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Hi all!
I have a Linea from 2012, working its in a cafe.
As time passes, flavor of coffee is not good.
Almost whatever coffee I want to extract, has a flat flavor like they are the same (mostly blends).
The machine has a water filter for hardness as well as clorium and metals,...
I'm playing with some manual grinders and I just realized that by adjusting grind level and being meticulous about puck prep one can achieve the target brewing pressure without relying on the OPV. In my case my machine is set to not go beyond 9 bar, and I could get the target...
My Quick Mill QM67's E61 lever action was getting a bit stiff and squeaky after 1 year of use, so I decided to lubricate its cam. With the exception of the shower screen, I've never disassembled any part of an E61 group before. Both of my machines have E61 flow control devices,...
Hi there folks, first time poster here and relatively new to the world of making espresso, though I've enjoyed drinking it for a while. My office has an espresso machine in the kitchen and as I've been getting more into espresso (and more into the office) I've kind of become its...
Lately I've been having issues with the steam pressure on my Mara X. I've had it since early this year (V1) and pull two double shot lattes every morning (one for myself and the wife). For example, this morning when making my first latte the steam pressure drops to 1 on the...
San Remo seems to have thrown their hat into the ring for the high end single group home machine. The design is very similar to the Cafe Racer. It will be available in 110-120v and 220v with a water tank. It has a manual paddle to pressure/flow profile real time and...
In the last few months I upgraded to a Lelit Bianca V3 and a Flair 58, coming from another E61 + lever duo that served me relatively well for the last 5 years or so - a QuickMill Alexia Evo and an Elektra Micro Casa a Leva. Both the Lelit and the Bianca are clear upgrades in cup...
In this topic I was deciding which machine with an external reservoir to buy - Bellezza Bellona or ECM Puristika. UPDATE: finally, I bought ECM Puristika (that's why I am posting here) with flow control mod installed in the store:
