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I've been experimenting with a Bplus puck screen with my Cremina SL. Having great results but wondering if you should heat/warm the screen before using it? Or is the thermal mass of the screen insignificant in impacting temperature of the shot?
I thought I would share some photos of my new purchase, it's not really a lever but this seemed like the most appropriate place for her. A 1929 La Pavoni Ideale 2 group. This is the Mignon version, the smallest size - it is still very impressive in stature and weighs in around...
My Naked Portafilter pressure gauge indicator is pointing to 12:00 when no pressure is being applied. Wondering if anyone can explain how to reset to zero ?
thanks
Marco
Hello friends, I'm the guy with the mexican-made lever machine. Right now I'm with almost everything in an citric acid bath for heavy descaling but I have some questions regarding the piston cleaning. It has some old grease stuck in there but right now I don't have any new...
This evening Paul Pratt announced on Kickstarter that 50 Robots have shipped and that 15 more are being shipped every day. It's time to open a User Experience thread so we can learn from each other. This is also the thread for initial comments on the Cafelat Robot Review that we...
If you search the forums for Caravel you'll find several threads that discuss these antique Italian home lever machines. In this thread I'll attempt to link to these others in a general discussion of the Arrarex Caravel, their use, and the exquisite espresso that they produce....
Well got the group rebuilt easily enough. Then flipped it on to pull a test shot. It came to temp but the steam release never stopped hissing. I assume I need to change that gasket too.
Some of you have probably heard the rumours, some of you probably even know for a while and some may know nothing at all. Either way, I thought it would be a good time to create a thread about the new kid on the Lever Espresso Machine block. Apparently Flair have been working on...
