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Does anyone know of a good portafilter holder for the caravel? It keeps tipping on me. Also, as a public service announcement, it appears as if Brooks Espresso will soon be offering filter baskets and drip trays for the caravel. I was pretty excited hearing this.
at around 10-15s into the extraction an air bubble appears and stays there for the duration, sometimes it pops (or I pop it by blowing on it) and another one forms. This happens on pretty much every extraction, on super fresh and...
I am learning the ins and outs of creating shots with my Europiccola and it has been a fun experience so far. One thing that I am not totally sure about is... what shut down process should I be doing after creating shots for the day? Right now, I turn everything off...
One month passed. I think i already improved the shots comparing the first few miserable days.
I read many posts here. Thanks to everyone contributed. However I still don't think I totally understand how to dial in.
I use HG one grinder and Gaggia Factory G106. I do half pumps...
I have the 2 hole boiler flange and cannot get it to budge with any DIY methods. I see there are tools to buy and rent but they all appear to be for the 3 hole flange version. Any tips?
On the local Los Angeles Craigslist I noticed a nice Spanish Gaggia dual lever machine that might interest someone. Asking price is $295, but it's been listed for 3 weeks now in Ventura.
If I wasn't considering a move I'd look at it seriously myself, but have to pass this...
First impressions: this thing is tiny! For some reason I was expecting it to be about the same size as my CC1. Not even close. I'm happy about this - I'm pretty short and it would suck to have to get out a stool every time I wanted to fill the boiler.
I received my 1995 Europiccola from Francesco yesterday and I had the opportunity for my first shot...ever...this morning. Yes, this was my first time making espresso and certainly my first time using a lever. I never had expectations of making a great shot and with...
Quick video of my second ever shot using the Lunar scale, pulled on my Strega. 20 grams of Dumerso SOE, 40 gram shot, 33 seconds total time including preinfusion (lever down, full pump pressure). Amazing body and mouth feel even at this 1:2 ratio. The Lunar is great, saves me...
My mcal finish is pretty crummy and I am wondering if anyone has had theirs chromed. Does it affect the functionality in a negative way? I am also wondering how it would look on the finely detailed parts of the eagle. And my final question would be the cost.
