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- 16 minutes ago
- Forum: Buying Advice
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Meaningful upgrade from Lelit Bianca V3
Sorry, my wording was bad (English is not my native language). I meant that in your case you do have a very high quality grinder, which helps with the consistency, but if someone does not have such an endgame grinder then preinfusion might be even more important when it comes to consistency
- 17 minutes ago
- Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
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Long startup - Vibiemme Domobar Super
Thanks, appreciate your help. Given the age of the machine I wouldn't be surprised if it's the solenoid. I might be best to take it into the shop and get the pros to sort it out. Cheers
- 19 minutes ago
- Forum: Coffee Brewing
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Moka pot question about the amount of coffee in the filter basket
Thanks for your post. Yeah, the thing is I've been letting taste be my guide since the mid-90s with BIalettis but the thing is that my philosophy has always been that with certain time honoured things, there is a way to do it. And it's pretty universally accepted that my never filling the basket was an evident "not the way"
- 19 minutes ago
- Forum: Buying Advice
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- Views: 1999
Meaningful upgrade from Lelit Bianca V3
One other point. ALL espresso MACHINES HAVE PREINFUSION. Preinfusion has somehow become some sort of mystic 'feature' when the reality is every single machine has it. Preinfusion is the time from pump on to the coffee hitting pressure (sometimes referred to as the dwell). Flow Control or Line Pressure (or manual levers or certain
- 22 minutes ago
- Forum: Coffee Brewing
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Dull, flat flavour with V60 and 1Zpresso SP6
I use Volvic water for the brews: {link}
- 24 minutes ago
- Forum: Buying Advice
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- Views: 1999
Meaningful upgrade from Lelit Bianca V3
You think the Key is not an 'extremely high quality grinder?' I've owned Monolith Flat and Monolith Max. I choose to own a Key because it's the best grinder I've ever owned. Not sure I understand what you're implying?
- 26 minutes ago
- Forum: Coffee Brewing
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Dull, flat flavour with V60 and 1Zpresso SP6
Thanks all for the hints and suggestions. I tried to use slightly cooler water (90 - 88 degrees Celsius) and finer grind (around 4) and the cup was definitively better, therefore I will try to stick to this pattern and seek improvements. About the quality and price tag, for sure there will be better beans, but I am not
- 32 minutes ago
- Forum: Knockbox
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Beanconqueror - App
Thank you! Great to hear this
- 34 minutes ago
- Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
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(Ab)using the Europiccola to pull coffee instead of espresso
You can store coffee in your fridge to extend its life by quite a lot. For example, the oldest roasted coffee in my refrigerator is coming up to a year old. However, unlike storing in a deep freezer, the coffee will still age appreciably, just much slower than coffee stored at room temperature