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- 33 minutes ago
- Forum: Grinders
- Replies: 7
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Stain on df64 burrs
I know what grinder it is. I was interested in what burr type. I've up to this never seen TiN coated burrs for a DF, only uncoated en red speed or silver Knight SSP
- 38 minutes ago
- Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
- Replies: 3
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La Pavoni Europiccola tamper size
If you can't messure the basket diameter, then post a picture of the machine/grouphead. We will be able to tell if it's the smaller/pre-millenium or bigger/post-mill grouphead. Personally, I find 49mm for pre-mill to small and prefer 49,5mm
- 47 minutes ago
- Forum: Knockbox
- Replies: 3406
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The craziest %#*$ing thing I've seen all day...
It seems like they posted this a week early, like it should have been featured on April 1st
- 49 minutes ago
- Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
- Replies: 10
- Views: 162
Identifying machine and troubleshooting
You may not be able to pack as much coffee in the filter basket as others suggest. It may max out at about 13 gm because you will want some headroom between the coffee and the shower screen, where you want about a nickel's thickness. Let us know. There have been different versions of this machine, but your
- 1 hour ago
- Forum: Espresso Machines
- Replies: 0
- Views: 18
ECM Synchronika will be 4 years old this fall. Any maintanence I should be going?
I have a plumbed in ECM Synch. I run from 8am-11pm most days so that it's available when desired. I usually pull 1-2 shots a day on average (decaf on many nights, and some mornings or afternoons a shot or a few shots depending on if I'm drinking filter). I did leave the machine off on counter with water
- 2 hours ago
- Forum: Tips and Techniques
- Replies: 0
- Views: 18
Puck Screens Too Small for Straight-Wall Basket?
Hi guys, I have a 16g Unibasket and I've been noticing pinhole channels on the edges of my puck before I knock them out (after extraction). I'm coming from a 15g VST + bottom paper filter setup and never experienced those pinholes before. After further inspection, it seems to me that the mesh puck screen doesn't fully cover the top
- 2 hours ago
- Forum: Grinders
- Replies: 426
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Option-O Lagom 01 Discussion
I hope with the delay they also fix the stalling issue
- 3 hours ago
- Forum: Knockbox
- Replies: 3406
- Views: 306530
The craziest %#*$ing thing I've seen all day...
Why Your Homemade Espresso Will Never Taste As Good As Your Favorite Cafe's, According To An Expert Read More: {link} I'd say that a decent number of folks here could pull better espresso than the author. As an aside, the editors didn't do the author any favours when the author wrote: "This brings us to
- 3 hours ago
- Forum: Water
- Replies: 3
- Views: 35
Breville Dual Boiler
RPavlis is easy and functional TWW is expensive and isn't flexible if you're into adjusting water for your tastes in coffee. For someone pulling traditional espresso, TWW and custom-mixed water both may be overkill. Fridge-style filters generally don't do much about hardness. As a result, they generally won't prevent scale issues if your water is prone to scaling
- Yesterday, 11:41 pm
- Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
- Replies: 10
- Views: 162
Identifying machine and troubleshooting
Another factor that commonly causes too fast a flow through the basket is old, stale coffee. I'm not saying that your grinder is optimal, but if your coffee is too stale you won't get enough resistance to pull a good shot. If the water is just flowing through the basket and not flowing around it or leaking from other