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Posted on 2/3/24 at 11:14 am to
Posted by lsuson
Metairie
Member since Oct 2013
12210 posts
Posted on 2/3/24 at 11:14 am to
Yeah your running too long. Either your grinds off or you are tampering on the higher side
Posted by jordan21210
Member since Apr 2009
13386 posts
Posted on 2/3/24 at 12:33 pm to
It was the grind. I dialed it back a tad bit and it made a huge difference
Posted by lsufan9193969700
3 miles from B.R.
Member since Sep 2003
55125 posts
Posted on 2/3/24 at 3:40 pm to
French Press only


I buy freshly roasted beans from Flambeaux or Abita Roasting in Mandeville/Madisonville. I try to only buy beans that have been roasted that week.

I have them ground the day I purchase.

I usually buy Italian roast or another dark roast.
Posted by TBoy
Kalamazoo
Member since Dec 2007
23744 posts
Posted on 2/6/24 at 9:34 am to
quote:

One tip is how to leverage the strength of the dollar to save a couple hundred bucks. You can order some of the good stuff from a retailer in Italy, EspressoCoffeeShop.com. I think that makes the stuff grey market in the US, so I wouldn’t order an espresso machine from them, but I just ordered a Eureka Specialita. Even with shipping it was about $180 below the cost of any domestic retailer. I’ll let you know when it comes in if it was a legit deal.

Ordered it on January 31, and it was shipped from Italy to my door, delivered Monday, February 5. No hitches or glitches at all. Grinder, once dialed in, works great, is very quiet and super easy to use.
Posted by bluebarracuda
Member since Oct 2011
18243 posts
Posted on 2/6/24 at 9:50 am to
quote:

Now i am on the hunt for a replacement but whole beans are so hard to find locally


Do you live in the middle of no where? Most cities have tons of local shops that sell their beans produced in house. I know BR, NOLA, Laffy, Shreveport all have good local shops that sell their beans
Posted by lsuson
Metairie
Member since Oct 2013
12210 posts
Posted on 2/7/24 at 11:12 am to
What did you order and from what site?
Posted by TBoy
Kalamazoo
Member since Dec 2007
23744 posts
Posted on 2/7/24 at 1:30 pm to
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What did you order and from what site?

It's all in the posts. There's even a link to the seller in an earlier post.
Posted by BigPerm30
Member since Aug 2011
25958 posts
Posted on 2/7/24 at 2:04 pm to
Fresh coffee roast.com done fricked up already. Supposed to be here Monday and I still haven’t received my order. They used the postal service which is a huge mistake.
Posted by Geauxtac260
Member since Aug 2016
206 posts
Posted on 2/7/24 at 6:24 pm to
Well, Breville dual boiler scheduled to be delivered on Friday.

Been playing with my DF64 Gen 2 and an aeropress. Using 2wk old River Road Acadian beans. I’m about 8 attempts in and have yet to produce a drinkable cup lol.
This post was edited on 2/7/24 at 6:25 pm
Posted by TBoy
Kalamazoo
Member since Dec 2007
23744 posts
Posted on 2/7/24 at 6:31 pm to
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Breville dual boiler scheduled to be delivered on Friday.

The real snobs look down on any appliance brand, but I’ve seen a lot of positive comment and reviews about this particular Breville. They say it’s more capable than anything at or near its price point. Looking forward to hearing about it.
Posted by Geauxtac260
Member since Aug 2016
206 posts
Posted on 2/7/24 at 6:37 pm to
quote:

The real snobs look down on any appliance brand, but I’ve seen a lot of positive comment and reviews about this particular Breville. They say it’s more capable than anything at or near its price point. Looking forward to hearing about it.


Yeah I read the same. Pre-infusion, OPV, programmable wake time, 2 programmable volume control shots, and of course two boilers. Looking forward to figuring it out!
Posted by BigPerm30
Member since Aug 2011
25958 posts
Posted on 2/7/24 at 6:48 pm to
I received the new beans today. On my darker medium roast I have my grinder dialed in to about 15.5. I got a lighter medium roast Haitian beans today. I had to dial it in at 20 (coarser) in order to get it flowing. I thought lighter beans required a finer grind?
Posted by jordan21210
Member since Apr 2009
13386 posts
Posted on 2/7/24 at 7:36 pm to
quote:

Fresh coffee roast.com done fricked up already. Supposed to be here Monday and I still haven’t received my order. They used the postal service which is a huge mistake.

Yeah they made a change to their shipping maybe 6 months ago and it got notably worst. I used to get my beans within 3 days of ordering max.
Posted by BigPerm30
Member since Aug 2011
25958 posts
Posted on 2/7/24 at 8:51 pm to
LINK

This is a Reddit link to a facebook group that has figured out how to easily add a $15 OPV to the Legato. I don’t have Facebook. Maybe you could give it a look if you have FB.
Posted by jordan21210
Member since Apr 2009
13386 posts
Posted on 2/8/24 at 6:00 am to
Think I’ll wait until Espresso Outlet offers an OPV kit and confirms it won’t void the warranty.

That FB group is a black hole though man, I need to dial in regular shots on the stock machine before I get carried away with some of things they suggest in the group . You should make a dummy FB, it’s good info.
Posted by bluebarracuda
Member since Oct 2011
18243 posts
Posted on 2/8/24 at 8:08 am to
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2 programmable volume control shots


I don't think I've ever used the programmable buttons on my breville for a programmed shot
Posted by BigPerm30
Member since Aug 2011
25958 posts
Posted on 2/8/24 at 8:26 am to
quote:

don't think I've ever used the programmable buttons on my breville for a programmed shot


Yeah, I’m going by volume and not time.

LINK


Pulled a shot of this earlier. I need to go a little more coarse but it was close. Shot was really good. Lots of chocolate.
This post was edited on 2/8/24 at 8:27 am
Posted by gumbo2176
Member since May 2018
15182 posts
Posted on 2/8/24 at 9:16 am to
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All Starbucks taste burnt to me.



Same here for me. I've only had their coffee 3 times thinking it was a fluke, but got nasty coffee every time.
Posted by jordan21210
Member since Apr 2009
13386 posts
Posted on 2/8/24 at 4:02 pm to
Not sure how much you’re steaming but I ordered a new steam wand per the FB group suggestion. Heard it does a much better job vs the OEM.
LINK
Posted by jordan21210
Member since Apr 2009
13386 posts
Posted on 2/9/24 at 8:41 am to
For anyone interested, here is a link to Lance Hendricks normal 9 bar shot workflow. Per his disclaimer, this is not a beginners tutorial to espresso, just how he pulls a shot per his own preferences. Interesting stuff. Also, for anyone unaware, WDT is out and blind shaking is in
LINK
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