I use a small Toroid 12oz pitcher, and have just 4oz milk. My machine will steam it within 14s usually. I adjust the tip for a cortado, so I end up with plenty of microfoam

Chris, running it currently off the tank. Reservoir is large for this model at around 3 liters. But will likely plumb it at some point. That simple profile I had it on was adjusting from an initial 3 bar to 9.4 and then easing to 7 bar. So that's the noise you hear of the gear pump. But it's

Only about 15 minutes. Very quick to come up to temperature. And around 20 minutes it's consistent in holding temp

Here you go John. Sorry about the background noise as I have a 2 yr old. This is actually my first ever edited video. A little basic, and the area is a mess as we are just arranging things. Hope this helps! {video}A number of firsts here. First time doing a video with one hand, and first time making

I went yesterday Dan (finally). Jesse at CCC also gave me a private tour of the facilities. Absolutely wonderful! {image}

Thanks everyone for the great suggestions. I will start with Jubala and New World and branch out. Looking for a couple of things, mainly consistent shots, and hopefully real Ristretto, which seems to be impossible to find in the area. And some hands on barista skills. My home game is pretty good

I always thought the only option was a bottomless PF. But came across this one - {link} Can't speak to how good it is, but before you had no options

John, I will try and put something together over the couple of days. I will say the sound of the gear pump is very agreeable. Quiet in my opinion

Just starting out. {image}

You get up before the Sun on a Friday morning, just to go visit Counter Culture Coffee. You take that tour at CC Coffee, and start figuring in your mind that their first ever Roaster could perhaps fit into the shed you were planning to build. {image}