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- 14 minutes ago
- Forum: Coffees
- Replies: 5
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Espresso coffee comes out worse than before.
As soon as I can I'll go get some coffees that have the production date printed on the package. I am going to update this debate. Thank you all!
- 1 hour ago
- Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
- Replies: 66
- Views: 2345
ACS waiting times
Congrats on the machine!! How was assembling it? Any advice you would give to have a smooth installation?
- 1 hour ago
- Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
- Replies: 6
- Views: 93
Is Haynes Lubri-Film Plus suitable lubricant for Flair machines?
They are all silicone. SuperLube is a great alternative to 111
- 1 hour ago
- Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
- Replies: 7
- Views: 109
Short circuit La Marzocco Linea Classic AV
The switch has three positions; off, electronics on, and heating elements on. Did the pop and smoke happen in position 1 or 2? You wouldn't hear a pop from a burnt out heating element
- 2 hours ago
- Forum: Coffee Roasting
- Replies: 2
- Views: 49
Underdeveloped coffee
I would advise roasting further and backing off in subsequent roasts, rather than going for a roast this light on a new coffee first thing. This is especially ture if you are not used to the smells of a roast ready to drop -- sniff the beans in the tryer before dropping -- they should smell sweet, not vinegary or
- 2 hours ago
- Forum: Coffee Roasting
- Replies: 2
- Views: 49
Underdeveloped coffee
Welcome to HB John! what was your charge weight for this roast? Are we talking about a solid drum or perforated drum? if you like light roasts and you're spending 1+ minute post first crack, then id hesitate to say that you might want to adjust your settings to spend more time in the middle phase of the roast
- Yesterday, 11:59 pm
- Forum: Grinders
- Replies: 19
- Views: 876
Shot inconsistencies with SSP Cast LS
I have dial indicators, how did you set it up? I also am thinking about throwing it on a CMM machine at work so I can also check coaxiality of lower burr in relation to carrier threads but seems a little too complex for me I also wonder it it really matters because of the design of
- Yesterday, 11:42 pm
- Forum: Coffee Roasting
- Replies: 2
- Views: 49
Underdeveloped coffee
Hey guys I'm new to roasting and have a question about my coffee roasting technique. I have only roasted a handful of times but each roast I do tastes underdeveloped and grassy. I prefer light roasted coffee. Here is a picture of my last roast. The beans are from Brazil. I have a 1.5 kg drum roaster. Do you think
- Yesterday, 11:10 pm
- Forum: Espresso Machines
- Replies: 7
- Views: 646
La Marzocco Linea Micra auto standby stopped working
Hey Alex, Welcome to HB! Have you verified there is still power on the outlet? If it's plugged into a GFCI/RCD, it is possible the outlet tripped and it simply needs to be reset. Do you have any indicators on the machine at all? Standby should be a slow blinking red light. If the outlet is good and the
- Yesterday, 11:08 pm
- Forum: Espresso Machines
- Replies: 1395
- Views: 192501
Breville Dual Boiler Mods and Maintenance
Ok, so upon further investigation, I decided to bypass the HX by using the tube that goes from the water tap to the outlet spigot (as it was the longest tube) to connect the pump/opv outlet directly to the brew boiler. Gurgling and bubbles completely gone. Immediate water flows through the group head as soon as I press either