Siliconslave's how to make espresso thread

the_r_sole · 7 Mar 2019 at 11:50

fair enough! will get one ordered up!

Flibster · 7 Mar 2019 at 13:01

the_r_sole said:
this is possibly the most ridiculous question I have asked before but....
can anyone recommend a brush for cleaning grains out of the portafilter? I was in a hipster coffee shop the other day and the guy was using a little brush to clean out grounds after knocking out, this would be ideal for our office machine as you're generally doing a couple in a row and I've found that rinsing it out with water seems to get all sorts of drips/water retention in the portafilter thingy!...

Microfibre cloth or a Hasbean barista towel.

Gets it clean and dry and also easy to clean as you can just stick them in the washing machine. Paintbrush... not so much.

Raymond Lin · 7 Mar 2019 at 13:56

Who the whole 9 yards and get some canned air

I just wipe it down with a towel.

Bar · 8 Mar 2019 at 08:00

Ayahuasca said:
Does anyone know if you can get cheaper water filters from anywhere for the Sage machines? They’re £14 a pop directly from them which soon adds up every 2 months.

Being from up north do you need to? Im further north than you and Ive never changed the water filter and had my machine for about 3 or 4 years now.

Ayahuasca · 8 Mar 2019 at 13:26

Bar said:
Being from up north do you need to? Im further north than you and Ive never changed the water filter and had my machine for about 3 or 4 years now.

Probably not, my water is easily drinkable from the tap it's just I thought it was something you were meant to do to stop the machine deteriorating.

NickK · 8 Mar 2019 at 16:30

Is this the place to say - I gave up caffeine almost a month ago

Funny though I bought myself having loaded the coffee machine capsule and about to fill with water without thinking this morning.

So I'll clean up the MCAP4 and the MCAL and keep for entertaining and BBQs

LuckyBenski · 8 Mar 2019 at 16:32

NickK said:
Is this the place to say - I gave up caffeine almost a month ago

Funny though I bought myself having loaded the coffee machine capsule and about to fill with water without thinking this morning.

So I'll clean up the MCAP4 and the MCAL and keep for entertaining and BBQs

There's some decent decaf beans around these days. Keep the habit aliiiiive!

jpaul · 8 Mar 2019 at 21:20

NickK said:
I gave up caffeine almost a month ago

and took up what ?

Ayahuasca said:
get cheaper water filters from anywhere for the Sage machines

you can buy purolite cation resin to refill them ...
moreover, I would like to get a meter to determine when filters are exhausted as the ion-exchange/softening reaction declines;
are they so expensive https://shop.tchibo-coffee.co.uk/products/charcoal-water-filters-pack-of-6

NickK · 9 Mar 2019 at 11:10

Any recommendation for coffee cleaner - I've used this previously

jpaul · 10 Mar 2019 at 12:07

- pulycaf ... is the, 'organic' urnex less effective ? seems a bit cheaper though. pulycaf ~£9 last one I bought
irrespective of which , I still have to put the pf in anti-limescale solution, after the pulycaf, too.

Ayahuasca · 11 Mar 2019 at 09:17

I've noticed some TKMaxx stores have some bargains on 1kg coffee bean bags. Only issue is some of them don't have a roasting date on but they're as cheap as £7.99.

Dj_Jestar · 17 Mar 2019 at 14:22

Remember to descale frequently. Those are what came out after the initial tank flush (heat exchanger).

I had put off descaling for a while and... Regret it. Not even that long, either.. Maybe 6 months past when I'd normally do it at most.

jpaul · 17 Mar 2019 at 17:44

... but it's not green :confused:

like my BZ02/HX, or ex, Audrey, also,
strange that it's out of solution too.

Dj_Jestar · 17 Mar 2019 at 17:50

That's just the water as it came out of the boiler, to make way for the solution.

SLIPdiggers · 17 Mar 2019 at 17:54

This might offend the connoisseur's out there, but has anyone seen this? (its a pi based coffee machine in kit form)

https://www.heymugsy.com/whymugsy

LuckyBenski · 17 Mar 2019 at 18:18

SLIPdiggers said:
This might offend the connoisseur's out there, but has anyone seen this? (its a pi based coffee machine in kit form)

https://www.heymugsy.com/whymugsy

I posted it a few weeks ago but realised it doesn't make espresso. It's bean-to-cup pour over which is a nice idea, but neither as tasty or as neat. Still very tempted to get one!

SLIPdiggers · 17 Mar 2019 at 18:21

Ah.. apologies, didn't search for this before posting!

I love the pi and was dreaming up a pill dispensing gadget, so this is a similar contraption realised.

I like the idea of being able to txt it, most likely from under my duvet. haha

LuckyBenski · 17 Mar 2019 at 18:59

Yep, I love the idea of taking it all to bits and tweaking it. TBF if I get compostable filters I could make cleanup pretty fast...

jpaul · 17 Mar 2019 at 20:41

Dj_Jestar said:
hat's just the water as it came out of the boiler, to make way for the solution.

ok wondered if it had an inox liner, like bits of sage.
I have to syphon out mine, and don't have access to the inner chamber.

Dj_Jestar · 18 Mar 2019 at 15:25

I don't think it has a liner, and given the water was a translucent green on the first solution flush, I figure it's not some kind of clay.