I am a newbie who had believed a perfectly uniform, dry puck was a sign of a well pulled shot. My machine (an R91) doesn't yield dry pucks no matter what I do. They are typically highly saturated, occasionally even soupy. I almost never get channeling. Conceptually it would seem...

Hi,

I picked up a post mil Europiccola and have just one more repair, and I want to use it!

The sleeve in the group head is stuck, like really stuck.

I purchased a removal tool to ensure I do not tear it up trying to get it out. I am going to replace it with a brass one and I...

Hi friends! I received my white LM Linea Micra today. Overall it looks just like the Linea but scaled down. Setup was a breeze and the packaging was nice and minimal. The box seems to be the same, if not even smaller than that of my Rocket Appartamento. I've pulled one shot so...

My GS3, with a good 14 years on her, has begun to stop outputting brew water after heating up for a while. It is odd, because as soon as it comes up to temp (brew and steam boilers), the espresso pours just fine. I get that CLICK at the solenoid and water emerges. But if I wait...

I have a Silvia I bought secondhand years ago for $200. One day the GFI breaker in the kitchen popped. After taking it apart and troubleshooting, I found the boiler heating element to be the culprit.

This is the style of boiler I have:

Being handy and having a garage full of...

Hi there guys.

It's been a while since new beans WOWed me.

Currently, I am brewing Tropical Weather by Onyx Coffee Labs - which is probably my favorite blend of all time for espresso.

I am starting this discussion with the hope to learn more about other coffees that...

I thought it would be nice to have a thread dedicated to roast profiles specific to air popcorn poppers.

Most of the roast profiles shared here are based on other - quite different roasting platforms. Beyond a very general sense, these profiles are rather difficult to apply to...

I have a Breville Dual Boiler (or more correct a European version of it). The previous owner ran the machine with the OPV set to 8Bar; I ran it for several months like this but changed the OPV some time ago. Now it is set a bit too high and pressure goes up to 10 bar (whatever...

I've been fantasizing this modification using a blue or purple LED to light up the water reservoir. It would help me see how much water remains in the tank, and it would flat-out look cool. The Ascaso Dream PID has it, and it looks great and is functional.

It would require only...

Since I bought my Profitec pro 700 almost a year ago, the brew pressure keeps creeping up.
Every month or so I adjusted the brew pressure back down by turning the screw at the bottom of the machine.
I thought that the drift was due to the screw being a bit loose and slowly...