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latest edit, 29 March 2021: If it hasn't become obvious, I am dialing back my participation on HB. Hopefully this guide continues to be mostly useful to people in the superb community of BDB users. If you are having problems that cannot be addressed by this guide, or by the...
Hi there, this is my first time posting here. I've recently upgraded from a Sunbeam EM6910 to a NS Oscar II, the machine so far has been an amazing improvement and I want to know more about it to take the best care of it I can.
I've read through the manual, and in one part it...
I've read various people say that removing the no burn sheath inside the steam wand allows for better steaming. I've had my machine for a year now and am pretty comfortable with the steam wand handling, but burns are never fun... how much hotter does the wand get without it?
I'm planning to test the extraction phenomenon with a transparent basket with pressure profiling machine.
Through the transparent basket test, we would like to actually explore several extraction dynamics that were difficult to see with the naked eye.
We are considering...
I recently installed a PID controller on my Gaggia Classic Pro, and wanted to determine the temperature offset from the boiler (where the thermocouple is installed) to the group head. I found this post in the forums where a simple technique is described:
I have 2x GS3s, both with the mechanical paddle; one is 10 years old and the other about 5, in different locations. I have rebuilt the brew groups a number of times, so reasonably familiar with the machine.
I've recently acquired a Rocket Giotto R machine (rotary pump) and I wonder if anybody has any ideas on what could be causing this strange noise in the beginning of coffee extractions:
I tried contacting Rocket some times, but received no replies unfortunately....
Hi everyone,
In addition to my LMLM I own an Oracle Touch which until today has been amazing.
This morning... the machine went totally NUTS on me. I turned it on and grinder started working even though I did not activate it. I turned machine off... grinder keeps on running....
