Im glad you were open to trying something different Sal! Its definitely an experience and one I was very pleasantly surprised with. As far as the brew method I've tried, I did both pour over and espresso but I actually enjoyed it a lot as an espresso, both alone and with milk. Alone it was an intense melon in

Back in the early 2000's when I went to Ohio to the then Saeco USA importing facility for the "official" training certification , the tech dept was using the Haynes, I was personally happy with the result and of course trasted the experience they already had and move to it from what ever other product I was using

If silicone based grease is applied. I would say it should based on what I have read. How much? Donno. Is swelling causing you any problems? For me, I did not notice swelling. But the seals do seem to have softened up and stick far more to the mirror smooth surface of my group

Are any Canadians in this thread that have gotten anything in Canada with a Blueberry chocolate profile?

To be fair, I did like the Bad Boy Espresso blend I had from Brulerie. The other offerings were just ... not good to me. That monsooned robusta blend was literally impossible to pull properly on 2 different machines. So, that has me scratching my head. The strangest thing that I've ever experienced with a coffee

Read the first line of the original post. It sums it up. For more info, that first line is a link to all the details

I am enjoying this quite a bit - here is a roast from yesterday. If anyone still wants any. 20lbs of the Ally Open "COLOMBIA GALERAS DECAF" which is EA Processed. I did this to facilitate sharing. Shipping will be done via USPS Padded Flat Rate envelope at 9.30 for

hi Guys, Still cant understand the temp, i tried even with coffee but still not going up, tried up the steam boiler as I sed there is a cross that connect both boilers but nothing, has anyone got la mini and can you try and see how much is the temperature of the water during brew ? I

I get several years between lubes on the silicone seals in my Bosco using the Dow 111 which probably amounts to 1 year of full time use. No noticeable issues with seal swelling. I can clean and relube the same seals multiple times before changing them

The silicone seals in my Robot have all enlarged with use. At some point the performance degrades and eventually it's better to replace it. I have no idea if the grease is even partially responsible for this. Would a brand new seal not installed in the machine swell simply by application of a liberal amount of grease? The lower