There is a higher likelihood that a long extraction time can have good results with zero bypass. Tricolate is a good example of this. But immersion is probably the main reason. You're not introducing fresh solvent (as in unsaturated water) the whole brew so after a while the extraction slows to a crawl. {image} (from {link}) In

It's been on the Clive website for a week or two also. It shows out of stock with an anticipated arrival of late May. I called them and they may open it for pre-order soon

Okay, try number two. This morning, I kept all variables the same except bumped up the water temp to 200F and kept the overall brew time to 5 minutes. This was an immediate 4-5 rotations of the "gizmo" followed by a 4-minute steep and a one-minute err...reverse plunge. The resulted in a much sweeter, less drying, brew so I think

I have an original Faema baby Faemina for sale and it's chock full of extras. I am moving from a house to an apartment and don't have room for some of my babies anymore. The design that launched the Cafelat Robot, this machine is exactly the same process and produces a great shot. I upgraded everything to