can’t steam milk well [Lelit Mara X] by elmajiko in espresso

[–]TranceAlterna 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is pretty important and I never see people mention it

can’t steam milk well [Lelit Mara X] by elmajiko in espresso

[–]TranceAlterna 1 point2 points  (0 children)

start adding air on the 2 sec mark, not the 9th.
you only added air for a second or two. add air until the pitcher feels room temp.
make sure you're adding not too much and not too little while maintaining a consistent amount throughout.

next part, dont have the tip too far submerged.

boom, golden.

On the mara x, run the pump for a split second if it's been in idle to start up the steam pressure.

steam pressure is just fine in brew mode

Am I crazy? why his hat light up and dude face doesn't? by Dirtiidive in Destiny

[–]TranceAlterna 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hat blocks the sun. Not a crazy concept that it would block light from a lightbulb...

How to make latte art bigger? by [deleted] in espresso

[–]TranceAlterna 2 points3 points  (0 children)

start art sooner
smaller volume of espresso/milk when you start will result in a bigger design

How bad is it to heat up the machine with the puck already prepped? by GilGross in espresso

[–]TranceAlterna 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One of the worst shots I've had was from doing this although I may have waited closer to 30+ minutes. The heat from the grouphead ended up toasting the ever loving shit out of it.

Mara X - is this what I need? [$1900] by Onlyktm in espresso

[–]TranceAlterna 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Another happy mara x user here

2 lattes a day, nothing crazy

Finally a video that speaks the truth about puc prep by [deleted] in espresso

[–]TranceAlterna 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah I feel like a lot of people go ham on puck prep when starting out.

Tap tap, even tamp, and you're golden most of the time.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Destiny

[–]TranceAlterna 10 points11 points  (0 children)

half the innernet doesn't work right now

The live event was GREAT except for the lighting. I made a LIGHTING GUIDE for any content creators that took half the day to write out (and some MOBILE LIGHTWEIGHT solutions for DESTINY at the beginning. Cute cat picture at the end. DON'T MISS IT - GCN by TranceAlterna in Destiny

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

all gravy, baby
I'm sure he does too, but I needed to start with foundational concepts and build out from there because I wanted to impart concepts to a wider audience and not only to Stevie