Matt - I sent the same address to DHL. I just checked and they said that they have all of the required information. Apparently, we're just waiting 3-5 days for customs to "do their thing"

Is there a reason for not adjusting the grinder? If you want the Bianca to brew good espresso, adjust the grinder to make up for the aging of the beans and the exposure to the current humidity. Adjust the grinder every 5 or so extractions based on your opinion of the previous three or four. If the

Jim, a profile I have used and liked came from a member of Home roasters forum. It is a 2-step temp profile. I used 325f and then a minute 4, 510f. It gives a fairly straight bean temp curve but tends to dip in the middle before the second stage. I also am getting some scorching

You can order PTFE (Polytetrafluoroethylene) (AKA teflon) sheet. You can cut it to size, it should work well

I'd like to try the second one and see. On my Fluid bed, my inlet will probably be 60F to 100F higher than the exhaust temp. So hopefully it will translate

I was able to improve my steaming success on small volumes by plugging 2 of the steam holes and opening the steam valve more. This is probably just a crutch for my lack of skill

Thats a black coffee

Well it seems that I have the first La Marzocco Swan grinder in the USA. IMO the Swan is an important advancement in espresso grinders, addressing key grinding issues with very smart engineering solutions. Grinds retention issues due to static charge are solved by passing ground coffee through an electric field that eliminates static charge, called an ion ring by

I realize this is a few months old but a) I'm wondering if there is any new information, and b) this unit has a boiler for coffee and a thermoblock for steam only according the Quickmill site, wondering if anyone has tried it

I use it about half the time as well (Adaptive the other half) with medium roast from a Weber Key. So despite what it's "designed for" sometimes it's the better recipe for me. I play with temp only a little. I was surprised it is set so low too. While not super hard to play with some