It's for an Iberital l'Anna one group. Also I've got a ton of lime scale. Any advice on cleaning it out? I might have to see if I can open up the other side of the boiler so I can get in there.

I'm trying to figure out which side is the top on the new heating element. The blue...

Hi all,

I'm getting pretty tired of the long heatup times and the linked brew and steam temperature of my MaraX, so I'm looking to move to a similarly sized dual boiler. I'm pretty limited on width, so that rules out the Breville Dual Boiler (aesthetics aside) and the Lucca...

Words like upgradeitis and accessoritis become part of your normal vocabulary.

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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 anyone who is running a FreshRoast SR 500, 540 or 800 on 230-volt mains by converting to 120-volt 50-herts. As a retired EE, I know all about the theory, and I'm aware of the poor state of many Chinese-made converters. I'm seeking actual experience....

This evening Paul Pratt announced on Kickstarter that 50 Robots have shipped and that 15 more are being shipped every day. It's time to open a User Experience thread so we can learn from each other. This is also the thread for initial comments on the Cafelat Robot Review that we...

After using a drum roaster for quite some time, I decided to buy an electric fluid bed sample roaster (the model is Santoker Q20), mostly for its ease of use. Because my old-school drum roaster takes too much time to prepare (setup the thermal couple, MS6514 thermal meter, chaff...

Just received my new Monolith flat MAX and conical MC4. Not sure how to properly season them. Some people say we need at least 15 kg of beans for each grinder. Where do I get 30 kg of beans? Secondly, should they be good beans or just anything goes?

Right now the taste of my...

latest edit, 8 May 2022: I added a second paragraph to item 6 under the maintenance section. It is an ifixit guide to removing the group and the steam boiler. This has application if you have an older BDB and want to upgrade to the latest group with the two-piece collar inserts...

I just made my first americano using new my Lelit Mara X. The hot water wand imparted a very strong plastic taste. I have it on the highest temp setting. Is this normal? Does this go away over time? Is there anything I can do to speed that up?

Thanks