Mines just arrived today, in London UK.

It's a pretty heavy box, and well packed.

I'm actually super happy with my current set of grinders (Lagom P64 & a Helor 106), so I'm tempted to just sell this on unused, rather than use it.

Anybody else get theirs?

Mod note:...

Mazzer Instagram dropping hints.

Any thoughts on what it could be? As a Mazzer fan I'm curious to find out. Probably a commercial grinder but would be great if it was a home-market GBW.

That is a question I've been pondering for a while and resurfaced by the great thread How Modern Hybrid Lever Espresso Machines Work that I don't want to distract or diminish in its value.

When does a lever machine cease being a lever machine and just become a...

This may shock some here, but I have had my Mini for 15 years without ever opening up to deep clean the grinding chamber!
My usual coffee tech has always adviced against disassembly as a DYI project, I think mostly because customers have killed the threading when re-assembling...

I need some updated roasters and coffees to try... So thought an updated thread might help get some ideas flowing.

A recent notable espresso for me:
Temple DR Congo Muungano Natural Single Origin Espresso

for those that like a balance of a medium roast that has of nice...

Here is a new auto pour over machine. Looks promising, designed uniquely, but how do you pour over pros think it will work for us espresso guys with no pour over experience?

The big news is a revised group that uses a 316 stainless steel sleeve with eight ports into the group cylinder (previously one; for comparison the Modern lever group uses four ports). The new group takes E-61 shower screens; IMS 35µm is supplied. Also of import is that the...

Some years ago I got a call from my twin brother. It went something like this:
Eric says Are you PizzaMan383?
I (Curtis) say, Yeah (I use that name on various online forums)
Eric says On home-barista.com are you PizzaMan383?
PizzaMan383 says yeah
Eric (BigEric) says Are you...

Can anybody give advice for making my older Astoria 2-group commercial lever machine a bit quieter?

This is my machine:
Rebuilding an old 2 group Astoria Lever (+ propane)

Right now the lowest thing in the house at 7am is this thing filling water and pressure cycling. Can I...

I've grown more and more interested in this grinder over the last year. I don't want to pull the trigger on such a purchase, though, without having tried it once. Do you know a coffee shop or any other place in New York City where I could try a shot that used the Flat Max?

Personally, I like very aromatic and clean coffees, and I don't mind high acidity and couldn't care less about body. I accept that this puts me in the minority, and there are many people who very much hate high acidity and want big body, and that's a perfectly legitimate choice....

Hello everyone! Lots of shops are going to give free shippings and discounts because of that day , so don't stock coffee yet and just wait for discounts. Feel free if you see a discount to post it here if you want.

-La Cabra for example right now has free shipping if I use this...

I saw an older thread on this topic but it is now closed. It didn't end with a success story, so I am wondering if anyone has more recent experience.

I am considering a GEVI that is 120v, however we have 100v at home. 60hz in western Japan, same as USA, so that is not a...

Hello,

I decided to start roasting this summer and I am the type to build before buying. I started out thinking I wanted to build a glass chamber electric roaster but trying to stick to a budget, making electric heat was going to cost more than I wanted because of having to go...

All five are containing Pink Bourbon, which has nothing to do with Bourbon, as it is an Ethiopian landrace. People would say it is a mutation of Bourbon; it could not be further away from truth.

Very long blog on 2 series of DNA testing on Pink Bourbons. Both show that Pink...

I've seen some sugar/milk cafes and drive through start to push white coffee. I decided to finally see what they meant by that and it seems absurd so I thought it might be interesting to discuss here. The short of it is, they claim they only roast to dry end and then stop around...

I bought this stovetop espresso maker and steamer off of eBay. There are no markings on it to identify the manufacturer, model, etc. Does anyone recognize it? Anyone know of a source for replacement gaskets? Thanks for whatever help you can offer.

My Sync is about 13 months old, used for two espresso drinks each day. This week the brew lever had become increasingly difficult to operate; especially when pushing down to stop the flow. I am typically performing a flush cleaning of the brew group at about 100 cycles. My water...

Hey crew!
I have a homemade fluid bed roaster and I'm having some trouble with the PID. I typically do 400-500g batches and have had success manually roasting but I want to get the PID system to perform properly. For the first PID-controlled batch, I simply copied these...

I've been making espresso recently on my Baratza Vario w/ steel burrs. To get even semi decent shot times I need to go down to burr chirp which has always made me a little uncomfortable. I noticed some scuff marks on the burrs when cleaning out the grinder presumably where they...