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by wpK
February 16th, 2018, 3:41 pm
Forum: Water
Replies: 5
Views: 2542

La Marzocco Linea Mini & Scale Build Up

Hi all, So after reading that thread I decided to follow the recipe recommended there and tested the water to confirm the hardness/alkalinity/pH of the water to make sure it was mixed correctly. Within a week the machine was back to about 70ml of water in 30 seconds from the group head. This is thre...
by wpK
February 8th, 2018, 4:42 pm
Forum: Water
Replies: 134
Views: 13964

Water Gurus, please chime in

These water threads always make me go . Aguirre: Were you able to come up with a recipe you feel comfortable putting in your GS3?
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by wpK
February 8th, 2018, 2:42 pm
Forum: Water
Replies: 5
Views: 2542

La Marzocco Linea Mini & Scale Build Up

I finally was able to test everything and found the issue. The Poland Spring water is extremely soft (under 30 hardness) and also has very low alkalinity. I've been reading through a lot of posts on the forum and there is just an insane amount of discussion on water. I'm curious what is the current ...
by wpK
February 8th, 2018, 2:38 pm
Forum: Water
Replies: 5
Views: 2542

La Marzocco Linea Mini & Scale Build Up

Yes
by wpK
February 1st, 2018, 5:11 pm
Forum: Water
Replies: 5
Views: 2542

La Marzocco Linea Mini & Scale Build Up

I've had to have my gicluer replaced twice in my Linea Mini due to scale build up. My machine is on 24/7. I've been using Poland Spring water since I received my Linea Mini around 8 months ago. The test strips that came with the machine showed the water was fine and I had it tested by Culligan when
by wpK
August 21st, 2017, 2:26 pm
Forum: Grinders
Replies: 78
Views: 11228

Kafatek Monolith Conical - August 2017 version - Owners Thread

Yeah this is how mine came from Denis with the new funnel: {image}
by wpK
August 20th, 2017, 8:37 pm
Forum: Grinders
Replies: 78
Views: 11228

Kafatek Monolith Conical - August 2017 version - Owners Thread

Same here. It shoots out like a perfect dark stream of coffee
by wpK
August 20th, 2017, 12:26 pm
Forum: Espresso Machines
Replies: 8031
Views: 1322220

Post a pic of your home espresso setup...

I've never had any interest in different designs. I have the Renaissance cups from Visions Espresso. But I really like that display... please don't start another disorder
by wpK
August 20th, 2017, 1:56 am
Forum: Grinders
Replies: 78
Views: 11228

Kafatek Monolith Conical - August 2017 version - Owners Thread

Denis said in his email 5-8lb atleast for the conical. I personally had a ton of coffee left over from my Counter Culture subscription before I started vacuum sealing and freezing my beans. So I ended up running a little under 15lb in total the day I got the grinder Denis also recommended running a
by wpK
August 19th, 2017, 9:08 am
Forum: Grinders
Replies: 78
Views: 11228

Kafatek Monolith Conical - August 2017 version - Owners Thread

The retention disappears when it breaks in. I can't say when as I didn't run my first shot until 4-5lb was ran through but after cleaning out all the beans from the machine with air I put in 17g (pre RDT) and got out 17g exactly three times in a row. Samuellaw178: what coffee and ratio were you using