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...

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

Any other good deals out there?

This is a question for our wrenchers in residence. Can you recommend a high quality power screwdriver that has a changeable battery so it doesn't become junk when the battery memory wears out? I'm looking for something that can go into small places and maybe turn a corner. Bonus...

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...

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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 finally pulled the trigger on a BPLUS Apollo grinder and am so excited to up my game a bit with my 1991 La Pavoni Professional.

I also am planning on moving to a naked portafilter so I can make proper use of a smart scale. The Timemore Nano seems to be a good choice...

I'm looking to upgrade from my Baratza Forte to a single dose grinder that can, ideally, brew espresso and pourovers. Currently I'm looking at:

Lagom p64, Bentwood Vertical, Weber EG1.

Could anyone with experience with these grinders provide feedback on them? I'm mostly...

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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...

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I'm new Member of this forum, hoping to get more knowledge about coffee.

I'm planning to open a small coffee shop on my house and since espresso machine both auto and manual is quite expensive, i'm planning to make my own. I already make a dedicated steaming machine,...

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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...

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 have Synchronika. I need a lighter, smaller machine. The grinder is MC4, and I have no idea what road to take. Just to mention I did not use Sync with profiling and do not miss that much. I tend to drink super light and extra quality coffee as brew and medium roasts SO and SO...

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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...

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.

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Latte newbie here. I upgraded to a new machine (Breville Barista Express) end of July and trying to learn latte heart.

I am somewhat consistent at steaming, however I often get the milk to sink more instead of expanding the heart outward on the surface. Because of this...

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...

Have some beans that pretty reliably make sour espresso, but am finding that drinking some plain soda water first seems to mask the sourness. Anyone else noticed this? Am using a soda stream and it's the carbonation that is needed for this effect. Something to do with the...

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the roastery I work for owns a Giesen w6 and I've been using Artisan on my windows PC without any issue, works like a charm.
however they bought an iMac Mini and I can't get a good setting for the ROR curve, looks very choppy as shown in the picture attached, while on...

8 days post roast. I have tried 18g and 20g doses with extraction ratios of 1:2 at 200F and at 203F. I have adjusted the grinder to give me that ratio at 26secs, 32secs and 40secs. The equipment is an E61 double boiler and Niche grinder. I also use third wave water. RDT, WDT and...

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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...