I recently bought 5# of Passenger's Montecarlo. When asked, they recommended a brew temp of 208F, 20g>50g in 30 seconds. Very tasty stuff.

That said, I've never seen such a high brew temp. Is this becoming more normal?

JB

Hi All, I have Quickmill Anita, and now looking to upgrade to La Marzocco Linea Mini, LM Micra or QM Vetrano

My requirements that I like are:

Dependability and reliability.

Ease of fixing myself and parts availability. There is no one near me to do that and I really don't...

Hey All -

Home stretch of a very drawn out update to an old machine that was my grandfathers'.

I have descaled the machine maybe 10 times using descaler and this is still the interior:

Should I:
A: Keep descaling till cleaner
B: Use a vinegar and water solution - machine...

$5 for 8000 words. I just bought the PDF and had a quick scan. I can't really summarize without giving away the whole paper, but if you liked Hoos' Modulating ... publication then this is in a similar prescriptive style, but on one topic. In terms of prescriptions, probably most...

Hoping to learn more about this machine as used in the US. Clearly it's gorgeous, and can make amazing espresso. Wondering how it achieves temp stability in the group. The website says just walk up and pull a shot no temp management needed. How does that work - surely it is an...

Selling this Acaia dosing cup, like new.

$25.00 plus shipping within the US.

So I recently purchased a ~10 year old Quick Mill Vetrano 2B. It's quite a beast!

Soon after I turned it on I ran into issues: among the low/no pressure issues which were solved by clearing clogs in a few jets, I noticed that the pump motor was very noisy whenever the cam lever...

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...

San Remo seems to have thrown their hat into the ring for the high end single group home machine. The design is very similar to the Cafe Racer. It will be available in 110-120v and 220v with a water tank. It has a manual paddle to pressure/flow profile real time and...

This may be a question that is impossible to answer with so many variables along with the subjectivity of taste. But I've never really worked out what the best amount of espresso to start with in my cup when pouring a milk drink. In terms of (1) taste and (2) latte art.

Let's...