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I have only had this Livia for a couple weeks now and it seems like I have thrown out a lot of beans, 2 from Market Basket that I should have known better, one counter culture and one hair bender, mostly from a stale factor - just too old - thought I could make them work but in...
I have been using the included standard double basket with good results in my Breville Dual Boiler. Recently switched to a 20g IMS Baristapro Nanotech and am now seeing two things happen. One is the puck, more often than not, is stuck to the screen. The second thing is the flow...
So I have a kind of a strange problem. I've recently purchased an old fully working La San Marco espresso machine. I've done many upgrades already such as precision basket, bottomless portafilter, precision shower screen, atc. Shots are looking good, and they even taste quite...
I am a newbie trying to get more into the world of espresso. I recently purchased a breville barista pro and am having trouble dialing in that specific bean. Ive used grind settings 5-9. 5 choked the machine, 8 came out really bitter/muddy. I have increased the temperature but...
This is just my opinion. I'm sure plenty will disagree. This is just what I would have told myself when I was starting out, but updated as if I was starting out in June 2022. Your mileage may vary.
Where you should spend your time and resources, in order of importance:
Hello Community HB! I made a water connection (without using the tank) to my La Marzocco GS3. The pressurizing pump and the filters were 40cm below the machine and, at the end of the filtering system, I placed a pressure regulating valve which is measuring an average of 3bar,...
I'm a bit of a coffee newbie. I just recently gotten into the espresso game with a BDB. I'm happy with the espresso shots I pull. They taste like what a regular espresso you would get in a cafe. But how do you make the regular black coffee like a starbucks blonde roast black for...
I just bought the VBM Domobar Super Electronic(about a week) and would like to get an advise on the pressure profile setting for different type of beans. I am very new to brewing espresso coffee and my previous machine is a straight 9 bar pressure which i dont have...
Thanks to this forum, I was finally able to fully perfect shots on my M32! So thank you.
That being said, is it possible to pull similar shots on a S/1 Junior as the M32? I have an M32 at my house which I plan on using for my business. It will obviously be moving away once I...
I recently found out theres something wrong with my BDB, it's only been 6 months old.
I find that the first espresso brews normally. I have the grind size where I want it to be, I always brew using the manual button. I time the brew to around 2x output and it finishes around...
