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by Beobu
4 minutes ago
Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
Replies: 5
Views: 33

Brasilia club - boiler keep pushing out gasket

About this over fill problem, I am thinking about working process of this Brasillia Club. It is complete different with other machines I owned. Like: Gaggia, Delonghi, Faema or Saeco. When start up, this machine need to fill the boiler. Following manual, I will not turn on main switch. At first, I will open steam wand snob, then press a
by drgary
5 minutes ago
Forum: Coffee Brewing
Replies: 20
Views: 259

Moka pot question about the amount of coffee in the filter basket

You will see an expert answer soon. Hint: the very largest moka pots are hard to work with, as you are discovering
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by bznelson91
14 minutes ago
Forum: Knockbox
Replies: 3408
Views: 306653

The craziest %#*$ing thing I've seen all day...

Oooh, please tell me more about this black magic "dialing in" process Brad
by coffeeOnTheBrain
21 minutes ago
Forum: Grinders
Replies: 210
Views: 26537

Pietro by Fiorenzato - vertical flat-burr manual grinders

Thanks guys!
by Beobu
21 minutes ago
Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
Replies: 5
Views: 33

Brasilia club - boiler keep pushing out gasket

No, pump not running when boiler heat up. About safety valve, Brasillia Club do not have safety valve. Or I do not know I only have chances to work with semi auto single boiler espresso machines. And I have not seen a safety valve on these machines
by SutterMill
35 minutes ago
Forum: Knockbox
Replies: 3408
Views: 306653

The craziest %#*$ing thing I've seen all day...

Today I learned two things: Baristas can double as meteorologists Madison needed 750 words about something
by malling
47 minutes ago
Forum: Grinders
Replies: 210
Views: 26537

Pietro by Fiorenzato - vertical flat-burr manual grinders

No it's normal, it's not a problem, you can't seal that enough and still make it work, to make that more closed off would require no easy removal of burr, meaning instead of push you would need to undo a bolt and then remove carrier and burr, but axis would not be an easy removal piece. If you
by JRising
51 minutes ago
Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
Replies: 5
Views: 33

Brasilia club - boiler keep pushing out gasket

That is possible... Is it a boiler overfill problem and you just did not mention that you can hear the pump running when the problem occurs, Jack?
by Jeff
1 hour ago
Forum: Coffee Brewing
Replies: 20
Views: 259

Moka pot question about the amount of coffee in the filter basket

One of the things that I've seen in technique videos is to remove the heat source once the coffee starts flowing. Here's one of many videos for some ideas {video}
by tinpanalley
1 hour ago
Forum: Coffee Brewing
Replies: 20
Views: 259

Moka pot question about the amount of coffee in the filter basket

Let me update what I've done... I switched to filling the basket which now requires 8 teaspoons of beans to be ground rather than 5 that I was using before. So that gets me a full basket. I used the same method as before. Boiled water, about 90C by the time I start to brew. Used to take about