Made my first brew with the 18K filter this morning (the other one is 30K). It worked very well, probably about the same TBT as paper filter, and the resulting brew may have had a tiny bit more body than usual, but certainly nothing at all like a French press or anything like that. Cleaning was just a matter of

I agree with virtually everything that has been said here. I've had many a great conversation with baristas and cafe owners. But often they are there to do a job and don't have the deep interest that I have given that it's a hobby into which I sink lots of time, effort, and money. Or they think what they're doing

Frame disassembly wrap up Not to leave the frame languishing, I wrapped up the last few remaining parts still attached to it except for the lower skirt parts. The inlet and outlet pipes were all removed. Two capped fittings that were inserted where the hotel group was positioned needed to be removed first along with the hex nuts securing

It depends on the area to be sealed. There are liquid silicone exhaust gaskets that set to different shore hardnesses. You might try a bead on one face (flat or round as appropriate), let it harden and then fit the lid...after putting some holes for the bolts in the liquid gasket (if necessary). You could do this once it's set

The most common issue is coffee freshness. Grocery store coffee is not a good troubleshooting choice, they are likely at least several weeks old before they get to the store but it is common to see grocery store coffee that is months old. Another is that blends do change over time. The types of coffee, especially in Italian-style coffees, can

If you look at my last posts I have an older (2014) BDB and on my antivac I just took it apart other day and replaced the 007 o-ring that basically disintegrated. Apparently Breville made some changes with that through the years as you can see Peter posted as well and his was different from mine. I don't know what

I just saw one at Eight Ounce. Honestly I wasn't super impressed with the build quality for a $500 CAD machine. However I feel like this for most Fellow Products, but I am never disappointed with their performance

Ditto to all of the above -- except I have a Cafelat tamper for 7 years!

Guys, is it normal to see small bubbles coming out from the top of the anti vac valve on the steam boiler? I've noticed mine has, and it seems to be affected when pressing the 1 or 2 cup buttons. I'm still trying to fix this gurgling issue I've been having. Replaced yet another pump, and have wiggled

Did it tell you to refill the water? If it's waiting for the flowmeter to stop moving and you keep topping it up, it has no choice but to keep pumping