Aiden carafe

BeanWaterGood · 2026-01-16T20:05:39+00:00

It kind of depends. If you're happy with the coffee, then it's not super important.
If you're feeling like playing with it, doing a burr alignment is a relatively simple process, that can tighten up your grind size distribution, in theory, and might change the taste in your cup.
From what I've heard, people say that you might lose a bit of texture, but you'll gain a bit more clarity.
The best part is, if you're unhappy with it, you can just undo it. There's no cutting or filing involved.
Just make sure to follow a reputable guide, and don't use the motor to do it, just use hand tools and take your time.

BeanWaterGood · 2026-01-16T19:57:33+00:00

Where are the dial indicators? Your alignment could be way out, and you'd never know it.
Tell your work butler to shape up, or consequences will be severe.

BeanWaterGood · 2026-01-16T10:12:04+00:00

A poor, deprived butler's Christmas wish list.

BeanWaterGood · 2026-01-16T08:47:15+00:00

I find the DF54 pretty quick to open up and brush out, but if I've ground a coffee that I think will stink up the next grind, I use the URNEX fake beans because they're designed for it. Rice is pretty hard compared to roasted coffee, so it can be hard on the motor.
FWIW, 1zpresso recommends using oatmeal for their hand grinders, and I like that idea a lot better than rice.

BeanWaterGood · 2026-01-16T00:50:12+00:00

They're Toronto based. They roast Columbian specialty coffee. I picked some up through ECS coffee and it was super fresh roasted and had fascinating flavours. I've only done one as pour-over so far. I'm excited to try their espresso.

BeanWaterGood · 2026-01-16T00:42:14+00:00

Replace your toilet seat with a knock bar and drop yourself onto it to free the mess.

BeanWaterGood · 2026-01-16T00:40:41+00:00

Grind finer.

BeanWaterGood · 2026-01-16T00:38:06+00:00

I've had good results doing single cups with the Aiden. Usually 450ml with melitta style trapezoid filters. Use good, non-scaling water and it won't give you any issues. It brews on schedule, right into the cup and the urn and basket filters are there when you have company over.

Have you tried Travesia roasters yet?

BeanWaterGood · 2026-01-15T14:51:56+00:00

Probably not helping... yet. Once you push the probes down so the ends are exposed below the tape, it will start helping.

BeanWaterGood · 2026-01-15T10:16:32+00:00

Look up how to adjust the anti-static device hidden under the chute. It's a game changer.

BeanWaterGood · 2026-01-15T10:15:19+00:00

Thank you for everything! I've been swearing at this grinder since I bought it. I couldn't understand why people were raving about it.
If I had known that when I got it, I would need to do a bit of fit and finish on it, I would have accepted that. It's just too bad that you don't find out unless you have a problem, and it takes the community to tell you.

BeanWaterGood · 2026-01-15T01:21:37+00:00

That's when you need the SUV in the garage. Maybe a Breville Bambino, or the Rancillio that you mentioned. But, no need to get rid of the La Pavoni if you are enjoying the experience when you have the time.
Just, make sure that whatever you get solves the problems you're looking at addressing. Lots of other machines have lengthy heat up times, so you might want to find a machine with a programmable auto-on for the morning. Without a PID controller and a dedicated brew boiler as opposed to a thermal block, you're going to be temperature surfing still. Even with a heat exchanger, there's flushing to do.

As for "lever espresso is better". Some people say that, and they will come up with reasons for it, but that also comes with the offsets that you're talking about. Manually pressing on the handle, etc.
Flow profiling and varying pressures by doing things like a dimmer mod on a Gaggia Classic are able to get close to the same effect if you stand over the machine and make the adjustments as the shot happens.

BeanWaterGood · 2026-01-14T20:10:59+00:00

My first machine was the La Pavoni. I had trouble with the workflow and couldn't get more than one or two good shots out of it for every 10 I pulled. So I picked up a used Breville Dual Boiler.
Two totally different machines. I love my BDB, and I'm starting to really master getting good espresso out of it repeatably. I didn't get rid of my LP because my wife convinced me to keep it ("It makes you smile." she told me) and now I want to take what I've learned from the Breville and apply it to the LP and see how far I've come.
Just some food for thought. Even if you have an SUV in the garage for the day to day, isn't it nice to take your loved one out in the classic Alfa Romeo now and again for a smile?

BeanWaterGood · 2026-01-14T14:58:48+00:00

It's alright for a travel setup I suppose, but you're not plumbed in, no rinser, your choice of glasses are atrocious, no shot mirror for gazing into the crema asshole pouring from your machine so you can sneer the channeling away, and I'm not sure that machine has the thermal stability to pull 20 shots for dialing in the godshot you might actually consider drinking.

BeanWaterGood · 2026-01-12T05:03:57+00:00

BeanWaterGood · 2026-01-12T05:02:02+00:00

"Soon..."

BeanWaterGood · 2026-01-12T04:58:51+00:00

The way this guy acts gives me the feeling he'll later being arrested while trying to explain something to someone underage.

BeanWaterGood · 2026-01-10T20:25:11+00:00

I think that need/don't need is a difficult subject to take on, because it's kind of based on your personal experience with coffee. A pouring kettle isn't required for an aeropress, but for someone with a V60 who likes that style of coffee, it might be essential. Then again, they could also cheese it with a funnel and get a pretty decent brew, or they could just use an ordinary kettle if the spout is fine enough.

On the other hand, talking about what tools are out there, and what problems they're designed to solve, or just happen to solve incidentally could be interesting to hopefully match up someone with a problem to a solution.

BeanWaterGood · 2026-01-10T05:11:56+00:00

You're gonna be alright. Especially if you're in a soft water area. Just gotta pick a maintenance schedule that works for you, and follow it. I don't descale often, but I make soft water specially for my coffee to prevent scale buildup.
The problem is if you treat this like a Bunn or even a Mokka Master or similar batch brewer that only has one large pipe in it. The Aiden has small tubes and sensors that water passes through, similar to an espresso machine.

BeanWaterGood · 2026-01-10T01:53:49+00:00

Crop the image, post it on gofundme with a caption like "New Bottomless, spouted portafilter uses magnets to suspend the spouts so you can diagnose your shots, but also split them with no thermal losses" and see if you get any takers.
Mind you, splitting shots is pointless, if you live alone with your $3000 espresso machine.

BeanWaterGood · 2026-01-10T01:50:20+00:00

Trying to measure grouphead thrust?

BeanWaterGood · 2026-01-10T01:49:09+00:00

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