For those of you making what seems to be coined 'rpavlis water', how are you making it? I've seen it mentioned many times and I've seen some posts where people provide different measurements for it, but it wasn't until today that I looked for rpavlis' actual post that spells it...

Hello All,

I'm looking for some advice on repairing my Silvano Evo. Recently, while backflushing, water started pouring out from the frame of the machine, and upon removing the case I discovered that a brass connection for the water line had sheared. I don't have a local repair...

I recently purchased a Futurmat Palanca 2 group lever machine. I am almost ready to set it up for a test. However, I am concerned that the electrical cable has 4 conductors. In my past experience with industrial motors, 4 conductors means 3-phase power. I have always understood...

Is the water ratio for a percolator basically the same as for a pour over? That is, something in the order of 1:15 to 1:17?

We are vacationing in Waikoloa village and open to any suggestions where to pick up Kona beans or prepared Kona coffee. Obviously while in Kona almost all coffee is trying to capitalize on the name and it's not all created equal. The one place I really like that I've been to...

I have a few days of use on the Eagle One Prima and wanted to share my thoughts and answer the many questions I am getting in one place.

Initial thoughts are:

It has some drawbacks.
1: you have to drill your own hole in the drip tray to set up the drain (stainless drilling is...

Hi all,

After having a few DM conversations with members (like zero610 and Jake_G), I thought it would be a good idea to pool the opinions of all HB brew-focused users.

I'm interested in uncovering what 98mm burrs are optimal for filter brewing only, promoting sweetness and...

Moderator's note: split from Hacking the DF64 exit chute

I have used df64 with VFD. i use panasonic VF0 series 0.75 kw. it also has low rpm torque boost feature. i can drop the rpm up to 650 rpm reliably with out stalling.

i found this VFD second hand. and it cost about...

The short version: I'm currently using a Breville Infuser and hitting its limits, so I'm looking to upgrade to a machine that I can happily use for the foreseeable future.

About me:

I mostly brew light-to-medium roasts, often at a longer extraction ratio with a long...