After a long time lurking on this forum and being inspired by the very many threads, I took the plunge and decided to make a project out of refurbishing a lever. First a tour of the machine:

This is a 1957 2nd gen Urania - mid generation single group. It has a 1st gen...

I'm getting closer to finding my recipe , but there are so many possible variables that it's hard to now which one to adjust I think I'm pretty close with my dose, grind level and base temperarture. I have a Gaggia Classic with PID and changed all the other changeable parts and...

I have a Breville Barista Express (BES870XL) which just turned a year old this month. I've tried to keep up on the maintenance throughout the year by using the backflush tablets and descaling powder when the machine indicates maintenance is needed. I completed a descale this...

On Edit... We are already there. Not only Slayer shots but beyond, so if you are wanting to skip the theory and development and learning puffery, and jump ahead to the upshot go to post...161 on page 17: Breville Dual Boiler Slayer shots ?

RE Slayer shots from the BDB......

Hi every body
when i raise the lever . the pump start humming but for several seconds no water coming out then the sound is changing and water coming out
some times the flow is very poor.
This happen also without any coffee in the basket.
i checked several times when it happens...

Some of you may remember my recent Cremina odyssey in which my SL group disappeared while being shipped to my vendor after I botched a seal replacement. While the group was eventually located and returned, I had purchased a manual group in the interim. It's been really...

Is this a thing?

Note: I'm not speaking about the prewetting without pressure, where you just lift the lever to mid-position without lifting it all the way up beforehand.

So I managed to pick up an SCL for a great price today. It's my first lever, and I'm excited.

Have a couple of questions though that I couldn't find answers too:

1. What's the red light signify?

2. What should the pressure gauge say at idle? I've read that thermosyphon...

Has anyone seen this coffee for sale in the States? I'm looking for a true neopolitan blend

I understand that an HX machine has a single boiler, usually on the steam side (I think) and somehow the heat gets to the other side to brew espresso. The boiler is pretty self explanatory. I called one of the retailers to discuss selection of a new espresso machine but they...