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- 4 hours ago
- Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
- Replies: 23
- Views: 393
Wega Mini Nova Rebuild
I confirmed that the takeoff dispersion screw has a M10×1.0 mm thread size. {image} {image} {image}
- 4 hours ago
- Forum: Coffee Brewing
- Replies: 21
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Mobile or hotel room brewing?
I can appreciate that point of view. You can never know. Same goes for so many things. Maybe somebody died in your hotel bed. Or maybe the last person in the room had a communicable disease. Perhaps they stuck the door knob, TV remote, or the shower control handle up their rear end. When you go to a restaurant
- 4 hours ago
- Forum: Cafes and Get-togethers
- Replies: 10
- Views: 134
General question about handling cafe drink quality
Thanks, @Jake_G, that's the kind of dialogue I'm looking for. I certainly don't think I'm a master home barista, I'm just at the beginning of my journey, but I'm pretty good at tasting bitter and sour. Maybe the particular bean isn't my favorite in terms of roast level or tasting notes, but I can tell if it's been "well pulled"
- 4 hours ago
- Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
- Replies: 365
- Views: 43238
Odyssey Argos owner experience
I fill my machines with a 20 Oz steaming pitcher. Seems easy enough to fill pitcher and pour into boiler without too much trouble
- 5 hours ago
- Forum: Cafes and Get-togethers
- Replies: 10
- Views: 134
General question about handling cafe drink quality
I strike up a conversation with the barista well ahead of ordering my drink. "Wow, that's a classy Slayer Steam you have there, how do you like it?" Or: "I'm a straight espresso guy generally, do you have any single origin espresso on bar today?" Or, if I am eyeing a bag of beans they
- 5 hours ago
- Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
- Replies: 365
- Views: 43238
Odyssey Argos owner experience
I may be somewhat manageable if one is filling the boiler with a pitcher. In our kitchen the espresso machine stands next to the sink and the faucet is pull-out. In the morning my wife gets up first and fills the machine (Silvia till Argos arrives). I can imagine the bubbly faucet water in the funnel being much more
- 5 hours ago
- Forum: Cafes and Get-togethers
- Replies: 10
- Views: 134
General question about handling cafe drink quality
@GU2GD, I believe Ascension to be of the "owners/leaders want to make a good product, but the staff isn't delivering" situation. Perhaps there was some initial training, maybe it wasn't sufficient, maybe there isn't continuing training/feedback etc. I also recognize that there are likely, at least in this area, fewer espresso customers than there are cappuccino/latte/etc. customers, and
- 5 hours ago
- Forum: Espresso Machines
- Replies: 12
- Views: 408
La Marzocco GS3 MP paddle adjustment/preinfusion
I haven't found a similar walk through of how the valve works, but I put together a post with some images I found from LM a few years ago: "Current model La Marzocco GS3 MP - Does anyone have a water flow diagram?" As for how many shots, they should last a very long time. Instead of a stack
- 5 hours ago
- Forum: Cafes and Get-togethers
- Replies: 10
- Views: 134
General question about handling cafe drink quality
If the experience/skill/give a damn is lacking or absent at a cafe with regards to dialing in shots, pour overs, batch brews, etc. it is beyond the scope of a customer to 'teach' the establishment how to properly do so. The desire to 'coach' a barista is something of a vigilante endeavor and generally will not be received in
- 5 hours ago
- Forum: Cafes and Get-togethers
- Replies: 10
- Views: 134
General question about handling cafe drink quality
I once ordered an espresso at a donut/coffee shop with a friend. The espresso was undrinkably bitter, so I only took one sip and left it. My friend went back another day (for a donut) and the barista asked about me -- he explained I only drink the crema