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- April 16th, 2024, 7:38 pm
- Forum: Knockbox
- Replies: 2
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The genetic history of modern coffee cultivars
Wow! Thanks. This is much better than the articles I've seen previously. The picture you reprint shows how most of the genetic diversity of Arabica lies in Ethiopian varietals. That we knew; but the rest of the article traces the lineages of each of those varietals back to the orginal Canephora/Eugenides cross, which is completely amazing. Someone
- April 16th, 2024, 7:30 pm
- Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
- Replies: 366
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Odyssey Argos owner experience
Another alternative would be to fill it full and then use a syringe of "X" volume to suck the level back down where it belongs. Do this a couple times and figure out how much water needs to be added when the light comes on ought to be easy enough. Let's say you add half a liter of
- April 16th, 2024, 7:24 pm
- Forum: Cafes and Get-togethers
- Replies: 49
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Niseko, Kyoto, and Tokyo
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- April 16th, 2024, 7:22 pm
- Forum: Knockbox
- Replies: 2
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The genetic history of modern coffee cultivars
Published yesterday in Nature Genetics tl;dr: Arabica coffee plants came from Robusta and Eugeniodes a long time ago, and not through human intervention. This work should help in developing future desirable varietals. - {link} {image}
- April 16th, 2024, 6:52 pm
- Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
- Replies: 4
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La Marzocco Linea Mini brew boiler overheats the water
Hi, I've had similar issues. Brew boiler over heating and no steam pressure. I had the board replaced by a tech and things were ok for a while. Then both problems reappeared. For the brew boiler a fix that worked so far has been to recrimp the connection plugs of the cables going from the thermostat
- April 16th, 2024, 6:48 pm
- Forum: Buying Advice
- Replies: 2
- Views: 151
Moving to a flat burr grinder from Sette: what's the best option available in EU right now?
Make a checklist for yourself. 1) are you dong sngle dosing or on demand grinding? 2) Are you using the grinder for espresso and low acid roasts only, or are you going with more acidic roasts and other kinds of brewing. The good news is that 64mm grinders are good for all these options; but you want to know
- April 16th, 2024, 6:45 pm
- Forum: Knockbox
- Replies: 25
- Views: 702
Caffeine break
Thanks. Yes, it was pretty bad and scary for quite a while. The cardiologists gave up after 9 days of in the hospital and said it likely was a virus. They said it likely was not the Pfizer COVID vaccine that I last had 9 months earlier. IMO, the vaccine does have strong possibilities of being
- April 16th, 2024, 6:39 pm
- Forum: Tips and Techniques
- Replies: 37
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Latte Art Diagnosis
(Edited for clarity) Your pour looks like you are gently sliding the pitcher forward. This is too subtle. What you want is to push forward quickly about an inch and immediately pull back in one fluid motion. Think of it as a "shove". Take a look at Emilee's video at 2:38 (embedded below, you will
- April 16th, 2024, 6:36 pm
- Forum: Grinders
- Replies: 10
- Views: 448
Any Benefit to Slow Grind Speed
Interested in this as well. I'd love to hear folks weigh in on their experience with varying grind speed on the Kafatek MC6
- April 16th, 2024, 6:35 pm
- Forum: Espresso Machines
- Replies: 12
- Views: 427
La Marzocco GS3 MP paddle adjustment/preinfusion
If a picture is worth a thousand words, how many words is two videos worth?{video}Notice the who's YouTube channel this is {video}As for why the new design, wear on the O-rings as the ports in the blue Ryton shaft were slid up and down past them was a major contributing factor. The conical valve was designed to