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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...
Met up with Ross last week here in CO and got a chance to pull a couple shots with one of his units. He mentioned after CNY concludes he should be able to get enough parts shipped over to build up a few machines for sending out to reviewers. Having had an opportunity to meet...
Would it be possible for the Lever Forum to have a Gallery sticky of all the lever machines? If we own/owned the machines there would be no copyright issues. I think it would be helpful to all us LeverLovers to be able to see machines referred to in the forums quickly, without...
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...
Thomas added some major new details about the second edition in his blog today. We're starting to see what the price increase from the first edition can bring, e.g., 316 stainless steel instead of 304.
ETA: Other changes and the build process are on IG at: Some of the other...
I have just read through this thread Getting to know the Mini Gaggia were it was stated that there is a version of the Mini Gaggia that has a brass boiler. I was wondering if anyone knows how to identify the versions of the machine that have such a boiler.
The brew water in my Londinium 1 (measured at the top of the puck) drops ~4 degrees centigrade over 30 seconds. My 2nd generation LP europiccola gains about the same amount. Both are capable of producing excellent shots. Some of the new lever machines with cartridge heaters in...
I received a new Elektra Microcasa a Leva in early March 2022, and although I am not entirely a novice, this was my first lever espresso machine. After only a few days of learning and experimenting with beans, grinds, temperature regulation and lever timing, I was making quite...
