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- Yesterday, 10:17 pm
- Forum: Buying Advice
- Replies: 20
- Views: 929
Craigslist Linea Mini
Thanks Ben Z. I did purchase my first car off CL. For the life of me, I do not remember how I paid. Good point on the robbery vs La Marzocco scale
- Yesterday, 10:13 pm
- Forum: Coffee Roasting
- Replies: 1
- Views: 28
Drum roast profile on a fluid bed
I want to try to come up with a drum style full city roast for my fluid bed. Goal is to extend roast time to increase depth and decrease acidity without getting too much roast/scorch flavor. My fluid bed has little to no heat retention. How would you approach it? My thoughts right now are to vary input
- Yesterday, 10:13 pm
- Forum: Buying Advice
- Replies: 20
- Views: 929
Craigslist Linea Mini
Just use cash. As a seller, I wouldn't accept anything but cash. Are you worried about getting robbed? I don't think the venn diagram between armed robbers and LA Marzocco owners has much overlap. I've bought and sold multiple cars for cash on Craigslist. Sold one special car on ebay - I met the dude
- Yesterday, 10:07 pm
- Forum: Buying Advice
- Replies: 0
- Views: 54
Espresso Stores
Are there stores, where you can play with different machines and make a more confident purchasing decision? Endless reading and YouTubes help but i feel it can only get you so far before purchasing becomes a leap of faith. I know there are stores in Seattle, but that is the only city I know that has this. Bonus points if
- Yesterday, 10:01 pm
- Forum: Buying Advice
- Replies: 20
- Views: 929
Craigslist Linea Mini
Never bought anything this expensive on CL. What is the safest way to pay, if all goes well
- Yesterday, 9:47 pm
- Forum: Espresso Machines
- Replies: 273
- Views: 20594
La Marzocco Linea Mini R
Definitely NOT photoshopped. The picture was taken with a Panasonic S1H & an Atlas Orion 40mm 2x Anamorphic lens, & a Fujifilm film stock profile applied, that's it. Nothing else. It came like that from LM!
- Yesterday, 9:41 pm
- Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
- Replies: 12
- Views: 233
The steam boiler explodes (sometimes)
I would check or replace the steam boiler temperature probe and listen to JRising
- Yesterday, 9:17 pm
- Forum: Coffee Roasting
- Replies: 3
- Views: 67
Iroast 2
I have an Iroast 2 that the top has cracked, and the chaff collector body has cracked. I put aluminum duct tape over the cracks, and it's been holding for a year. Anyway, I bought a Iroast 1st generation for parts, then today I found and bought another Iroast 2 for $30 so I bought it also. My question is
- Yesterday, 9:15 pm
- Forum: Espresso Machines
- Replies: 29
- Views: 254
Domobar Jr Hx Temperatures
There's no need for a flush routine with a PID e61. For 15 years on PID HX: * Flush ≈1s * Pull shot * Flush ≈1s to rinse & brush shower screen * PF wiggle w blind basket, leaving blind in the group * enjoy When pulling shots for a group, just skip the PF
- Yesterday, 9:07 pm
- Forum: Grinders
- Replies: 2
- Views: 143
Taste Differences Between Varia VS3 Gen 2 Burr Options
Thanks LObin! I separately ordered the Hypernova, as the grinder comes with the Supernova burr. Best of both worlds