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...

For the last five years we have been using the Bonivita coffee brewer with an 8 cup Chemex (kone filter). Unfortunatly, the Bonivita is dead and we are looking for another brewer. We considering the following:

1. The Bonivita, does make a good cup of coffee, has good features...

I have an Acaia Lunar and a Brewista, but I would like a cheap extra scale that can get knocked around. Has anyone tried the cheap Acaia copies on AliExpress, like this one

Are there any ones to steer clear of?

I recently bought a Decent DEPRO1 and I'm using distilled water with 3rd wave for my espresso water. Right now it's fine and easy to use the 1 gallon jugs since the 3rd wave stuff is portioned for that, but I really dislike using plastic jugs of purchased water. I went looking...

I have a Weber EG-1 and I have been using the Core burrs for straight espresso (light medium and dark) for 12 months now with great results. I have a set of the Ultra burrs and would love to hear from anyone who has used them for espresso. Very interested in your experiences,...

Hi,
I saw that some of the members on HB are Ikawa Home owners. Are you willing to share successful profiles (espresso) for:
Guatemala-Delicia SHB, Brazil Y. Bourbon, India Parchment, Monsooned Malabar (arabica)...or any other?

Thanks,
Cheers!

Hey All!

This is my first post here, unfortunately at a terrible time for my espresso machine :(

I picked up a used Silvia V1 recently. All was going pretty well and managed to have my 1-2 lattes per day for the 1st two weeks with the machine. Then suddenly one day post...

Anyone know anything about Synesso's new machine geared toward home users?
Just saw this on their website:

Hello All,

So I'm deep into espresso making. Although I use a knock box to capture most of the grounds, theres a decent amount that make their way down the drain in the kitchen sink (rinsing the portafilter). Is this something that will haunt me later...or not something to...

Dear All,

After going through many HB posts and countless YT videos, finally decided to go for LMLM.
My earlier favourites were Bianca and Profitec 700, but I now prefer the elegance and simplicity of LMLM, though I can't really justify paying a significant premium over a...