (who's a designer) with the creation of a Coffee preparation poster. It's going to feature simple explanations and proportion description of 10 (ish) popular espresso based...
CNN aired another interview with my friend Mokhtar Alkanshali and the author of his book, Dave Eggers. They're still on their book tour, pressing the flesh and meeting many different people in coffee along the way. It's interesting watching someone you know personally blowing up...
Has anyone here tried using a water set-up that consists of a submersible pump-fed filter system, for the espresso machine? This is what I'm thinking of:
1. Submersible pump in a water tank / bucket
2. Feeds towards a water filter system
3. Which goes out into another tank /...
The VST syringe filters are expensive. I was wondering if anyone has figured out what the VST syringe filters specs are. Biomedical sells all types of filters for half the price.
Okay, before I got my bottomless pf about six months ago I used the normal cleaning agents to clean my double spouted pf and baskets. But now, the bottomless pf hardly ever gets dirty so l've been tossing my baskets in the dishwasher over night and they come out...