Just installed my FC on my ECM. One thing I found no matter where I put my FC, the reading on group head gauge is always 9bar. I did measurement for flow rate for every ¼ turn and seem fine. Was my gauge defective? Or something I miss when I was doing installation?

This will be a separate topic for my President that I fixed up in 2020. It has brazes failing on the boiler that is leeching hard deposits, which is what informed me to take a closer look inside. This is an early project (my second one ever), and there are additional things I...

RPavlis is very popular for espresso but is considered too soft for pourover. In the last few months I started adding a bit of hardness (epsom salt) aiming to improve it for pourover while still keeping it safe for use in my espresso machine. I can't say I notice a huge...

For those of you making what seems to be coined 'rpavlis water', how are you making it? I've seen it mentioned many times and I've seen some posts where people provide different measurements for it, but it wasn't until today that I looked for rpavlis' actual post that spells it...

Hello everybody,

In order to improve my brew (i'm currently using aeropress) I decided to start from the water since it was cheap and it could eventually be carried on to other brew styles and beverage.

I'm purchasing, through special channels, proper distilled water used in...

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I have been roasting on a Behmor for over four years and have outgrown it for three years. Been saving up to buy the next machine for the last couple of years and I may be ready to get either an Aillio Bullet or a Kaleido m10. Been reading about both on the forums for a...

Hello,
I have decided to convert my Rancilio Silvia espresso machine to a rotary pump. My plan is to use a stepper motor so that I can control the speed. Does anyone know what motor I should use to power the pump? Would this motor be sufficient ( ? I have no idea how strong it...

Hey all, this is my first time posting to HB but I have been on here in the past for various reasons related to my 1998 LP Europiccola.

I have been recently scouring old posts on here because last week I picked up a Bezzera Family of FB marketplace from a couple in Syracuse...

Hey guys, I am pretty much completely new to the whole coffee and barista game.
I just got myself:
- Breville/Sage Bambino
- Breville/Sage Dose control pro
- Normcore bottomless portafilter
- Spring loaded tamper
- WDT tool
- Distributer
- Normcore Puck screen

I have...

Met up with Ross last week here in CO and got a chance to pull a couple shots with one of his units. He mentioned after CNY concludes he should be able to get enough parts shipped over to build up a few machines for sending out to reviewers. Having had an opportunity to meet...