Just received my new Monolith flat MAX and conical MC4. Not sure how to properly season them. Some people say we need at least 15 kg of beans for each grinder. Where do I get 30 kg of beans? Secondly, should they be good beans or just anything goes?

Right now the taste of my...

Interesting new tamper. Non English video but you will get the idea. Also read more here

most baskets hole patterns are not edge-to-edge (the unifilter might be the exception). so essentially there is a wall of coffee along the edge that when water passes through does not have a direct exit and needs to migrate inward to reach an exit path. This essentially means...

I am still trying to dial her in, which is a slow process given my once-a-day-ish cup and my lack of experience in general. I took a few pictures of the process of cleaning up the grinder and the mods I have done.

Here she is right after I got her. The hopper was cracked in...

I'm about to pull the trigger on a Lelit Bianca. The only think I'm still not completely sure about is temperature stability (within the shot) and temperature repeatability (shot-to-shot). Does anyone here with this machine (or a similar dual-boiler E61) find either of these to...

Hi all

Id like to do an experiment with my La Pavoni which requires me to disconnect the p stat entirely.

I saw this video:
In it, he has two configurations:
1. A setup with 2 separate p stats set differently
2. A schematic where the dual switch can select either going...

Here are two screen shots of two different roasts of a Guatemalan bean roasted on a Cormorant. They are very different roasts but both seem to have a similar defect (maybe baked but hard to say.)

Does anyone have any advice on how to improve it or things to try? I am...

I've been experimenting with restricting the rate of beans flowing into the 64mm burrs of the DF64.

Why??
Originally intended to reduce the propensity for extra-fine grind settings to pile up in the burrs and choke the flow. I've also observed grinder 'reflux', where...

Hey everyone,

So I've still been experimenting with my home equipment (Lelit Anna 2 + Sette 270) and I think I need to work on my puck prep. Here are some pics of my process...

I can't figure out how to upload a video on here so I'm going to just link you guys to the post I...

Really really enjoying this Guatemalan Coban coffee as a SO espresso. Choosing it every morning of late.

If you haven't order from Hacea I suggest you try them. Especially if you roast 1lb at a time as you can just cut the bag and dump it. Also they fully support Artisan Plus.

Did a little experiment with some cheaper beans I didn't care for... did 4 1lb batches using a temperature similar to what I might use for a roast, varying only the airflow (which I kept static for the entire roast after soak). As I kinda expected, at a really low airflow,...

I have been roasting since December of last year on my Fresh Roast SR800. I added the equipment to use the Artisan software to control my roasts. Everyone loves the coffee...maybe too much. We drink about1.5 pounds of coffee a week. This means I need to make 4 batches a week on...

I've usually associated dark chocolate taste notes with over extraction, but I'm wondering if they can indicate under extraction instead? At least once I've gone finer in grind and it's reduced chocolate, not increased it. Maybe this was just a better brew and it was...

After a few false starts, I recently bought a Bezzera Family, a machine I had been searching for for some time now to use as a daily driver. I bought it from another member of this forum, who had bought it at auction years ago and started working on it before getting sidetracked...

Hi everyone,

I am new to using an espresso machine and still learning the techniques. I tried to make an espresso with my Breville barista express but I could not get any crema and the coffee came out very watery.
Here's my setup: I used 18g of lightly roasted beans, double...

Nuova Ricambi lists two kinds of lever bearings for the LSM lever group here:

The first has 10 roller bearings in a cage:

The second 18 free-floating rollers:

The SproParts page indicates the former is made by SM

DVG and CafeParts only list the latter

Does...

I bought a Synchronika, and I'm looking to set up a coffee station now. I need a cabinet (that the wife will like) that's between 30-40 inches in length, and 20-22 inches in depth, I would also like it to have a drawer. Can you show me what you have, where you got it, and maybe...

So I managed to pick up an SCL for a great price today. It's my first lever, and I'm excited.

Have a couple of questions though that I couldn't find answers too:

1. What's the red light signify?

2. What should the pressure gauge say at idle? I've read that thermosyphon...

Hello and thanks in advance for any help

I just bought a new LM Linea Mini and cannot get the machine to work. Machine arrived yesterday. There was no apparent damage to the box or any of the contents.

Situation:
- Turn it on and red light flashed with blue light solid; last...

Why do you not see it, letting water full drawdown each pour in multiple pours, advised? Are there downfalls to doing it?

Today, with a Hario Switch, I did:

It is a Hario Switch recipe of four pours, including bloom, with each pour at a 4:1 ratio, for a total ratio of 16:1....