I will be in London for a week in the near future and looking for cafe suggestions for espresso drinks. I will be staying in The City (near Tower Bridge), with most of my work days in and around Battersea. Also may have a bit of time to explore some other neighborhoods, but free time will be limited. Any suggestions

I recently had the same symptom initially, and had to replace the vacuum valve and boiler pressure safety release valve in quick succession, recommend you save time and replace both at once

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How does the size of the opening of the grinder catch cup compare to the basket? If the cup is same size or smaller, you can put the PF "over" the cup, flip them over together, then lift the cup. Shake the cup well first to de-clump. A little mounding is probably ideal (to pack down into ideal

Its not as easy as you think

If you can see the beans through a widow why use a trier?

Little strong fruit to be had these days. Last good coffee was Israel Degafa from Compass. I just ordered 2 more lbs, but folks said the later roasts weren't quite as amazing. The long thread here details what is going on with lack of fruit bombs including a link to a long piece about Ethiopian coffee policy and other factors

The "HB Philos review" is now live. There's a "comment thread" in the blog forum for questions, or you can comment here

I have your machine. FYI you can run the shot in manual mode: basically you hold the button for as long as you want to preinfuse (limit 8s) then release to start full pressure. Press again to stop. Limit 60s total. See manual for more info. I usually have a scale running and stop the shot when I

A good video on Liberica and Excelsa coffee from Roast Rebels with Tobias Seewer. The coffee looks much larger and cleaner than the Batangas Liberica I picked up from New Orleans Coffee Imports. More information and roast profiles here: {link} {video}