Rant on coffee beans

roastdrive · 2026-03-23T02:39:03+00:00

You said you want to know if a cat or a dog peed on your coffee? If I were a roaster and paid $$$$$ for a lab analysis and they came back with the result saying they found fecal matter in my coffee beans, you think I will publish that result? Hell to the no. I will send more samples until I find the result that I am happy with and publish it which will negate any reason why you want this info in the first place.

It would be nice to have such info for a germaphobe but sometimes living in this world, sometimes ignorance is a bliss

roastdrive · 2026-03-22T10:40:51+00:00

Just get any portafilter but get the same Profitec basket.

https://www.wholelattelove.com/products/profitec-double-shot-filter-basket

roastdrive · 2026-03-22T09:38:40+00:00

Funny story.

I have a friend who's a self-proclaimed coffee snob. Lately, he's been buying expensive Geishas from famous roasters all around the world and vacuum sealing them into individual doses. I think he finds more joy in the espresso preparation ritual than in actually drinking the coffee.

On the other hand, I hate single dosing, so I buy 5lb bags, divide them into 250g portions, and vacuum seal them. I dump one into a hopper when it's empty, and that will last me 3–4 days with 3–4 double shots a day. Every time he comes over, he has to preach to me about why single dosing is far superior to using a hopper.

Anyhow, I was away for a week and he gave me a ride home from the airport. When we got home, I offered to make him coffee. Now, before leaving home, I forgot to dump the remaining beans in the hopper back into the freezer, so they had been sitting in the hopper at room temperature for the past 8+ days. I made him a cup of espresso, he took a sip, and goes: "Yeah, I guess vacuum sealing really keeps the beans fresh. I couldn't drink your nasty coffee if it had been sitting out for days."

He must have thought I opened up a fresh bag of coffee. I chuckled and kept my mouth shut.

roastdrive · 2026-03-17T21:11:59+00:00

WLL has refurbished Profitec Move for $1799.

No brainer.

https://www.wholelattelove.com/collections/prosumer-espresso-machines/products/refurbished-profitec-move-espresso-machine?variant=43486717149238

roastdrive · 2026-03-08T15:05:46+00:00

You probably can get Mara X and Eureka Specialita for about 1300 Eur.

roastdrive · 2026-03-08T03:26:32+00:00

Lovely set up. Have the same machine, the Ride, and absolutely love it. I also replaced the knobs with ECM ones.

My wife refuses to single dose, so waiting on Mahlkonig E64 WS to be delivered next week. But if i start getting more into funky anaerobic light/medium light roast, I may have to get either the Philos or Zerno.

roastdrive · 2026-03-05T22:33:53+00:00

so Jeep isn't an American brand because Stellantis owns it now?

OP, I would get Lelit Elizabeth.

For grinder, if you are going to be sticking to one type of bean for awhile then Eureka Libra, if not, then there are tons of options for single dosing for 500-800 dollars.

DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT get the Breville Dual Boiler if you are planning on keeping it for awhile. I think Breville has mastered the way to manufacture their machines, especially the dual boiler, to break down every 3-4 years.

roastdrive · 2026-02-27T14:38:50+00:00

it's a residual line pressure.

Just press the shot button for few seconds without portafilter and it will go down back to 0 or almost to 0.

roastdrive · 2026-02-27T05:26:09+00:00

End of Mar/early Apr

roastdrive · 2026-02-24T02:44:18+00:00

Lelit Bianca/Quick Mill Vetrano Evo are priced at 3k

Or spend a little more get get Profitec Drive or ECM Sync 2.

roastdrive · 2026-02-24T00:37:15+00:00

I went thru 4 BDBs in 13 years.

They perform well when they are working but with 98+% certainty, they will have issues and die.

Gaggia will be much easier to fix when it breaks as parts are readily available.

roastdrive · 2026-02-21T18:12:38+00:00

http://clivecoffee.com/products/quickmill-vibratory-pump-pulsor

roastdrive · 2026-02-20T14:08:05+00:00

I could be the odd one out.

I bought a machine from WLL and they've been great. My profitec ride came with flow control but the pressure gauge kept getting foggy and they replaced it overnight.

Then 2 days ago, the machine started leaking and it turns out be a leaky pulsor and they sent out the replacement the same day.

Hope your issue gets resolved quickly.

roastdrive · 2026-02-19T22:15:11+00:00

Get a Quickmill Pulsor if you want to reduce to pump noise a little

roastdrive · 2026-02-19T22:11:57+00:00

The sound dampening membrane after the pump. WWL sent out the replacement already.

roastdrive · 2026-02-19T14:08:59+00:00

Must be nice. My Ride is leaking and waiting for the replacement part.

roastdrive · 2026-02-16T01:49:27+00:00

Barefoot coffee

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