Up for sale is my beloved HG-1. It's bittersweet to sell this grinder, but after 6 years, I'm ready to try something new I've used this grinder to grind ~3 14g shots daily for the last 6 years. It is of exceptional quality and is extremely consistent. Includes: leather matt, blind tumbler, static wi...

Used for less than one week. High quality, but selling as I prefer my blind shaker. Asking $40 shipped. {image}

I'm starting to feel comfortable enough with the pressure gauge to toy around with different profiles. Generally, I start the shot by slowly bringing the pressure up to 7 bar, then decline to 6 as the shot progresses. I'm working on the Londinium profile to start, since I always see it referenced by...

I'm glad to see a thread on this month's coffees. Looking forward to hearing how folks are finding these roasts. I've only pulled the Kateshi so far but am loving it - it has me excited to try the other bag. I found the flavor notes on the bag to be pretty spot-on. My first shot, which wasn't

There should be a nut threaded on the gauge that you can use to tighten the gauge into the correct position

Mine was pretty stuck too, here's what worked for me and didn't require a torch or anything. I was careful to use wood to not damage the brass.

Remove the inner piston by taking out the circlip. I did end up just buying some special pliers for this task.

Take a junk piece of wood and drill a hole in

That's normal - there is intentionally no spring in the portafilter to retain the basket. I leave the portafilter in the machine then dose, grind, and tamp directly into the basket. After pulling the shot, I remove just the basket and use a knockbox to remove the puck

I personally dose 14 grams in the 15 gram basket. I figure a lower dose means more espressos throughout the day Welcome! I'm glad to see another CT2 user on the forum. I think it makes a lot of sense to get comfortable on the Strietman by using a coffee you know well. If you maintain

Enjoy your Strietman! It is a wonderful machine. Check out the CT2 thread for details about scales. I recently posted images of various cups and their clearances when using my Pyxis. Other members have used the acaia lunar

The Acaia lunar can do that