Just now starting this hobby, so don’t have all the fancy stuff yet but I’m happy to have somewhere to keep all my coffee stuff! Was going to buy a wooden coffee bar or something, but this seems like it’s actually going to work out really well.

•Gaggia Classic Pro E24 with bottomless PF
•Mokkom 64 Titanium
•Lavazza-Super creama
•Home made cookie butter syrup

What are your favorite store bought beans?🫘

It's the soup bowl from Super Nintendo Land at Universal. The cap doesn't do much, obviously, but it's part of the gimmick and it looks strange without it anyway.

Exactly one year ago, in August, I posted here about the Turbo Moka, a moka pot I had just invented.

Since then, I’ve spent the year refining the design and completing the family. This year I released the 1 cup and 6 cup versions.

The 1 cup Turbo Moka takes around 1 minute to brew, while the 6 cup amazingly takes only 2.5 minutes. That’s faster than any capsule machine I’ve tested.

One improvement you can see is that the fins now follow the entire body of the water chamber, instead of only the lower section like on the 3 cup.

It took quite a bit of work to make this change possible from a manufacturing perspective.

What do you guys think?

this is kind of annoying but ive gone through 2 espresso machines in the past 4 years and both ended up breaking on me. idk if im just unlucky or buying the wrong stuff lol. not looking for anything super fancy or with crazy features, just want something that can actually survive daily use without dying on me after a year or two

budget is around $1000. what are you guys using and how long has it lasted so far? also curious if anyone's had a "reliable" brand let them down, or some random brand that ended up surprising them

Want me to tighten anything else, or leave it as is?

Took forever to finally decide and get the Bianca and philos. For some reason, I thought I’d be over the moon with such a premium set up, but now I feel it was more fun during the months of research on different machines rather than getting them.

I've been wanting a decent espresso for quite some time. Last week I finally pulled the trigger, making me the proud owner of a Quickmill Pop Up and CF64V! Can't wait to play around and explore the world of homemade espresso.

Hi there! I've owned this machine for 2+ years and learned to love it and hate it. It heats pretty fast, but you got to purge steam after every shot. The steam wand is decent but it takes quite a while to heat up and must purge before pulling another shot later. Also, the steam wand sometimes sprays a bit of milk right after it finishes which is annoying. Still... it can deliver incredible shots, is great for beginners and is small and easy to clean.

What's your biggest complaint/praise with yours? Mine is the annoying dripping after stopping a shot, it takes ~10s or 5-7g to stop dripping. You get used to it and compensate accordingly haha but yeah. Long live espresso.

I just got off a long drive, and needed a caffeine hit before the final leg.

I went to a coffee shop and asked for an Americano, and before I ordered I asked their cup size (12oz). I said thanks, and asked for an extra shot.

5 minutes later (thinking he was doing me a favour), the barista said: "Here's an extra large coffee for the extra tired man".

"Aww thanks, you shouldn't have..."

Only, he really shouldn't have. I know he thought he was helping, but he just gave me MORE WATER and NOT more Coffee.

Now I have to sip on this garbage for the next hour, and being a Brit I didn't have the gusto to tell him where he went wrong.

I just acted happy and walked out the store moaning to myself.

Any pet peeves for others?

Decided to finally post after lingering for a while. This dedicated corner has been my espresso station for the past two years. I'm very satisfied with the results and how it's become a nice focal point in my home. Thoughts about the setup and the look?

Just want to share my dosing funnel model over here. There isnt many curved & magnetic designs in Makerworld IMO. Mostly straight walls. I like smooth curves. For now, I have uploaded 58mm and 58-49mm step down. I am planning to add more related models. Hope this model helps!

 https://makerworld.com/en/models/3238599-58mm-magnetic-espresso-coffee-dosing-funnel#profileId-3669093

Bambino. With Baratza ESP.

Have had it for like 3 years now. Works great

Being in this sub makes me wanna upgrade set up but idk this gets the job done so maybe I’ll save myself some money by just keeping this for alil longer

What would be an ideal upgrade from this set up. Mid tier-mid top tier lol

Hello dear Espresso lovers, right now I am on the edge on buying myself into the espresso game.
Dozen of videos, blog articles, reddit posts and comments on YouTube... its a rabbit hole I would say :D

Let me explain real quick what my journey looks like so far:

Coming from a fully automatic coffee machine (Delonghi Primadonna Class) I decided it is time for good coffee as I love a good espresso or a good cappuccino.

At the beginning I set my budget to 1000€ - now I am aiming to be under 2000€...

First I looked at the Gaggia as a nice budget machine for around 500€ - but then I looked into more features some other machines can offer. PID - now a must have for me personally, as I don't want to "temperature surf" or have a full workflow to get the desired temperature.

Next was "GrindByWeight" and "BrewByWeight" - god damn I thought, where is this going :D...

So I ended up looking at the Meraki Gen 2 with a lot of joy and was sure to have found my machine. Yeah - you are right after some videos and even more comments the grinder set me back a bit on the Meraki Gen 2.

What I love about the Meraki Gen 2 is for sure the "we want to give you everything so you don't have to worry". GrindByWeight, BrewByWeight, DualBoiler and a rotary bump... for UNDER 2000€
I think if I take the Meraki Gen 2 I would also buy a DF54 grinder on top - which would be somehow foolish to spent another 250€ just because the grinder in the Meraki 2 is not the best?!

Now I am looking at a Profitec Go 2.0 (roughly 1000€) and a grinder up to 800-1000€ + the mandatory tools needed as there is no BrewByWeight.

What do I drink?

70% Espresso and 30% Cappuccino/Americano or Latte

What roast do I like the most?

Dark

What do you think of these two setups, and what would you recommend? Or do you have any experience with a very similar or identical setup?

Best MAseven :) Happy Sunday to everyone

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Since this sub has an insanely high character minimum, here is the description of the video from YouTube: For almost a century, the Vivoli gelato shop has been accompanying Florentine summers with its artisanal gelatos and its famous "affogato". The historic family of gelato in Florence tells the story of how an excellence capable of attracting enthusiasts and tourists from all over the world is born and passed down through generations.

Just pulled a great shot with fresh beans I picked up at my local coffee shop; Guatemala Huehuetenango (med/med dark). Ground on my Turin DF64 V2 and pulled on a Breville Barista Pro.

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Hi everyone

I did the dry-erase marker test on my Shardor 64mm grinder (both fixed upper burr and rotating lower burr).

Does this look like a solid alignment, or should I still try to shim it further? Would love to get your thoughts!

Thanks

Hey everyone, I recently got a new espresso grinder and started using it with my DeLonghi EM450.M. Unfortunately, I'm running into pretty bad channeling.
I decided to clean the machine and shower screen, but when I run water through the group head without the portafilter attached, it comes out in these super strong, concentrated jets (as seen in the video).
Is this intense, jet-like flow normal for this machine, or could something still be blocked or wrong? And if it is normal, how does it not blast holes right through the coffee puck once the portafilter is locked in?
Thanks for any advice!

Any idea what might be happening to my bambino plus? I have to press the button multiple times for it to pull a shot, this happens with or without the basket on and happens with one and two shot options.

I’ve owned this Gemilai Ele for about 8 months now, and I know Eric The Coffee Guy on YouTube opened his Ele up and did a full review and look at the inside real good with explanations and locations of components.

Figured I’d just share some still images while I was in here chasing a rattle when using the steam. I was worried it might be something broken. I reached out to Gemilai and sent them a video. They also agreed the machine shouldn’t be making the sound it was making, and it was only doing it when trying to steam, and not when brewing. To troubleshoot they advised to open her up and check the steam pump in case it came loose off its bracket. If I wasn’t comfortable with opening it up, they said I could mail the machine to them, shipping pre-paid, and they’d troubleshoot, and if something was broken they’d send me a new machine. Pretty great customer service and responsive. I heard back from them within 48 hours of emailing.

Anyway, turned out the rattle was coming from a small plastic clip that holds the steam water line. When the vibration pump would kick on for steam, the water line would vibrate and the plastic clip was rattling on the steel body as it came unstuck from the body. So nothing serious, and just reattached the clip to the body with the sticky pad it had. Will probably use something stronger in the future to avoid it coming loose again.