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- April 15th, 2024, 10:12 am
- Forum: Tips and Techniques
- Replies: 12
- Views: 257
Help with spritzers- puck prep
I would recommend better coffee for flavor and, unless within a few weeks of the roast date, easier extraction control. "Best by" coffees, if so labeled, are usually best avoided (traditional Italian blends a notable exception). The baskets that come with portafilter handles usually aren't great. However, the ones I've seen are comparable to baskets that work reasonably well
- April 15th, 2024, 10:07 am
- Forum: Knockbox
- Replies: 25
- Views: 653
Caffeine break
A little under two years ago I had a medical problem that stopped all my coffee consumption until recently. At the time I stopped, I could have experienced headaches. But I had other issues which masked any/all minor symptoms that I could blame on lack of caffeine. As a year past, I really did not notice the
- April 15th, 2024, 9:56 am
- Forum: Tips and Techniques
- Replies: 12
- Views: 257
Help with spritzers- puck prep
It is De Mello 'Gentleman' roast. The triple basket came with my naked pf but I believe it says made by IMF. Recommend different basket setup? I will try to improve my wdt but I'm not sure how much it can improve. Thanks
- April 15th, 2024, 9:46 am
- Forum: Marketplace
- Replies: 1834
- Views: 238082
Decent Espresso news
There is a full least of upcoming features of the bengle several pages back on this thread. Expected cost $6000 USD, timing still seems up in the air. May to November, I've heard a lot of different timelines. The Bengle will be a new product, my understanding is that the initial release will be small to try
- April 15th, 2024, 9:46 am
- Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
- Replies: 0
- Views: 22
Delonghi Perfecta ESAM5500 "Insert Milk Container"
Hello, everyone. Some years ago, the steam boiler failed on our Delognhi ESAM5500 machine, and I replaced it with a newer Delonghi machine. However, I recently decided to try to fix it. I replaced the steam boiler and one of the two solenoid valves, and it now works -- partially. With the milk carafe
- April 15th, 2024, 9:43 am
- Forum: Coffee Brewing
- Replies: 46
- Views: 2495
Fellow Aiden anyone?
I never overflown it in the Wilfa and others that I used where you could close the flow, if you closed you could have like 250ish grams of water in it without overflowing, easily 300g when not closing This show you need to change basket at about 3.5 cups or over 400ml brews. I imagine you might be
- April 15th, 2024, 9:31 am
- Forum: Grinders
- Replies: 17
- Views: 601
Differences between Ww core 80mm and Ssp 83mm HU in espresso
I have the 83HU and I agree with Malling and Lobin - they are much more unimodal than you'd expect. They look like the 64HU, but they don't perform similarly at all. Not quite MP level of clarity, but pretty darn clear and bright, and they go a little finer than the MP so it's easier to dial
- April 15th, 2024, 9:29 am
- Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
- Replies: 1
- Views: 25
Breville Oracle not heating boiler to temp
I've got a Breville oracle that had one of it's PTFE tubes break. When it broke it leaked some water, the steam boiler overheated and the thermal fuse blew. After that it wouldn't heat to temp, never going above 158F. So I replaced the thermal fuse on the steam boiler. Now the steam
- April 15th, 2024, 9:24 am
- Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
- Replies: 1
- Views: 43
Pasquini - how does the valve / filter come out of the tank?
I've never had one of these apart, but the parts list seems to show that it would screw together from both sides... Pictures and description of p/n 5225401 (called a "reduction gear") show this brass piece has threads on both ends
- April 15th, 2024, 9:19 am
- Forum: Grinders
- Replies: 17
- Views: 601
Differences between Ww core 80mm and Ssp 83mm HU in espresso
The 83mm is a modern take on espresso burr so it's noticeable more unimodal at espresso range. It's not the bimodal type of the 64mm version