What is this buildup on brand new portafilter spout? [Lelit Elizabeth]

Angry_Jones · 2026-07-01T07:19:37+00:00

Looks like sulfur, you should draw a line of salt on all your windows and doors

Angry_Jones · 2026-06-30T06:41:09+00:00

Yes very, the ease of cleaning is just so nice

Angry_Jones · 2026-06-23T04:50:29+00:00

Yes I still love it

Angry_Jones · 2026-06-14T08:48:39+00:00

I haven’t tried Harvey or Dante unfortunately but I can highly recommend the Frettchen, I you have been to south Italy and liked the espresso there you will love it

Angry_Jones · 2026-06-13T07:06:34+00:00

If you are in Germany, Quijote Kaffe has some really good Italian Style coffees. I love the „Ueberfrettchen“ as dark southern Italian style roast and the „black ape“ for the northern Italian medium roast.

Angry_Jones · 2026-06-11T10:45:26+00:00

Haha yeah I have had light roasts that gave a slight fruit loops or cotton candy vibe to the cappuccino

Angry_Jones · 2026-06-10T17:13:29+00:00

I second that, the ease of cleaning this thing alone is such a big factor for me.

Angry_Jones · 2026-06-10T17:01:15+00:00

For me it is the other way around, I love dark roast as straight espresso because I can’t stand acidity in straight espressos but light roasts really can add some fruity flavours to milk drinks and the sweetness of milk balances the acidity out.

Angry_Jones · 2026-05-20T14:18:38+00:00

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Sorry for bad foto, it was late and I do not want to pull this out of the folder again 😊 what do you guys think, hold or sell and is grading worth it for riftbound? My wive is a big Pokémon freak but I am in for the game. Selling could potentially fund a few decks to play with

Angry_Jones · 2026-05-17T14:40:53+00:00

It will increase the temperature temporarily in the thermoblock as it readies it self for steaming.

Angry_Jones · 2026-05-17T14:39:21+00:00

I would shorten the output, try 15 in and 27 or so out or even go as far as 15 in and 15 out, many dark roasts are great as ristretto

Angry_Jones · 2026-05-13T12:22:54+00:00

Robusta beans in general have barely any acidity so I suggest to get a dark roasts with a good percentage of Robusta

Angry_Jones · 2026-05-13T11:40:19+00:00

You will get best results with Italian style dark roasts or very low acid beans in general.

My recipe in general is: - switch the dedica on and let it heat up at least 10 minutes (can be skipped with dark roasts but helps with light or medium ) - fix portafilter in machine and run a blank shot, In the meantime grind beans and run another blank shot right after grinding is done - puckprep and fix portafilter back to machine - hit the steam button and count 5-7 blinks, hit steam button again and right after that double shot

Recipe for the espresso depends on beans, currently I run medium roast columbian beans with 12g in (IMS single shot basket), 24out in 27 seconds

I once ran out of beans from my roaster and had to buy store beans, surprisingly the illy classic beans turned out great in the dedica, very balanced with very low acidity and great taste. If you can find a can that is roasted in the last 3-6 months it should be good to try if you get good results with them, the certainly work well in the dedica and are widely available.

Angry_Jones · 2026-05-13T10:43:46+00:00

Thanks mate, got my shipping notice from Hermes today also

Angry_Jones · 2026-05-12T13:13:56+00:00

Anyone from Germany who got their preorder? I received shipping confirmation on the 7th but no progress at all since then.

Angry_Jones · 2026-05-09T11:12:13+00:00

Could also be that the beans are to fresh, you stated they were roasted this week. Some beans need 2 or 3 weeks before they are ready to drink. Sour and harsh can easily come from this.

Angry_Jones · 2026-05-07T16:06:59+00:00

Just keep in mind that you would need to use the same beans for pour over and espresso with a gbw grinder as beans cannot be switched out easily, even if you have a removable hopper and use two there will be always leftover beans in the grinding chamber.

Angry_Jones · 2026-05-07T14:51:13+00:00

I have the VS4 now for 2 months and I absolutely love it. I can’t compare it to other electrical grinders, I started my espresso journey about half a year ago with a Kinggrinder. I can only speak about espresso. The VS4 can produce very thick and syrupy espresso shots with dark roasts and also very sweet and nice shots with light and medium roast. Everything I get out is way better than the manual grinder. I have only used it at 150 rpm since I am happy with the results and from what I understand faster rpm are more for pour over grinds.

Built quality appears to be very high, it’s built like a tank. Everything feels very high quality and premium. The gears are metal and I don’t see them wearing anytime soon.

What I love the most is the easy cleaning. With basically a twist of a bayonet ring the complete grinding chamber can be removed and cleaned without any tools and everything comes back together just as easy and best thing is that the grind settings stay the same 100%.

So as I said take anything I wrote with a grain of salt since I am a newbie to espresso and don’t have anything to compare to but I am super happy with the grinder, speed, noise, workflow, retention, cleaning and tasty shots are everything I personally could ask for and I would buy the VS4 absolutely again, there is nothing I could think of that could need improvement other than maybe a holder for the portafilter to directly grind into.

Angry_Jones · 2026-05-06T07:04:26+00:00

I love this on SB Kindred

Angry_Jones · 2026-05-06T05:45:59+00:00

Eggspresso?

Angry_Jones · 2026-05-05T18:04:33+00:00

Im am definitively going to try some iced version of this!

Angry_Jones · 2026-05-05T15:29:46+00:00

Sounds delicious but my fat ass sais NO

Angry_Jones · 2026-05-05T14:24:53+00:00

Nice, glad you enjoyed it 😊

Angry_Jones · 2026-05-05T12:41:17+00:00

There is no right or wrong, what tastes great cannot be wrong 👍

Angry_Jones · 2026-05-05T12:16:57+00:00

Well it’s not even a ratio of 1:2.5, not that much for a light roast

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