There will be no calcium scaling as Perger is using Epsom Salt for magnesium hardness. However, you can still have magnesium deposits of scale; but you can spec the water per manufacturer recommendations to reduce de-scaling to once every few years. For my spec, the upper bound of hardness was limit...

{image} Phew, I think I'm done! However, I recall saying that five years ago after buying a Vario/Silvia!

I've been die-hard Red Bird for five years. Decided to stretch the legs of my new M58 and bought 5# of Mt. Air Roaster's Black Mountain. At 1:1.5, 201°, 33-35s it rings like a champ when it hits: molasses, chocolate, nutmeg. It's a relevant cup for this time of year! The downside. I can't keep this ...

Coming from a Silvia, I struggled with my new M58 for a few weeks. Wand was on the different side - so different hand. Gulping air instead is sipping. More vertical vortex instead of angled. Then it clicked. You just have to know what you're looking for and think through adjustments

I get the sputter as well. It's involved with the brew boiler and I only get it in the first 10-20 min. of warming the machine up

What water specs are you guys running with the TEA boilers in the M58? Just placed my order and will be running off reservoir for a while. Currently run my Silvia on Soma softened Houston water. Planning on building my own re-mineralized for the Lucca considering the investment. Using LM's specs as ...

And a KoMo mill!

Hi, Luckies. Beautiful situation you have going on. If you don't mind, where did you find your siphon? It's HUGE!