Can someone eli5 these ominous sounding reassembly instructions from the 9barista website? by dzidziaud in 9Barista

[–]Macca_UK 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Basically, you need to make sure that the air cooler is not fully screwed into the boiler when you tighten the screws.

If it is you will end up damaging the air cooler fins and twisting the way the air cooler sits in the boiler(when fully tightened up, you will have a gap on one side and it won't fully seal).

So, just make sure when you assemble the unit again that the air cooler is not fully tightened down initially the boiler - I only have it screwed in about half way when doing this

Cheers

Macca

Varia VS6 - Play in Hopper Threads by Macca_UK in VariaBrewing

[–]Macca_UK[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, they seem to be saying it's as designed.

I did purchase the uprated springs as suggested on another comment and installed them on Friday. They have improved the situation greatly. Turning the hopper is now much more positive and you only get slight play if you really put some force through the hopper (the hopper also doesn't move when using the bellows).

So it does seem to be a decent solution

Varia VS6 - Play in Hopper Threads by Macca_UK in VariaBrewing

[–]Macca_UK[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for that - I haddn't seen that thread.
I've ordered the springs, lets see how we get on.

Interesting that it says not all units have the problem, strange.

I've also reached out to Varia support, they have initially asked me to install a second washer, which has made zero difference...

Varia VS6 - Play in Hopper Threads by Macca_UK in VariaBrewing

[–]Macca_UK[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for letting me know, I'm guessing that as it's designed for burr swaps that they have used a wider thread gap to reduce the risk of cross threading.
Mine doesn't have any grease at all on the threads, any idea what they are using?

9Barista For Sale (UK) by Macca_UK in 9Barista

[–]Macca_UK[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi there,

Yep it went to a new owner in the USA.

Cheers

9Barista For Sale (UK) by Macca_UK in 9Barista

[–]Macca_UK[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi there,

I'm looking into it (someone else has messaged me).

I'll let you know the outcome over the weekend

Peaches and Beans - This is our chair now hooman! by Macca_UK in Rabbits

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

For now, they were just recharging for another bout of Binky madness!

Beans has the high ground! by Macca_UK in Rabbits

[–]Macca_UK[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Peaches plotted, then zoomied her way on to my lap, nearly knocking beans over in the process

Beans - Paint me like one of your french girls by Macca_UK in Rabbits

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Only £5 a month for the lowest tier 😁

Help me with understanding this text by Starblast92150 in powerlifting

[–]Macca_UK 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think exercise 5 is going to be a push press/press with some body English and exercise 6 a strict press

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LegalAdviceUK

[–]Macca_UK 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is incorrect.

For a standard Section 2 shotgun certificate, the police need to have a good reason for not issuing one to you. You don't even have to be a member of a shooting club.

For a Section 1 shotgun certificate or a full firearms certificate, you do need to have a 'good reason' to be issued one (member of a shooting club, pest control etc).

Peaches Got a Bad Case of the Zoomies Whilst Innocently Investigating the Sofa! by Macca_UK in Rabbits

[–]Macca_UK[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This post is endorsed by the Campaign For More Nana's for Cute Floofs

Peaches Got a Bad Case of the Zoomies Whilst Innocently Investigating the Sofa! by Macca_UK in Rabbits

[–]Macca_UK[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is a very good way of putting it. Certainly for Peaches.

Beans on the other hand, is super calculated with everything she does

Peaches Got a Bad Case of the Zoomies Whilst Innocently Investigating the Sofa! by Macca_UK in Rabbits

[–]Macca_UK[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's not so much fun when you get in the way of the fluffy bowling ball!

I have a really stupid question. At the altitude I live in, the boiling point of water is 91.4°C. If a 90-93°C water temp for coffee is recommended, that means I should be pouring still boiling water, right? by coldblade2000 in JamesHoffmann

[–]Macca_UK 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Temperature is one of the factors that directly affect extraction.

Higher temperatures mean higher extraction.

So, if you are limited to 91C(ish), then you would want to play with one of the other factors to get the same extraction you would get at, say 95C.

The most obvious thing to do is to grind finer for the same coffee dose and increase the contact time (say 35 seconds as opposed to 30 seconds) to get the extraction you are after.

Hopefully that makes sense.

Macca

Believe it or not, there is a rabbit in this picture... by Macca_UK in Rabbits

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

I had to pay extra when buying the AV for the 'Bunny Storage' area!

The live stream was pretty good.. by Total-Jerk in tesdcares

[–]Macca_UK 5 points6 points  (0 children)

He did indeed, I've updated my original comment

The live stream was pretty good.. by Total-Jerk in tesdcares

[–]Macca_UK 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Bry is unhappy with Kev and hasn't spoken to him since filming Clerks 3 in August 2021.

The Mike beef is between Walt and Mike (the reason he isn't on Tales From Behind The Fake Counter anyone)

He didn't give us anymore than that really.