(GPGT)Espresso machine hoot

[SNAG]

Hey! I don’t understand your post.

Am deciding whether to buy now (and stock up) or to wait till I finish my backlog of beans.. And to hold off for a later roasting date!

 

[paul02]

Am deciding whether to buy now (and stock up) or to wait till I finish my backlog of beans.. And to hold off for a later roasting date!

Context matters, I get it now.

As for that, I'm not sure as well as this is my first time ordering whole beans so can't comment if it can be kept longer than those per-ground ones.

 

[linusz]

I got a Eureka Manuale before which is basically the same as specialita without the bells and whistles. First of all, if you are using it as a single dose grinder i suggest you just get the DF64 that is built for that. Eureka by itself is a on-demand grinder which requires the hopper to be at least 1/3 full to get pressure exerted on the beans. This ensures grind uniformity and consistency. However, it was sometime later some users found that it worked surprisingly well for single-dose usage with some modding (Angled Based + Bellow + remove declumper).

If i were you i will hold it until timemore releases their 078s. Else just get DF64 then mod a bit to fix the declumper (not sure if its still a problem)

hmm thanks. I thought eureka would have a lid to stop the beans for popcorning. I using a grinder from Taobao which got this. so I wonder if I sold upgrade my machine or the grinder.

 

[zyklon86]

La spaziale mini, anyone using? 1000eur, can buy?

https://www.espressocoffeeshop.com/...aziale-s1-mini-vivaldi-ii-coffee-machine.html

 

[potato13]

Hand grinder. As budget as possible since it’s not for espresso.

Im not familiar with hand grinder.. i guess the othgr folks had share some info.. I also might get a hand grinder for traveling used.

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Thats me as well! I bought 500g to check it out, was looking Tiong Hoe coffees also since they are so near to where i work. Can save a few bucks why not?

Tiong Hoe coffee pricing are on the high side..
i do sometime get their beans - recommend smoky quartz and Jet candy..

But if Roma is in stock. i would go for it as its easier on the wallet.

lol, I used to buy margo & mokacrema, the 2 extreme ends of dark roast & light roast.
Never noticed the balanced ROMA till it gets sold out and mentioned here so often...

i tried margo and mokacrema and roma.. still prefer roma..
Up to individual taste ..

 

[m/mink]

i tried margo and mokacrema and roma.. still prefer roma..
Up to individual taste ..

I will grab a bag next order.

 

[chromeIT]

May i ask you guys to share your receipt for Roma? Is it the normal 1:2 ratio? or you guys did a 1:5 as recommended by FCC

 

[potato13]

May i ask you guys to share your receipt for Roma? Is it the normal 1:2 ratio? or you guys did a 1:5 as recommended by FCC

I only drink latte.. So my usual is 1:2:4
My wife prefer 1:2:5

18g - 36g + 144ml
18g - 36g + 180ml

18g in, pre-infusion 7sec + 23sec extraction (9bar) = 30sec = 36-38g.

Yet got time to play with the pre-infusion time.. but i try hit 9bar usually.

 

[linusz]

Anytime use bambino plus?
Considering this to rancilio v6

Any thoughts

 

[wira]

Am deciding whether to buy now (and stock up) or to wait till I finish my backlog of beans.. And to hold off for a later roasting date!

i usually freeze my beans if i got too much and cant finish in a weeks time.
just defrost a day before you make your espresso

 

[jkohlc2]

May i ask you guys to share your receipt for Roma? Is it the normal 1:2 ratio? or you guys did a 1:5 as recommended by FCC

Personally i do 1:1 for milk drinks

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[chromeIT]

In the market for entry dual boiler.

Looking at
1. Lelit Elizabeth
Build quality is meh...lots of PFTE tubing. But has advanced PID
2. Rancilo Silvia Pro X
Excellent build quality but lack of local distro and have to import (RISK), Poor man preinfusion

What do i do?

 

[chromeIT]

i usually freeze my beans if i got too much and cant finish in a weeks time.
just defrost a day before you make your espresso

I usually buy enough to make sure i finish it in 4 weeks to 6 weeks and always dabao like 1 ~ 2 days worth of coffee beans (Beans of Shame). Remind myself to always buy on time and never to use those freezer beans

 

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[chromeIT]

Anytime use bambino plus?
Considering this to rancilio v6

Any thoughts

Please dont... breville thermojet isnt built to last and temperature stability is bad. Good for lattes if you dont care about the taste of your espresso. Very beginner friendly with fast start up and auto steam wand.

Rancilio on the other hand is built to last but most of the convenience features of the bambino are just thrown out of the window. There is no temperature control so you gonna need to learn how to temperature surfing. If i may, can i recommend you the Profitec Go instead? Reputable brand, temperature PID installed and big enough boiler.

 

[linusz]

Please dont... breville thermojet isnt built to last and temperature stability is bad. Good for lattes if you dont care about the taste of your espresso. Very beginner friendly with fast start up and auto steam wand.
Rancilio on the other hand is built to last but most of the convenience features of the bambino are just thrown out of the window. There is no temperature control so you gonna need to learn how to temperature surfing. If i may, can i recommend you the Profitec Go instead? Reputable brand, temperature PID installed and big enough boiler.

Looks good. May I know if you are using it. And where to buy. Hmm

 

[chromeIT]

Looks good. May I know if you are using it. And where to buy. Hmm

You can get it espressocoffeeshop.com its a trustworthy shop in Italy. There will be no local warranty and it carries a shipping risk. But i know of many including myself who purchase much more expensive machines and had no problem. To be frank, the biggest worry is the Dead on arrival (DOA) situation. As for reparability goes, most machines won't give you trouble for the first few years thus the warranty is really not something to be worried about. After all, the best machine is the ones you care for and do your own timely maintenance.

If thats a no-go for you, i would then recommend Lelit Anna 2 from cowpressocoffee(Singpaore). Their pricing as a distributor is very fair and probably one of the lowest profit margin i have ever seen. The rest of the local distributor charges ridiculous markup that i rather import myself. Bummer is that it has a non standard 57mm portafilter but with a price of $999 ($200 more than Gaggia Classic and $100 less than Silvia) its really no horse run.

Silvia vs Anna 2
58mm vs 57mm
No pressure gauge for OPV adjustment vs Got
No PID vs PID

But mind that whatever "Savings" you got from the Anna 2 will be lost from non-standard size accessories should you upgrade in the future.

 

[linusz]

You can get it espressocoffeeshop.com its a trustworthy shop in Italy. There will be no local warranty and it carries a shipping risk. But i know of many including myself who purchase much more expensive machines and had no problem. To be frank, the biggest worry is the Dead on arrival (DOA) situation. As for reparability goes, most machines won't give you trouble for the first few years thus the warranty is really not something to be worried about. After all, the best machine is the ones you care for and do your own timely maintenance.

If thats a no-go for you, i would then recommend Lelit Anna 2 from cowpressocoffee(Singpaore). Their pricing as a distributor is very fair and probably one of the lowest profit margin i have ever seen. The rest of the local distributor charges ridiculous markup that i rather import myself. Bummer is that it has a non standard 57mm portafilter but with a price of $999 ($200 more than Gaggia Classic and $100 less than Silvia) its really no horse run.

Silvia vs Anna 2
58mm vs 57mm
No pressure gauge for OPV adjustment vs Got
No PID vs PID

But mind that whatever "Savings" you got from the Anna 2 will be lost from non-standard size accessories should you upgrade in the future.

thanks. I did consider Anna previously too. it looks nice and simple. I tot I lower my budget to get a sleek Breville else Silvia. But now have to spend 1k (775 EUR) if I want to get ProfitecGo - the blue dial looks nice.

I using a Taobao bought grinder. which I think works. So probably I should get a machine to replace my Dedica.

So what machine do you use?

 

[compuser]

At low budget, you can only get a single boiler, a PITA for lattes.
Most using small brass boilers

Lelit belongs to Breville. Likely eventually made in China.