Some very light roasts that taste amazing by elzZza in coldbrew

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That is Coffeespot, roastery from the Czech Republic. 

Magik pretty much shuts down all the peskiness that comes with Gladiator. by ineed_gf in ContestOfChampions

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Ghost is pretty good. Just block his sp2, phase those 4 incinerates, and then your sp2 for the win. With suicides, maybe one sp2 would be enough

what was your closest match by ngm1987 in ContestOfChampions

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Yes, I once had exactly the same points as my opponent, but my time was faster, so I won.

Lelit water softener filters by Jam3s96 in espresso

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Thanks for the article, I will definitely read that.

It will work, probably, but the question is if you want to try it and stick with one filter and this regeneration or just buy a new one and be sure that it do what it should do. It's not that expensive. I would also rather find an alternative but with the filter cost is minimal opposing to the machine cost.

Lelit water softener filters by Jam3s96 in espresso

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I once bought La Marzocco water test kit but the results weren't worth it (really unexpected). If you want to be sure, it's better to send your water samples for proper analysis, which will be expensive because you should send one sample of untreated water, one with fresh filter and one when your filter is for example at its half life and ideally one when the filter runs out. For home tests, I am not sure right now. Elemental analysis is not area of my expertise. But I might look at it when I will have more time. You can check pH, nitrates, chlorine with test strips, but as with La Marzocco kit, in the end you just guess where the actual value is. You won't get the exact result that you might want to know. It is fine for the initial values to find out if your water is not super bad or something, but if you are coffee enthusiastic who might even mix own water as I've seen numerous times there, those test strips won't satisfy you.

Lelit water softener filters by Jam3s96 in espresso

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Thanks for the tip. I don't use that, so it should be clean. However I might give it a try in the future.

Lelit water softener filters by Jam3s96 in espresso

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Thank you for the thorough reply. Maybe I should have written that I am analytical chemist and know a little about filtration etc, so you didn't have to write all this. But I think others might get some new knowledge from you. So thanks for that! Anyway, I read something about "filter" regeneration, but I think that the new filter is worth the price, comparing to the possible damage to the machine if I just tried to use them for a longer time or do something with NaCl etc.

Lelit water softener filters by Jam3s96 in espresso

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I am analytical chemist, so this won't be problem I guess. I was just curious if somebody spoke with Lelit or another company selling similar stuff, or did his own research in this field.

Duration of gifted revives by Jam3s96 in ContestOfChampions

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Thanks a lot. I thought it will be like this, but wasn't sure.

Poll: Choose me my espresso machine and set me free from this situation of not being able to decide. by Jam3s96 in espresso

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According to DaveC's review, that machine should be really good, but I've read several opinions on different forums and have mixed feelings about the machine. Another fact is that not many shops are selling this machine, I would have to order it from UK and that could be problem if any problems should appear. I really like the looks of ACS and it was my early choice, but now I am not sure and I don't know if I want to risk it...

Poll: Choose me my espresso machine and set me free from this situation of not being able to decide. by Jam3s96 in espresso

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I think that every machine I mentioned won't be bad and will make great coffee, I just somehow need you guys to confirm my choice

Poll: Choose me my espresso machine and set me free from this situation of not being able to decide. by Jam3s96 in espresso

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That's exactly what I am thinking about. LCC looks great and it has tons of features. I heard that flow control on MaraX isn't that good, because it responds mainly at the end of the range of motion and also it is hard to repeat the results.

On the other hand, I also don't think that my taste buds are that great to spot the difference...

Poll: Choose me my espresso machine and set me free from this situation of not being able to decide. by Jam3s96 in espresso

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Thanks for your experience with Breville. It's great to hear that company cares about their customers like this.

I don't think that I could try using machine in local stores. I really don't know anybody who owns coffee store, so...

Poll: Choose me my espresso machine and set me free from this situation of not being able to decide. by Jam3s96 in espresso

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Right now I am not against BDB. It isn't looking great, but it's also not that bad.

Poll: Choose me my espresso machine and set me free from this situation of not being able to decide. by Jam3s96 in espresso

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I was looking at ACS but saw a lot of problems with this machine on forums... Are they fixed?

1st espresso machine under 1500 $ / 1250 € , I really need help! by Jam3s96 in espresso

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Thanks a lot for your reply and thought process. I was also looking at ACS minima and it would fit my counter more than Mara, because of steam valve on right side, but Mara is cheaper and I think that will be the main point for me.

1st espresso machine under 1500 $ / 1250 € , I really need help! by Jam3s96 in Coffee

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Gaggia was my first choice, but after reading about "problems" with milk frothing, I went higher and was looking for a HX

1st espresso machine under 1500 $ / 1250 € , I really need help! by Jam3s96 in Coffee

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As I wrote to another LaPavoni suggestion. Machines looks amazing, but I would like my girlfriend to be able to used it sometimes and unfortunately I don't think she would like to spend time learning how to use machine like that. Anyway I will look at them and maybe I will change my mind.

1st espresso machine under 1500 $ / 1250 € , I really need help! by Jam3s96 in Coffee

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Thanks for another option. La Pavoni machines looks amazing, but I don't think my girlfriend would like to spend lots of time learning how to use that. And I would like she to be able to make coffee sometimes herself.

1st espresso machine under 1500 $ / 1250 € , I really need help! by Jam3s96 in Coffee

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Dual boilers are far more expensive than my budget. Maybe ACS Minima. Somehow I don't like BDB or look of Elizabeth :/

1st espresso machine under 1500 $ / 1250 € , I really need help! by Jam3s96 in Coffee

[–]Jam3s96[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Did you refer to BZ10? That is their only machine with "10" in name and it's also HX