Recent posts - Page 50

by cafeIKE
April 16th, 2024, 9:57 am
Forum: Knockbox
Replies: 25
Views: 693

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
by Vociqn
April 16th, 2024, 9:57 am
Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
Replies: 6
Views: 103

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
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by ShotClock
April 16th, 2024, 9:55 am
Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
Replies: 40
Views: 1646

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!
by Jeff
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
by SameGuy
April 16th, 2024, 9:39 am
Forum: Marketplace
Replies: 1838
Views: 238430

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
by SameGuy
April 16th, 2024, 9:36 am
Forum: Marketplace
Replies: 1838
Views: 238430

Decent Espresso news

Hi John. Another interesting fork in the road! My quick question is if on the factory firmware the OLED will feature a similar layout to Sofronio's prototype in the linked video, and will the workflow remain somewhat the same? Will it feature Auto-Tare like some of his later versions?
by malling
April 16th, 2024, 9:15 am
Forum: Coffee Brewing
Replies: 48
Views: 2745

Fellow Aiden anyone?

Ratio6 is like most normal brewers basically only useful at brewing within a larger set batch size, venture off and it tend to negatively impact quality and drastically reduce extraction. Ratio6 isn't good for smaller brews why they launched the Ratio4 and all ratio is more what you see is what you get, it's rather dumb electronics, this speak to
by Vociqn
April 16th, 2024, 9:05 am
Forum: Espresso Machines
Replies: 1378
Views: 191401

Breville Dual Boiler Mods and Maintenance

I checked out your post and the YouTube video-it's impressive! Have you successfully decreased the flow? I'm not sure if this had any meaningful negative (or maybe positive) impact on taste but it doesn't look normal. It's amazing how Breville's double boiler, introduced a decade ago, continues to everyone including breville with its capabilities . Since
by Milligan
April 16th, 2024, 9:05 am
Forum: Coffee Brewing
Replies: 48
Views: 2745

Fellow Aiden anyone?

I like the inventive machines people are coming up with. Seems like a lot of innovation going on. I especially like the ones that don't try to mimic traditional pour over with a kettle and cone as if that method is universally the best and not derived from human constraints. I still remember the cup I had at the ground
by ilVecchio
April 16th, 2024, 9:00 am
Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
Replies: 16
Views: 438

Olympia Cremina lever questions after group gasket replacement

That's not the way a pull works. It should take considerable force to pull the lever down