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- 1 minute ago
- Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
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Izzo Alex Leva pressure relief valve blew. What next?
I experienced the pressure relief valve opening on a few occasions. In my case, the SSR was failing, allowing the machine to overheat. After replacing it, the machine operates normally
- 2 minutes ago
- Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
- Replies: 338
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Odyssey Argos owner experience
I did just push harder on the lever this morning and got 36ml each time
- 5 minutes ago
- Forum: Tips and Techniques
- Replies: 410
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Blind shaker better than WDT??
The optimum for me is to grind into the portafilter using a funnel, then take off the funnel and replace it with a dosing cup and shake. For me, no taste difference with less cleanup, and no brushing grounds from blind shaker
- 10 minutes ago
- Forum: Water
- Replies: 4
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Breville Dual Boiler
Jeff are you suggesting just using RO water or use RO water with the rpavlis? Sorry I just want to be clear for myself. Then I guess i need to go find the ingredients and use it if you are suggesting rpavlis. Right now I'm just using RO
- 10 minutes ago
- Forum: Espresso Machines
- Replies: 6
- Views: 89
Help me figure out this model Astoria Argenta - AEP/2N
Yes the pressure stat should just be left at regular steaming pressure 1.5 bar or so It is a heat exchanger machine (please read about this) so by definition the temperature at idle in the heat exchanger will be too hot (at boiling) so you need to do a cooling flush before pulling a shot "HX Love -
- 14 minutes ago
- Forum: Grinders
- Replies: 427
- Views: 42589
Option-O Lagom 01 Discussion
Hi, I recently acquired a Mahlkonig vta 6st. It has 120mm brew steel burrs. Does anyone have any experience with this grinder? How would it compare to something like the Lagom P01 - a modern day large flat burr grinder. Thanks
- 20 minutes ago
- Forum: Coffee Roasting
- Replies: 8
- Views: 196
Starting to roast - Greens selection
I still do not believe that any significant amount of CO2 is produced after roasting, only released from the bean structure based on everything I've read. The only thing I can really find that would oxidize releasing CO2 in the presence of air would be the VOCs in the Furan class which is the largest class of VOCs
- 30 minutes ago
- Forum: Coffee Brewing
- Replies: 17
- Views: 231
Moka pot question about the amount of coffee in the filter basket
So I actually have experimented quite a bit with exactly what you were asking and the short answer is no it's not really a great idea to not fill it completely. You can fill it partially and you can get good results this way however I've found it to be incredibly inconsistent and unpredictable. Essentially what happens when the filter