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by baldheadracing
1 hour ago
Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
Replies: 15
Views: 643

Philosophy: When is a "lever" no longer a "lever"?

When a pump supplies the pressure used throughout the extraction
by Jonk
1 hour ago
Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
Replies: 4891
Views: 386760

Cafelat Robot User Experience

Wait, kind of "pre-infusing" both the top and bottom of the puck? please report back with results, if that's what you meant!
by DanielCroft
1 hour ago
Forum: Espresso Machines
Replies: 399
Views: 43600

Sanremo You - Single Group Espresso Machine

Trial and error is fine if you don't change much in your profile, it's how I've been gathering data to try to develop some type of heuristic or better yet, an equation. What happens when you want to go from a 1:2 to a 1:3? Is that 104ML to 130ML, or? I'm generally pulling 16g at a 1:2.5
by another_jim
2 hours ago
Forum: Espresso Machines
Replies: 9
Views: 112

Lelit Bianca second espresso more rapid than first

A new grinfer won't help and sint necessary; they are all like this. Small flats are only more pronounced. It's more a matter of tuning the workflow
by jbviau
2 hours ago
Forum: Coffees
Replies: 12
Views: 455

New coffee varietals poster from World Coffee Research [PDF]

Debbie Downer has entered the chat: this is quite possibly the least visually appealing poster I've ever seen. I will require evidence from anyone claiming they've actually put it up after studying it
by Sal
2 hours ago
Forum: Coffees
Replies: 12
Views: 455

New coffee varietals poster from World Coffee Research [PDF]

Thanks for the refs. From the first paper, the only naturally occurring spontaneous Arabusta Hybrid is "Hybrido de Timor (HDT) "which I believe is the natural hybridization that took place in Timor island and was discovered back in the 1940s. All other Arabusta are manmade hybrids of induced tetraploid Robusta crossed to a known variety of Arabica sp. So, it
by dusk
3 hours ago
Forum: Buying Advice
Replies: 6
Views: 192

Help with Weber Unibasket sizes

this is all great advice, I'll take you up on it, exactly what I needed to hear thanks!
by canatto
3 hours ago
Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
Replies: 6
Views: 106

Profitec Pro 500 pump coming on and off during extraction

I noticed that during the shot when you lose the brew pressure the pump goes completely quiet. That to me is clear sign of power interruption to the pump, and I can think of a few causes, 1, the pump's coil has failed, 2, the over temperature switch (that attached to the outside of the pump coil) has failed, 3
by cannonfodder
3 hours ago
Forum: Marketplace
Replies: 1911
Views: 316491

Custom Wood for your Espresso Machine

Walnut portafilter, steam, water, brew paddle, and top cover for a La Marzocco Micra. {image}
by barri
4 hours ago
Forum: Espresso Machines
Replies: 399
Views: 43600

Sanremo You - Single Group Espresso Machine

Its not difficult at all. A few test shots and you'll find out. I dial in by brew ratio and then adjust by taste. On my favourite been 104mls equates to a yield of 36gms or very close to 36gms with an input of 18gms with a standard small pre infusion, ramp up to 9 bars then a small ramp