I've been idly wondering about levers recently, and whether i might be a good candidate for one. While I've enjoyed the decent a lot, and think that it's a particularly great tool for learning, I'd like to have something with simplicity and more of a tactile response.

What i...

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I brought back 29 bags of beans from roasters in Sydney, Canberra, and Melbourne, and want to freeze the beans after vacuum packing them. Is there a reason to open the bags (besides wanting to weigh doses or whatever), or can I just vacuum pack the whole bags? I am thinking...

Hey everyone,

I have always wondered about the differences between the MonCon grinders and would love to compare the MC3 to MC4 or even earlier generation if you have them. Has that been done already? Would anyone be interested in having a get together to compare the different...

I'm looking to buy New baskets which do you recommend? Thank you

I vaguely remember that when I first setup my BDB I had to test the hardness of the water and set some thing in the machine.

I followed the instructions back then. But now my house is switching to soft water. Does anyone have the instruction for what I should do? Should I...

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...

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As I continue to tinker on my self fabricated machine, which is based upon a 2 group conti PMS Evolution, or Monaco, I came across a chance to buy a lever group head that belonged to a Victoria Arduino Athena Classic Leva. I have only one group hooked up to the...

It's been little over a year since I replaced the piston gaskets and now I need do to it again (same symptom of water spurting from the back of the group).

Could the relatively fast degradation be related to the fact that my MCaL is set to 1.2 bar and is powered on for several...

First off, hi! I'm new around here.

I'll get right down to it. Should I replace this older generation Silvia boiler with a new one or does it just need a good cleaning?

I bought an older Silvia to tinker with and the first thing I did was to dismantle the poor thing.

Hi all,

My Mahlkönig E80 GBW arrived today. Delivered by an official Mahlkönig dealer in Germany. With the 250g bean hopper as an accessory for a total of EUR 3,000 incl. VAT/sales tax and shipping (that's USD 2,670 before sales tax).

First pictures can be found here:

To put...

I'm looking at a Quick Mill Anita on CL of uncertain age, steam wand through front panel, so prolly not EVO.
What are the models and is there a SN# with date info on this?
Clean and asking $750 USD, which is high, but if I sell my Silvia it's do able, and he may come down
They...

Hello,
I have two grinders I use with La Pavoni lever machine, the Aergrind and the Comandante (standard axle).
All the rest being equal (coffee, coffe weight 14g, water, water pressure, tamping, lever pressure):
- When using the Aergrind, I need to keep a setting that's...

Hey all,

I've been looking at getting a proper Espresso machine to replace my current setup, a Nespresso machine. I have been looking at multiple options at multiple budgets incline the Sage (Breville) Dual Boiler, Lelit Elizabeth, Profitec 300 and Profitec 600, and I have now...

Hi everyone, was just curious to know if any of you use espresso grinders with doser but for home use? I know often they are used for higher volume applications, but wonder if any of you use for home use? Also do you fill up doser a bit or pre-measure beans first for one or two...

I'm very much a daily espresso drinker, but I decided to give pourover a try to see if it makes for a better daily drink. I love espresso, but it is a pretty short drink, and I'm not really into latte and cappuccino. I think I've prepared it correctly (watched tons of videos),...

I've a Bezzera which has a problem with power trips.

I've disconnected the heating element and pump and it still trips.
It's annoying and probably dangerous each time it trips, it also pulls the circuit breaker and shut the whole place

How do repair centres isolate and keep...

Is this a thing?

Note: I'm not speaking about the prewetting without pressure, where you just lift the lever to mid-position without lifting it all the way up beforehand.

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.

(No affiliation other than as a satisfied customer.)

I am interested in trying out some flow and pressure profiling AND As I have owned for many years a double boiler e61 machine with a PID, I was thinking if buying an after market e61 flow control device to have my machine installed with it.

On the other hand there have been...

As a new La Pavoni Professional owner I'm a bit surprised about the loud noise the machine makes when heating up.

Please check recording of the noise at (setting volume to about 60% produces correct levels).

Is this normal?

I understand boiling water makes some sounds but...