So before anything else I'd like to say that I'm not questioning the use of fresh roasted beans nor am I looking to switch to Italian bean blends to drink everyday. I do like more medium roast and traditional flavors and am generally not a fan of 3rd wave, light roasted modern...

I am after a set of Option-O 98mm OM burrs. Needs to be shipped to the UK.

I don't mind a used set as long as the history of the burrs is known, as well as the estimated usage.

Happy to do PX with SSP HU burrs.

Please let me know if you know more.

What are the two knobs on the water level gauge on the right used for?

Anyone else getting frustrated with the wait for an Evo Leva? Am wondering if i should have just got an LR24, Micra, or something...

This was teased today on Option-O's Instagram. It looks massive! I'm really really hoping for a 120mm single doser!

Hi all,
I'm interested in getting into coffee roasting purely as a means of producing good coffee in the varieties and taste profiles I want (I don't want another hobby). Are the PID controlled roaster options + proven roast recipes/profiles going to produce something...

Been killing me to keep this under wraps, but for the last few weeks I, along with a few others here, have been testing out Option-O's upcoming 98mm Mizen burrs that they designed for their P100 and upcoming Lagom 01 grinders.

At first glance, the burrs look similar to...

Well, yes... it has... but I don't understand why...

I am doing a frame off restoration of an old Astoria 2 group machine and it has the normal dual pressure gauge. I am reassembling the machine, and ran it a bit to check for leaks and test the electronics. And I noticed that...

Published yesterday in Nature Genetics

tl;dr: Arabica coffee plants came from Robusta and Eugeniodes a long time ago, and not through human intervention.

This work should help in developing future desirable varietals.

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I have an Iroast 2 that the top has cracked, and the chaff collector body has cracked. I put aluminum duct tape over the cracks, and it's been holding for a year. Anyway, I bought a Iroast 1st generation for parts, then today I found and bought another Iroast 2 for $30 so I...