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I have revised this post over the years with updates as I felt necessary. Those updates, in italics and dated, have been moved to the bottom of this post. Dan/HB said something about how it plays better with Google searches that way. So my revision notes are still here. Just at...
When my Alex Leva machine heats up everything is fine. But when it reaches working temperature, and the thermometer blinks on the PID, when it is trickle-heating or whatever it does, the lights flicker in my house just a tiny bit. Not everyone sees the flicker, but I do....
Got the new Linea Mini home just last night after picking it up at Clive Coffee here in Portland. Clive held a nice open house event on Memorial Day where they invited customers down to the store to try out some of the new equipment and check out some of their open box buys....
I'll appreciate your help!
I just replaced today the stock OPV with the Vibiemme one according to this guide -
I messed something up and when I first connected the 4mm tube, I didn't pull out the metal thing, so it sprayed water when I first turned it on.
I fixed it and when...
Just saw this and found it super interesting. Brian Quan made a first look video about a new machine tentatively called The Meticulous Home Espresso Machine.
No boiler, spring activated by a motor, silent, good looking. I'm definitely intrigued!
I've been trying to diagnose a new problem with my 2019 Breville Bambino Plus for a few days now with no success and was hoping that there would be someone here with an idea that I haven't already tried. It's the exact same problem as described in this Reddit post: and I've...
I bought a coffee machine after the restoration.. It works well, but the question is, how do I change the temperature on it? The coffee doesn't come out hot enough and what is this faucet for? in general, if someone knows how to use this coffee machine, please help me, I can't...
Looks like we're getting a refreshed Linea Mini today! Refreshed design (reminds of Micra) with a new drip tray, shot timer, new two valve pre-infusion system, extended shot time (99s) and apparently comes with Micra's new portafilter as well.
I'm curious if anyone else has considered a setup that includes an espresso machine that can only make espresso (no steaming) paired with something like the NanoFoamer Pro.
It seems like so much of the expense and complexity of espresso machines has to do with the contrasting...