Hello home-baristas,

I'm an avid reader of many of the forums here, but posting for the first time as we speak.

I've caught the manual lever bug... badly... and would be grateful for some guidance from the community.

I suppose some background is in order first: just last...

Hi All,

When I roast I usually get 1 weak pop, followed by 30 second (plus or minus) until the next pop. Then 1C really gets rolling.

Is that first weak pop the start of 1C or do I wait (for timing purposes, etc) until the later more vigorous cracks?

Thanks!

Eric

Workflow-wise I'm very satisfied with my Sette 270Wi. However, I'm curious if I could upgrade taste-wise.

I'm only considering grinders that can grind by weight. My attention is currently on the ZF64W, a grind-by-weight DF64 variant. It can be ordered with a choice of burrs:...

Currently have a Niche Zero and looking into flat burr grinders. I would keep the Niche but want something that is different (better?) for light and light-medium roasts. Looking to get more flavor notes out of some of these roasts. Between the Zerno Z1 (with SSP) and the P100,...

I've been watching this Korean portafilter for a while now and was excited to just read that they will soon be launching sales outside Korea.

It sure beats my current practice of shooting video of the pressure gauge on a Scace 2 and then transcribing the pressure readings from...

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...

Anyone using Northbound Coffee Roasters?

They look reasonably priced (for a daily driver) but most of the posts are pretty old. If you are using, do you have blend recommendations for Americano (usually) or milk-based (occasionally). My wife and I typically drink 2-3 cups each...

Hi. I've seen various photos of coffee packaged in tin cans. Can you give me some names of roasters who use these containers?

Thanks!

Hello, I own a Niche zero but I think that the grind size is too fine for pour over, even when using the largest setting at 50. Is this normal and a known problem of Niche ?

I am thinking buying a hand grinder dedicated to pour over only.

From all the reviews I have read...

My fourth Export and this one will stay.
What a machine.
Superfast ready to make a shot.Probably less than 10 minutes.Amazing quality of espresso.Very good steamer.Small footprint!
No double shots though.

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?

Hey friends! I'm looking to upgrade my ECM Classika to a new machine (dual boiler most likely) and I'm looking for advice.

My most frequent use case is 2 milk drinks (usually cappuccinos) back to back in the morning and in the afternoon. I'm looking for a speedier, silky,...

hello and sorry to come back with this topic but the ones opened on it now seem closed. And then today the users of Blow-up must easily be able to announce us the thing.

I'm planning to add a grinder with a hopper to my Niche Zero. I'm thinking of Eureka, either the Mignon...

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...

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...

Hi everyone,

I just wanted to share with you some preliminary simulation results which I managed to obtain in my free time.

The LHS of the attached video gives the transient behavior of the temperature (degrees Celsius) both in the water and solid material, sampled using a...

Hello,

I'm having trouble dialing in a lightly roasted coffee from DR Congo called Mapendo. It's an SL-34 coffee that in other cases has been tasty for me. This is what the shot looks like:

I'm currently getting intense bitterness along with savory and herbal notes and am...

We have an ECM Synchronika that we use for about 4 shots daily fairly religiously; it is about 6-7 years old. While we backflush it every 3-4 weeks and change the gasket that holds the basket every 1-2 years, I have never gone inside to clean/inspect/lubricate parts. How does...

I've often read about how it's great to have a copper or brass boiler versus a stainless boiler because the copper and brass will heat up faster.

But isn't this backward--literally outside-in versus inside-out thinking?

Copper conducts heat much faster than any other metal,...

Hi all,

I've looked at this thread Huky Gas Automation and tried to see I could use it with my BC 5 roaster. However, the Python code is from a different version, and after updating it, I can't seem to have my Python code talk to the Arduino board. Any help would be great.
When...