Having just tried Sey for the first time, I'm wondering if i got a bad bag, or of this is just the style. The coffee is a washed Colombian, 3 weeks off roasting.

The whole beans smelled vegetal, the grounds smelled vegetal. After cooling, in the cup is a prominent citrus...

How do you all shop for your green coffee?

As you can see from this post, there are a lot of places to purchase your greens. How do you all stay on top of each of the different green coffee sources?
I find it to be overwhelming to troll through all the shops and almost always...

The machine has been in development for a while, and has been delayed, but is now in early production and will ship soon. It is a commercial machine. In the future, it will be interesting to see if the technology comes down to home use - where induction might be a game changer....

Hi all,

Relative newbie to espresso. Just switched to naked portafilter and am stumped as to why I'm not seeing the good results I was expecting.

Equipment:
Profitec Pro 600 (adjusted to 9 bars pressure)
Eureka Mignon Specialita grinder (with single dose hopper)
IMS Basket...

In the market for a new machine as an upgrade to my 10yr old Gaggia Classic. I like the GC for the ease of repair (I've had to put in new thermostats and switch group) and minor mods for OPV and steam wand.
I've recently been more into espresso and upgraded to a Eureka...

All other things being equal, anyone believe there is a machine with parts and build quality to rival La Marzocco?

That's a major driver of what I want in my next (last?) machine. While we're at at, anyone have a preferred seller for La Marzocco? The price seems standard, but...

Lagom P64 SSP MP / Unimodal V1 vs Orphan Espresso Apex

Which one is more recommend for pour over over the other ?!
Which one taste better and have more clarity ?! :)

I have been following this community for almost 10 years and never posted before. I am very grateful for all the content and knowledge that I have gained from Home Barista over the years. Thank you!

My setup: LM GS/3 MP, Niche Zero (waiting on MC5 arrival), Third Wave Water...

Ms Silvia seems to hold its value really well. I've seen sellers demanding $500+ for ~20 year old v2 machines. Most listings are for v2, v3, and they go for at least $400-500. Newer v5+ tends to ask for $600+. Does it make sense to pay that much for such old machines? Wouldn't...

Hi,

After many sub-optimal shots with Medium and Dark Roasts I finally figured out that a long pre-infusion (30 seconds) made the cup a lot clearer and reduced this harshness I was getting (probably a mix of under and over extraction due to channeling). I am now pulling shots...

I'm after a tamper upgrade as I'm not happy with how much effort it's taking me to achieve a level (i.e. not canted) puck with my standard tamper.

I'm struggling to wrap my head around the Normcore tamper.

I can see if you have a spring loaded tamper that isn't self-levelling...

A few contacted IMS to make competition baskets for the Cremina but nothing came of it at the time however some adopted other baskets made by IMS.
Competition baskets for Olympia Cremina
Finally a 49mm distribution tool (Cremina, La Pavoni) is available again.

In one of...

In the last couple of years I have used my beloved Elektra MCAL for travel, but its large 10 base makes it difficult to make the whole kit compact (especially when also packing my Baratza Sette). I also love my MCAL so much that I hesitate to pack it for travel...

So I am...

I've recently obtained a Pro 800 and as such my Synchronika is not being used very much these days. I suspect it will move along, since I really enjoy the lever.
I enjoy medium roasts, both light medium and darker medium.
I'm currently using a Ceado E37SD with SSP 83mm HU burrs...

good evening, fellow baristas,

after taking in the scent of some well-bruised bananas, i came to the realization of how wonderful a banana note would taste in coffee. i was wondering if anyone here had any particular suggestions of coffee with banana notes, whether it be a...

My 2017 Profitec Pro 700 has been perfect until this start up issue. I just changed both relays thinking that was the problem. Well this morning I made this video . When I turn the machine on the green light comes on but the orange sputters and goes off. Pid is also dark. Then I...

Hello everybody, I'm a new member and this is my first post in the board.

It's been roughly 12 months (i'm in my 30s) since I began my journey into coffee (eith Aeropress)..

In the past week the desire to move into Espresso has constantly increased, been gathering a lot of...

I just installed the new SMA vacuum breaker B.2.029 on my GS3 and am wondering at which temperature that new valve switches between open and close? The LM tech bulletin doesn't really talk about that point.
However I noticed when the machine cools down at the point where it...

Hi all. Just finished my new spalted maple coffee table for my grinders, espresso macine and gear. I also made a sweet tamping pad from the spalted maple too. I am loving it and it functions great too.

hi everyone, i'm new here and i used pro700 for 5 years, brew boiler looks ok,
i can make espresso at 9bar, but the steam temperature heating stuck at 101 degree and still 0bar,
recently i use urnex dezcal to descale machine, does anyone have this issue and solved? which part is...