i use these grinders for espresso: eg-1 w/ core, ultra, LS mc3 nautilus w/ HU none of these can do 1:1 light roast particularly well. I had heard that the max SLM was the way to go for this so that's what I went with! we'll see if the internet is right come september

perhaps you have an updated version, but i have one of the earliest ones and it definitely flexes the chassis when each lever is pulled. i cannot pull both levers at the same time or the machine will tilt. coincidentally it's not ideal to run 2 simultaneous preinfusions as the water supply at the gr...

i saw this update in the latest artisan and it's REALLY NICE! it's actually the only thing that helped me feel comfortable w/ my finishes. thanks for your input!

thanks for the link! i am using artisan and strangely my un-adjusted probe readings are very similar to what the hottop reads in that article. no issues w/ modbus per-se, but the default settings built into artisan wouldn't allow it to work, so mill city sent over a config file that had settings ver...

hello all, I'm in the midst of transitioning to a 3kg roaster and i'm curious if my observations correlate with any other user experiences. (1kg mcr to 3kg mcr) - the 3kg roaster temp probes read by a factor of about 1.15x cooler than the 1kg at 1C - for comparison sake at 1c (factor of 1.15x

what metric are you using to find your % coffee extracted?

very nice curve there. what is your charge weight?

anyone notice more clumping than expected with the new max? compared to the EG-1 and MC3 (virtually no clumping), several large clumps come out per dose on the max. probably a break-in related thing, but neither EG-1 nor MC3 (nor EK43 with ssp burrs) did this when brand new

congrats all who wanted one and were able to get one! not seeing much adult male crying this time around so seems like the lot is a satisfied one

i recently tried dosing 19.5g in a vst 18g basket and found still a bit of water on top when removing PF, but regardless of that the puck knocked out very cleanly and didn't leave much to clean afterward