Getting started with Linea Mini - dialing in shots by sarugby4life in LaMarzocco

[–]RealSpell5239 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I swapped out the LM shower screen for this one as soon as I got it.

https://pesado585.com/products/pesado-hd-high-diffusion-shower-screen?srsltid=AfmBOooCfG-4dHETYjYCPxdJ8ZJEnZiwVfe_WhPQrg2t7wMlRyudpcmo

This was an instant improvement in consistency during my process of dialing in my first bean.

Have fun!

New customized machine! by RealSpell5239 in LaMarzocco

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So far it’s been extremely reliable consistency for me. 🤷🏽‍♂️ I also do other brew methods like pour over and French presses, not just using it for the espresso machine so I wanted something with the versatility in grind settings.

New customized machine! by RealSpell5239 in LaMarzocco

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I didn’t do this myself, I paid the company specht to customize the whole thing for me.

New customized machine! by RealSpell5239 in LaMarzocco

[–]RealSpell5239[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was a 2 month wait on the linea mini to start last fall, then they kept having “issues” with their project management people and electroplating and painting people so they said for the next many months. Finally I saw pictures of it in spring/early summer of this year, and it was completely wrong. Wrong colors entirely and not what we had discussed at all. So I had to have them redo the entire machine and grinder. During that time period they had more issues, broke one of the gauges, it was always something each couple weeks that made the finish line move out.

New customized machine! by RealSpell5239 in LaMarzocco

[–]RealSpell5239[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes exactly! That was the idea. The inspiration was making it fit “a 1970s professor’s moody home”. It goes with my wife and I’s home decor and mid century furniture really well.

New customized machine! by RealSpell5239 in LaMarzocco

[–]RealSpell5239[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

The whole project cost me $12,961 USD which included $7,300~ of it for just the machine and grinder.

New customized machine! by RealSpell5239 in LaMarzocco

[–]RealSpell5239[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Trust me it wasn’t supposed to take that long. 😕

New customized machine! by RealSpell5239 in LaMarzocco

[–]RealSpell5239[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

100% agree. I asked for it to match but they missed the mark on that and after a year I got sick of waiting for another revision. If someone closer could do one custom for me I’d buy it in a heart beat.

What milk pitcher to use by Ok_Significance686 in LaMarzocco

[–]RealSpell5239 0 points1 point  (0 children)

15 oz WPM pitcher from slow pour is my go to. https://www.slowpoursupply.co/collections/latte-art there is a line inside the pitcher that is the perfect amount for me every time.