Orphan Espresso has 20% off everything until November 27th. They have some nice accessories for the Cafelat Robot.

Any other good deals out there?

Hello,

I am recently hooked with lever machine. After carefully researching, Londinium shot is what I am looking for. I like medium roast. 1 latte and 1 espresso only Mon-Fri, 2 latte and 1 espresso Sat. Sun.

This is what I use:

Grinder:
Niche

Current machine:
AeroPress...

Hi!

I've been a huge cafe espresso enjoyer, and am now taking my first steps into home espresso.
But, like many people, I've fallen down the gear rabbit hole when looking for my first machine.
Which has me asking Why shouldn't I start at the top with a Linea Micra, Decent, or...

We are looking to upgrade the burrs on our Ek43. We already sanded the chamber and upgraded to the Titus Burr carrier. We roast light to medium light coffees and plan to use the EK for pourover, batch brew and EK-style espresso shots.

The models SSP has available are: low,...

I've only been in the home based espresso machine world for a couple years. I started with a Flair then moved up to a Lelit Mara X about a year ago. I've had great success with the Mara X, but am starting to evaluate whether I should step up to an upscale spring lever machine. I...

Well, this was a topic that needed to be started some day, so it might as well be by me.

I have a La Spaziale S1 Dream and want to upgrade. Part of it is the impossibility to get it serviced and self servicing a plumbed in machine is not easy. Another part is that I'm having...

Hello,

I am currently a aeropress user and looking for an espresso machine for home. So far, I have already spend around a month researching the machines and found I must get a lever machine.

The only problem is: I have never tried the taste of lever espresso machine myself....

I'm new to home roasting, and I'm using a budget machine (Behmor). So far, I've been roasting in the kitchen under the range hood. It's okay, but smells still linger in our open plan upper floor for days after roasting, and I can smell the roast on the hood itself for days too....

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I am almost ready to pull the trigger on a Londinium Compressa today. The plumbing solution is a bit frustrating.

I live in San Fransisco, and have heard that we have terrible water from city. My neighbors are all buying distilled water from water stores. I am using a...

Hi everyone.

My little microcasa a leva is driving me nuts in the past few weeks.

After adjusting the pressurestat a little to lower the max pressure to around .9 bar it seems like the heating now starts only at as little as .1-.2 bar.
That means it always cools down all...

The LM's pre-infusion will require a line pressure to be delivered with the water plumbing-in. Otherwise, there is no water out of the brew group during the pre-infusion stage (e.g. plumb-in directly from the bottled water without external pump).

It looks like that the...

My milk drinks are 6 oz cappuccinos. My smallest pitcher is 12 oz and so I always end up throwing milk away (and if I underfill it, milk doesn't turn out as well). It's worse if I make a single cortado.

Is there a smaller pitcher I could use? Any recommendation for 8 oz? I'd...

People who grind both for espresso and pour over... How far are you from your espresso setting to your pour over one? Am new to pour over (again...) and want a starting reference to try. Will use a Stagg X or an Origami, playing with both since I bought them about a year ago.

I...

I recently rebuilt my La Pavoni Professional and found that the lever arm slowly falls to the down position after lifting. Does this mean I have an improper seal somewhere? The lever does stay upright after the preinfusion.

I have a Bezzera BZ10 heat exchanger machine, which I'm about to descale. The instructions say to use the pump to fill the boiler with descaler solution. Afterwards, I need to pump through clean water several times to rinse out the chemical.

I thought of a better way. With a...

I'm wondering what could be dangerous about using my BDB after sitting in my basement unused for 6 months.

Water is top of mind here. I could run a ton of water through the brew boiler pretty simply. But is there anything I need to consider from a safe-drinking-water...

I recently cleaned and descaled my espresso machine, then I finished the last 3/4 pound of coffee I'd been using (I spit up and freeze five pound bags). The taste of the espresso notably improved and I got a few really good cups out of a bag I didn't particulary care for to that...

Did anyone watched the roasting video on wired gourmet YouTube channel?

This is what just got me into roasting.
It's simple, minimal equipment, and I can say I trust this guy.

What do you think about it?

Hello,

Just received my new LM GS3 been using it for several days.
I have noticed an odd odor, smells like maybe machine oil, coming from the machine.
I smell it most on the cup tray on top of the machine.

I opened the machine up and poked around and it seems like the smell...

Ok: i make two cups of coffee a day in my La Pavoni Lever. two. Occasionally 4 if guests are over.
I am currently using a good hand grinder. The day will come when i am older that I cant grind by hand or wont want to.
What are my best options for under $700 for a grinder?