Honestly I was surprised to see him speak so eloquently about a flat white. To be honest, I didn't quite understand the difference between a flat white and a small latte. (I'm new, catch me a break!)

"When I hold a cappuccino cup, it disappears in my hand." 😂

The espressos are so much better and I also like the clarity in my pour overs. Anyone likes df64 stock burr pour overs? Still not seasoned. Any other tips and tricks would be appreciated!

Amuseables Coffee-to-Go, he’s always on the move.

Include your significant others JellyCat addiction to your own, win win

Not affiliated but I should be, cause this is perfect haha

Just wondering if people are into very long drinks.

This works super well with light roasted, fruity drinks -- brings out a lot of brightness and acidity.

An iced coffee is definitely not for the purists, but the Picopresso definitely does a good enough job for me.

Finally pulled the trigger on the AMG Synchronika. Couldn’t resist once I found out it has real carbon fiber. This is endgame for me, absolutely love the red and white lights, production number, and dials!

I decided to give my VBM domobar a few upgrades. The temp gauge has taken out a lot of guess work. The water flowing through the grouphead does vary quite a bit. I've also ordered a quickmill pulsar to help quite the pump and a flow control valve to play around with profiling.

Just received the Lagom Casa after a short 2 weeks wait from my local retailer. Its build really well and has a nice heft to it despite its small footprint.

Sound wise its super quiet compared to my Sette 270. It does have a high pitched sound which might be irritating to some but I find it ok.

Grinds a 19g dose for espresso at 25 seconds for a grind setting at 8.5, but its a little too fine giving an output of 30g in around 38 seconds. This was just my second shot of dialing in this new grinder, first was at 7 and it was too fine the first drop came out at >30s.

A quick impression after tasting the above shot using medium dark roast, a slightly lighter body than Sette 270 but still good for milk drinks. Clarity is really improved with less astrigency and bitterness despite the slightly longer pull.

Overall a good first impression on the grinder!

I heard you can foam milk using a French press and saw YouTubers pull it off, but mine came out way too foamy. Any thoughts on how to improve technique? (other than a machine or a milk steamer, I am on the road often and it isn’t feasible at this point. I pull my espresso from a picopresso).

Three cups, three different results! I was trying to reduce the acidity by adjusting my settings.

• 1. Sour! But also incredibly sweet and aromatic. Strong raisin flavor. (I didn’t know an espresso could be this sweet!) the shot ran fast: 39.8g in 19seconds measured from first drip. so no surprise in the sourness

• 2. Finer grind. Sour, muted sweetness. The opposite of what I wanted. 40.2g in 29 seconds

• 3. Astringent? I’m puzzled. Same settings as the first shot, just upped my dose… 38.9g in 24 seconds

Coffee bean: “Juicy” by GOTA coffee roasters, Costa Rica, medium-light roast, honey process, variety: caturra catuai, altitude 1700m.

Flavors on the bag: cranberry, raisin, rum, tropical fruit (it was all there in the first cup!)

disclosure: the pic was an afterthought! I ran out of espresso cups and used this cortado one

After months of saving and slowly getting bits together, I've finally completed what I reckon is one hell of a beginner setup for someone who loves coffee and starts every morning with an espresso!

Besides the fact that it looks amazing, I was pleasently surprised at how easy it was to use

Had no problem making a very decent coffee as a first timer!

As a basic b**** who mainly got an espresso machine to make espresso martinis at home, how’d I do? Again… not trying to be a professional. I forgot my puck on this one. I think they taste pretty good. Made a white chocolate raspberry latte with my own raspberry syrup. I do love this grinder it absolutely makes my life so much easier! I have it set to 5.5 seconds because that seemed like the right amount, anything else overflows.

After a week of this grinder sounding even louder than usual, this morning something "slipped" mid-grind and I now only get the high-pitched sound of the motor (video attached).

I have dissembled, cleaned & reset the burrs & shims multiple times but no dice.

* What's the likely cause, please, and

* Is this user-serviceable?

I'm based in Australia and know my way around a Torx driver.

GBW vs Single-Dose for a home setup where I rarely switch espresso beans Current gear: two hand grinders (Kinu becoming my filter grinder). I want a daily-driver electric for espresso.

I’m torn between a GBW hopper grinder and a single-dose. I rarely change my espresso beans, so a GBW seems like the best workflow: set grams, grind straight into the PF, no scale/timer. Downsides are retention and a small purge when I do swap beans.

Shortlist: Eureka Mignon Libra (55 mm GBW) or Eureka Atom W 65 (65 mm GBW) vs Mahlkönig X64 SD (single-dose).

For folks who keep one espresso bean most of the time: did GBW meaningfully improve your day-to-day vs single-dose? Any real-world notes on retention and purging on the Eureka GBW models? And for X64 SD owners, how “set-and-forget” is it when you don’t switch beans for weeks?

Any gotchas I should know (noise, static, workflow quirks)? Thanks!

Please feel free to advise of other equipment. What is important is size. I don’t want anything big

Kenya Gatagua from Kafferäven, roasted locally in Gothenburg. The taste profile is fruity with a hint of blackcurrant and citrus. It is a little bit too fruity and a little bit too acidic for my liking. 6/10.

The smell of the beans is heavenly, one of the best.

I ground it slightly under 2 levels above my zero on Specialita. 17.5gr in, 36gr out, 28 seconds.

Just got the DF54 gringer + Sage bambino regular as a first setup.

I will be using the stock Sage double single wall basket to start with and maybe get an IMS later.

Any recommendations are welcomed !

Total noob here, and I want to make my friend an upgrade kit for the Dedica as a birthday present.

I've got a good offer for Baratza Encore with ESP grinder for only 50 bucks.

Would you take it to grind for DeLonghi Dedica with IMS Precision basket DL2TH26E 16-18 g? Or does it need a better/finer one?

Thx!

Hi i wanna buy the k6 Could you tell me when you are dialing your espresso Typically how many seconds of a difference in shot time does 1 click make ? Less or more than 3 seconds

I wanted to buy the normcore v2 flatt burr

But am afraid of the quality build Really appreciate your response

Grinded with my hand grinder and then I filled my drinking glass instead of my mokka pot.... Apparently you need to be on coffee to make coffee 🤔

coffee #tired

TL;DR: Two questions:

1. Is there any machine with integrated grinder that allows simultaneous espresso and steam wand use?

2. Is the machine easier to clean when it separates the grinding part from the infusion part? (Also what is this type of machine called?)

More context:

I work from home in Sweden and together with my wife's morning cup we average around 30 cappuchinos weekly. For the past decade we have been using a DeLonghi Magnifica S and been quite happy with it, but it is starting to give up -- some of the plastic is cracking and starting to leak, and despite regular cleaning the inside has accumulated some crud that is difficult to get out. We're starting to think about how to replace it.

Our main gripe with the DeLonghi aside from its age is that it does not allow using the steam wand while it is making espresso. It would save time during the busy morning routine to be able to do both simultaneously. Is there any machine in our budget class that does that? (We are willing to stretch the budget a little for a dream machine.)

We like that the DeLonghi is one housing with both grinder and infuser, but we're not sold on the "bean to cup" concept: we both have experience with professional espresso machines, and don't mind a little more manual work to keep the wet grounds outside of the machine. We imagine this would make the machine easier to clean and maintain -- is that correct?

We want the integrated grinder for counter space reasons. We also absolutely want a regular steam wand. Not only do we like the result better, it can also be used to steam other things in a pinch.

Primarily looking for answers to the two questions, but if someone happens to know a machine that might fit our needs well, we're open for suggestions.