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- 4 minutes ago
- Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
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La Peppina drip tray needed
Any other thoughts or options?
- 9 minutes ago
- Forum: Espresso Machines
- Replies: 8
- Views: 222
Espresso shot - coffee appears immediately - problem?
You're missing the point that everyone is making, you're hung up on the "golden ratio" of 1:2 in 30s, this is simply a ballpark for people who are new to the hobby, start there, sure, but then dial in by flavor. As someone else said, they dial in so that their first drop doesn't even hit the cup until
- 16 minutes ago
- Forum: Grinders
- Replies: 18
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Differences between Ww core 80mm and Ssp 83mm HU in espresso
Ultra for espresso is quite limited
- 23 minutes ago
- Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
- Replies: 4
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Switching between Flair 58 and Robot - grind size?
To answer some questions about my current Flair 58 workflow/setup... I use a VST basket (I wouldn't consider using a pressurised one for either machine). I tend to do a short pre-infusion of 3 bars, declining to 1, then ramp up to 8 or 9 and slowly decline to 6. I tend to prefer medium roast for espresso
- 26 minutes ago
- Forum: Coffee Roasting
- Replies: 16
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Highest chance of success - roasters
Exactly this. Remember, there is no single profile that is best for all beans. You will still have to learn what approach to take with each coffee. You can let professional roasters run all of the profile roasts and cup them to decide on the best approach saving you the wasted coffee and time learning which approaches to try.
- 37 minutes ago
- Forum: Tips and Techniques
- Replies: 13
- Views: 272
Help with spritzers- puck prep
Purchased EPHQ 14 , will find some fresher coffee and let you know how it goes. Thanks all
- 41 minutes ago
- Forum: Coffee Brewing
- Replies: 0
- Views: 5
Cold brew coffee.
I have never made cold brew coffee outside of work but at present work is having me help revamp their cold brew. I don't drink it and never bothered working up a good method for myself. The problem is over bitter from the drip blend and overly nutty on the cold brew dedicated beans. The latter
- 50 minutes ago
- Forum: Grinders
- Replies: 5
- Views: 273
Shot inconsistencies with SSP Cast LS
Turin DF64 Gen II. I shimmed and aligned myself
- 51 minutes ago
- Forum: Blog
- Replies: 42
- Views: 2458
Mazzer Philos Comments
Thank you so much for your review. Very enlightening. Do you any compelling benefit in buying a Philos over a P64 (apart from price)?
- 57 minutes ago
- Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
- Replies: 4
- Views: 235
Steam Tip Dial, Cheap
I was looking for the Foam Knife as an option but it was no longer available in my region and it was also expensive. I was worried that if it did not work out I would be at a loss with all of the other stuff I was unsuccessful with. I got this tip for under $5 so it was