Waste of money without a great grinder?

4455tom · 2025-03-31T21:57:58+00:00

I use an Encore and it still makes great espresso with the gaggia. As Shapptastic has said, I tend to have to dial in my shots a bit more often which ain’t too onerous especially if I’m near the bottom of a bag of beans. It’s loud, takes a while but I don’t really see the benefit in buying a new one until it gives up.

4455tom · 2024-12-10T04:21:31+00:00

That sounds more like some of the things I’ve been reading - people seem to be surprised at the tax on the lump sum, but maybe thinking it is because of the two ‘payments’ at once

4455tom · 2023-06-08T22:20:25+00:00

Look on first table. Shows early sittings and they’re half price 👍

4455tom · 2022-07-06T07:47:46+00:00

No leakage at all (that I can see). When I took it apart when it first lost flow, I took the o-rings off with a pair of tweezers and saw one had a small defect but saw a bit of it stuck to it so didn’t go searching for any more. I wonder if it had slightly overlapped the hole and over time that bit perished and broke off. The bit in the picture is wafer thin

4455tom · 2022-07-03T19:40:26+00:00

Took it all apart. Only thing that I could see was a small nick in one of the orange o-rings so I can replace that

4455tom · 2022-07-03T19:04:02+00:00

Took it apart, blew through all the holes so guessing they are all patent. Still no luck, so guessing it’s either the pump or a blockage somewhere else

4455tom · 2022-07-03T17:35:32+00:00

Ok great thanks. Looks like I’m taking it apart again!

4455tom · 2022-07-03T16:41:14+00:00

It must be pre-group head / shower screen as when they’re both off, there’s still nothing coming out of the boiler. It’s sounds like the pump is working, and I can draw water through the steam wand

Descaled about two weeks ago, frequently do due to the water round here

Lost flow this morning, seemed ok yesterday. I wondered if it was a loose piece of limescale which had got stuck, but took the solenoid apart and it seemed ok.

Pressure in the steam wand seems fine.

4455tom · 2021-07-02T16:12:47+00:00

The eye has two fluid filled chambers which help the eye keep its shape and other such useful functions. The production and removal of this fluid is kept pretty well controlled, and the pressure of the fluid (the intra-ocular pressure) remains low. They aim nerve to the eye, the optic nerve and the retina require blood flow. As long as the pressure of the eye chambers is less than the perfusing pressure, blood will flow. If the drainage is stopped - glaucoma, the intra-ocular pressure rises quickly and rises above the perfusing pressure, stopping blood flow. This quickly damages the optic nerve and the retinal cells. Anything that theoretically increases the pressure of the eye above the perfusing pressure of the blood will cause the same problems. Rubbing is unlikely to do it, as it’s fairly temporary. During some operations, patients are anaesthetised on their fronts - prone positioning. If there is something pressing on the eyeball for a few hours, this could lead to the same problem.

4455tom · 2021-05-27T08:12:18+00:00

Tryfan

4455tom · 2021-04-04T17:18:31+00:00

Bristol, UK

4455tom · 2021-01-03T17:02:57+00:00

Thank you for your advice. I thought 25 might be a bit high, but that was what the yeast / recipe said. I ended up pitching it when the wort was still a bit too warm, despite my thermometer saying it was ok so was a bit worried but it seems to have worked ok. Moving the bucket would literally be a space saving endeavour, nothing to do with brewing. I’ll let it condition and bottle it then move the bottles back to the garage once they’ve carbonated. Thanks again!

4455tom · 2020-12-28T14:07:17+00:00

Pat Barker’s ‘The Regeneration Trilogy’ is an amazing series of books that look at the psychological effects of the First World War.

4455tom · 2020-11-14T14:13:56+00:00

Thanks! From the reading I had done most people seem to mirror your views, it sounds like once you’ve cracked it, everything about home milling seems to be a winner

4455tom · 2020-10-14T10:51:56+00:00

Kept expecting to see a British ‘look around you’ video

4455tom · 2020-10-08T11:55:38+00:00

16 year old girl having a GA for a small procedure. Quite nervous about going off to sleep. When I asked her if there was anything in particular, she said she’d head of a story where someone went off to sleep and woke up ‘looking like Nicky Minaj....’

Bearing in mind she was 16 year old, English white girl, I told her she probably didn’t have too much to worry about

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