Recent posts - Page 50
- April 16th, 2024, 10:15 am
- Forum: Buying Advice
- Replies: 10
- Views: 726
Downgrading from Slayer. Options sought.
Thank you for the opinions. I started to look at the Decent as well based on replies here. Glad to hear the steam wand has been improved. That was a truly awful V1.0 product they out out years ago. Correct me if I am wrong but: 1. There is no pre-infusion on the mini/micra without
- April 16th, 2024, 10:10 am
- Forum: Knockbox
- Replies: 25
- Views: 696
Caffeine break
I was wondering about that yesterday when I read John's post, whether tapering would work to minimize withdrawal symptoms. And 30 days! That's far longer than I would have imagined it would take for one's brain chemistry to return to a non-caffeine affected state. The only one? Either you're very picky or I'm easy to please. I doubt it's
- April 16th, 2024, 10:08 am
- Forum: Coffee Roasting
- Replies: 49
- Views: 1986
Looking for Liberica
Just want to share that while that may be the case for Len's stock, Liberica can very much be suitable for light roasts. I was lucky to get my hands on a small sample roasted by A Matter of Concrete, vacuum packed in tiny little bags. I think they were only able to source a few kgs at most
- April 16th, 2024, 10:06 am
- Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
- Replies: 5
- Views: 135
Looking for a Niche Zero rubber foot
Old school hardware stores often have bins of all kinds of such items. You may have to replace all four if you can't find an exact replica. ebay has 10^3s of rubber feet
- April 16th, 2024, 10:00 am
- Forum: Coffee Brewing
- Replies: 48
- Views: 2749
Fellow Aiden anyone?
If you want a brewer with the flexibility and features offered by Aiden, and you have need/want for a machine this fall instead of, say, a couple years from now, then why not? Fellow has a good track record
- April 16th, 2024, 9:57 am
- Forum: Knockbox
- Replies: 25
- Views: 696
Caffeine break
Over the course of about three weeks, alter a blend of hi-test and decaf so you are 100% decaf at the end. It's about 5% change per day. 95/5, 90/10, 85/15, etc. FWIW, the only drinkable decaf [for the coffee style I prefer - old school medium roast] I found of too many direct to bin was "Organic Peruvian
- April 16th, 2024, 9:57 am
- Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
- Replies: 6
- Views: 104
Breville Dual Boiler Manual Descaling
After a week I can confidently say that I now prefer my new shots and my wife agrees. I wasted a lot of coffee but it was worth it and it was all the same medium roast blend coffee (picture below) so it is now time to experiment with new beans and roasts. {image} Great
- April 16th, 2024, 9:55 am
- Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1647
ACS waiting times
Not sure if that makes me feel better or worse - I ordered in November of last year... Hope you enjoy it though, a couple of months is long enough!
- April 16th, 2024, 9:42 am
- Forum: Espresso Machines
- Replies: 2
- Views: 78
Bambino Plus - loading coffee
A dosing ring or funnel is probably the better option. Mounded grinds tamped as-is likely lead to uneven extraction. Leveling with a WDT needle tool or even some taps is a good practice. A good WDT tool can be bought for US$10 or so, such as the JKim/AppaMakes tool. Checking the headspace with a coin about 2 mm thik
- April 16th, 2024, 9:39 am
- Forum: Marketplace
- Replies: 1838
- Views: 238460
Decent Espresso news
Hey Brad, one of these days I promise I'll make it down for brisket tacos at Mia's with you and Smeek