Hi all, So in my household I tend to drink Espresso, and my Girlfriend tends to drink Filter. Currently we have 2 grinders - Rancilio Rocky for Espresso and just an old Krupps one for the Filter. My question is - I am wanting to potentially buy the Niche Zero, but I would like this to be

I had a bad feeling about this. I was trying to avoid replacing the boiler gaskets because I don't have the proper tool (yet). Nor do I have a jig to hold the unit upside down on the bench vise while I unscrew whatever that special tool unscrews. Just a question, though: When I do the semi-annual rebuild

I was just quoting Reiss on that point

He's correct in that "If you have the "Transductor kit" instead of a P-Stat, there's probably no point in descaling it unless you actually see scale blocking the inlet. However, if your deadband is 0.5 Bar, I have to assume that you have the regular Epoca (S) and you have a very mechanical, non-electronic pressostat. The rigidity of

I forgot to mention, I also have a K30. You only need to adjust in increments of 0.5 to notice a difference

Hello, someone running the Gen2 burrs with a Ration 6? What grind settings are you at?

How old is your coffee? Depending on the coffee, you may have to wait a few weeks for it to be stable

-I have a Mazzer Mini with a doser. -The Mazzer Mini is a decent single dose grinder from my experience. -It depends on the coffee and the dose. -With medium to dark roasts, its fine. -If you are grinding for a dose above 14-15 grams, its fine. -It will NOT do well if your single dose is below 10 grams

Hi, I'm soon arriving to the US and would like to try a local espresso roast. Its been hard to understand from most roasters I've looked online since most seem to be geared toward drip coffee. I would like to get some recommendations for roasters who roast specifically for espresso and provide shipping across the US. I'll be

I agree. Even Pavoni is not actually ready in 15 minutes. At least not in my experience, and specifically the newer millennium versions. You can pump it to circulate water between the boiler and the grouphead and be ready in 15 minutes, but just leaving it stand IMHO will require at least 30 minutes. The boiler will be up to