Thank you for the links, very helpful! I really like the ease, user-friendliness and small size of the Claris & Britt in comparison to a system such as iSpring RCC7AK, even if the price is slightly higher

Again, only talking about La Pavonis, but you can artfully lock in the portafilter during a full temperature flush in such a way that the flash boiling steam has fully evacuated the piston chamber of air while not yet spewing super heated H2O everywhere. Obviously takes some skill/courage/good-timing. Other folks have different methods for avoiding spongey shots and some

Besides price, are there any other reasons why you would decide against the XtraSafe? I'm able to find it for around €200, so it's be an interesting option for me living in a 100mg/l+ chloride area

Hi, can anyone please help identify if this is post 2015 standard stock burr? Thanks {image}

Which isn't true the Nimbus came out exactly at the same time and you can argue later EK also came with prebreaker as Mahlkönig themselves advertised this. Also Kafatek also had some prebreak ish solution so it would be a rather inaccurate statement. There been many attempts at this some more successful then others and still

There's a very good chance that your problem is the thermal fuse on the side of the steam boiler, as you surmise. As to your soldering skills; For a few dollars and few hours of practice, you could remedy that lack. Or, there are several alternatives available these days that would require no soldering. {link} {link} {link}

No. If you plan to drink it within 2-4 weeks any airtight jar will do. If you want to keep samples for longer it's usually a good idea to freeze. I prefer individual doses like this:{video}I don't believe in the need for valves and would recommend against for example Weber's bean cellars. As for how long to wait I think

{image} Sorry was kinda bussy the last days, heres a pic

Wasn't Lance claiming that Zerno is the first grinder with a prebreaker?