SM coffee roasted on an Aillio Bullet will blow away local average roasters wherever you live. It doesn't have PID control (recipes control power/fan/drum speed), but PID control doesn't make much sense on a drum roaster anyways. It's pricey but I don't think anything else compares if you want something electric, portable, and automatic (except for ending the roast) that

My wife and some guests like decaf espresso milk drinks from the late afternoon on. I have one grinder without single dose ability and decaf espresso goes stale pretty fast here. Tried using decaf. ESE pods three ways. 1. Pod in 1-cup basket. Result watery and just plain wimpy. 2. Opening pod and pouring contents into same basket. Results a

Hi all, I'm interested in getting into coffee roasting purely as a means of producing good coffee in the varieties and taste profiles I want (I don't want another hobby). Are the PID controlled roaster options + proven roast recipes/profiles going to produce something consistent and drinkable? Would using an Aillio bullet + sweet marias

Was the old o-ring you replaced all munged up? So far for me, on my mid-2018 machine, I've been able to get by with packing a little silicone grease up in the bottom. My next trick when I get around to it will be to wrap the spring from a clicker pen around the rod, just

Take off the top if the vacuum breaker does not have a clear tube to the discharge valve going into the drip tray and is not leaking then it's probably a bad opv valve. If it has a silicone tube from the vacuum valve into the drip tray it could be a bad vacuum valve . If both

I'm also having an issue where my pump is engaging to fill the steam boiler a lot. I don't remember how often it used to happen but I hear it from the other room turning the pump on for a few seconds many times a day. It also does not happen when the steam boiler is switched off. I opened

Welcome to H-B! Francesco has some descriptions and photographs of units he has seen or restored that may be of some help. {link} Before spending a lot of money on the machine, I would consider some of the experiences and opinions of the machine. If it has a lot of sentimental value to you, then it may

I know from their site that the collar wheel is the adjuster. Still seems like it would require a fair amount of upper clearance to get a precise view of it, which might limit its suitability for under-counter locations

As really rough guidelines for medium and medium-dark roasts (lighter than visibly oily) of coffees intended for espresso, a bag will often start to change noticeably in a week to ten days after being opened, maybe two weeks at the outside. This class of coffees generally does well between about a week and a month from roast, assuming that the

Operation and Ergonomics Here are some pictures to give an idea of the grinder's size: {image} The black one in a setup, next to the Lelti Bianca and Zoshirushi {image} The silver one in the same set up {image} Next to the Fuji and Niche for a size comparison The grinder weighs about 15 pounds