Got the new Linea Mini home just last night after picking it up at Clive Coffee here in Portland. Clive held a nice open house event on Memorial Day where they invited customers down to the store to try out some of the new equipment and check out some of their open box buys....

I would like to hear from others, your experiences, with the Key.

I consider my renewed interest in espresso truly began in July of 2021 when I purchased a Londinium L1 spring lever on the buy/sell forum. It's a 2014 legacy model that uses boiler pressure for pre-infusion...

Hi all, now that I got a PF for my Elli finally and now that I am using her, I've noticed a hissing sound. Not quite sure where its coming from. Maybe someone can tell me where to look. She is making good espressos, no issues there. I'd like to keep this baby running for as long...

Little to no sweetness. A similar bitter/bland taste that seems like a roast taste to me in all of them. Various Wendelboe coffees from end of 2021 and two recent ones, all had tastes like that. Looking back, perhaps all my Wendeloe over years have been similar.

I usually get a...

I am close to purchasing the M4 grinder. Any sharing of user experience would be greatly appreciated.

Hello. new to this forum.
hopefully someone can help me :)

I have a Simonelli Musica which does not respond to eny buttons nor lights up.
I did probe around with a multimeter and could confirm the IC is supplied with all the correct voltages.
next i did a backup of the EEPROM...

Moderator's note: split from Hacking the DF64 exit chute

I have used df64 with VFD. i use panasonic VF0 series 0.75 kw. it also has low rpm torque boost feature. i can drop the rpm up to 650 rpm reliably with out stalling.

i found this VFD second hand. and it cost about...

Home barista having an identity crisis, requesting emotional support.

I've been perfectly happy with my Expobar Office Lever and Baratza Vario for about 8 years now but they're starting to bug me. Never suffered from upgrade-itis before today and now I've got a bad case....

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First time poster, thanks for all the help so far with previous questions. i am looking to majorly upgrade my home set up, currently have an 8 year old delongi. I have focused in on the Rocket appartmento originally, but have been pushed towards the Profitec 400 but Ive...

This piece combines three of my favorite things: coffee, cycling, and the writing of Kate Wagner, who I first discovered in her hilarious blog . The blog used her knowledge of architecture and sarcastic wit to ridicule the ostentatiously ugly homes becoming ubiquitous in...