Hi.
I have already finished the resto!!! I have been drinking coffee from it in the last 15 days and i have to say it was worth all the time spent on it... It's delicious.
Although not having yet a proper tamper i found very easy to extract good espressos from it once i managed the grinder coarseness.
Presently i can only manage to take doubles because my 7 grams filter hits the sleeve and blocks the portafilter attachment. I already ordered other 7gr, this one has a groove and hoppefully it will give clearence to the cylinder sleeve...
My doubles are taken with a 26mm filter on wich i squeezze 15 grams of coffee. I don't measure the espressos extracted as i use coffee cups as the ones commercially used here and visually the coffee have the same volume.
The only issue it have is with the over pressure valve, it's a little noisy because it doesn't make a perfect seal and sometimes releases some water. I already have ordered a contemporany one and i will install too a temperature PID management.
The pressurestat, the machine part wich i fear most... functions perfectly. It isn't loud as i supposed and have a deadband of around 0.3bar. I have it sutting off the heater at 1bar.
I buyed coffee from a local. I tried a classic blend and it tastes great! I also bought an arábica bourbon from Rwanda and i start to know what you guys talk about... great stuff!
Here some photos from the first day!!!
Yes, i had the steam and the water tap switched, they are fine now... but i only noticed when i tried them :p
And i'm waiting this...
A gift from my father in law, i'm a good boy
So... Thank you guys, you helped a lot and such an inspiration!!!!!
Rui
