Home-Barista.com

Still restoring this older VFA Expres and have finally manage to disasemble most of the group head. All of my research, the group head tear downs have 2-3 cams. One in the mushroom and one in the pressure drain release below.

This machine I'm working on has neither. I'm not...

So I picked up this Astoria single group mainly because I was curious to how the rotary pump worked.

Everything works actually, just needs some parts and seals. The group jet was blocked solid, so i fixed that and tested it. I did a quick descale and now have it apart and could...

I have a light roast that I've been pre-infusing for 15 seconds, then ramping to 9 bar for an extended extraction. It surprisingly tastes great, but I'm wary of repeating the recipe due to the extended duration of stress on the pump. I have an ECM Classika which has a vibe pump...

I won't go into details unless anybody has any questions because this CMA JUN variant rebuild was almost exactly the same is the other ones I have done. There was more powder coating involved because when life gives you easy access to a powder coating setup, you make lemonade ....

New Denver based prosumer spring lever espresso machine on horizon.

Specs here: . Estimated price of $800.

FAQ:

I have no affiliation with the seller. Found out about machine via FB group from Claudio of Lever Fever group.

I've recently purchased a fellow atmos storage container, about a month ago. These products are stylish as all fellow products typically are, and have a nifty and easy to use depressurization system for storing coffee beans in a low pressure environment to prevent oxidation....

A big design deficiency is the undersized plastic standard drain tray, which has been a nuisance to many owners over the years as it fills way too rapidly for many users.
The tray is shown here: ... n-livia-90

Only this one size is available from Pasquini/Bezzera. For a while...

This is less roasting specific, but I feel 50% of being a good home roaster is in getting good green coffee. Especially since we are talking about ~100lb/year, 10lb mistakes are costly to us. The more I can learn about selecting good greens, the better my coffee.

Anyway, I'm...

Ok, we moved into a new house a couple of months ago, and my husband built me a coffeehouse (an insulated, electrified, finished shed) to brew coffee as he (oddly) hates the smell. I'm delighted. I get a wonderful place to brew coffee that is also a nice retreat, and he gets a...

Having issues with a ~3 year old direct plumb Oscar II.

The machine seems to have way too much pressure (I do not have a gauge to measure it)
I've likely been over compensating my grind and tamp due to this, but water will shoot out around the portafilter when brewing.
This...