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ntan - Thanks for the detailed reply. Very much appreciated I'll definitely consider this when I move into the new place. The placement for my plumbing isn't ideal, seeing as the general plumbing rule of thumb is "Shit doesn't travel up" applies. I need to figure out my plumbing situation due to the snakes and ladders of the setup, and ultimately where I want to put it. I'm in the middle of planning a kitchenette to accommodate my espresso setup, so it will depend on that. Your setup is quite an impressive investment, and by far, one of the best I've seen. cafe22's as well, given his constraints (I'm assuming he lives in a condo/townhouse.) Re: Acme cups - I've lusted for them for a while, but given that I am the only coffee/espresso drinker in the household, I've never bothered to upgrade to nicer cups. The best cup is one that Expresso gave me, made by ANCAP Italy, and a gift set from BMW made by Kahla Germany. lol Upgrading from the Rocket to a LM has been tough mainly because of 1. cost of entry 2. cost to maintain 3. I hate to admit it, but I still love my second wave coffee. While I do enjoy the occassional third-wave specialty coffee, my preferences lead back to second wave coffee. The Rocket does a great job of pulling second-wave espresso, and I love it for its simplicity and reliability. Edit: I used to leave my machines on 24/7, but that expedited the need to replace seals and gaskets and stuff, and if you've ever taken apart an espresso machine, you'll learn quickly that Italians are masochists. Don't ask me how I know. :D |
sick setup ntan! (I guess you were featured in one of Edmond's IG video recently?). Do you plan to change the burr or hopper setup for single dosing? @hehe, if you are interested in the bean cellar, I could sell you 4 of mine. PM me if you're interested. |
https://i.imgur.com/KXKq5Ufl.png My very simple setup - nowhere near as fancy as you espresso drinkers lol. Switched to this from Nespresso to save on pod costs and have better coffee - I usually have two mugs, so half capacity here is just about right. 41g of coffee + 6 cups as marked by Moccamaster (about 750ml of water). |
Our friend is a potter and has made us some proper latte cups and also have the little duck handled espresso cups lol https://i.imgur.com/XH889F7.jpg |
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checking with a buddy who's also into coffee... he is also interested in 24 (I'm in for 24 too). Anyone else in the group buy so we make 100? |
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I've had to take apart the GS3 several times (I had display issues several times in the first year of ownership... was honestly quite disappointed w/ the quality) and man, it took a lot of elbow grease, haha. But I really don't look forward to paying someone $500+/year just to maintain my machine. Quote:
Burr I'm unsure as they're quite expensive and I'm not sure if there's any noticeable difference in quality (I haven't looked too much into this, so I might be wrong). I really want the smaller hopper but forking out $200 seems quite steep. I've always single dosed anyways, so it's more of an aesthetic thing if anything. The next purchase on my mind is maybe an OCD v3? |
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Regarding burrs, I would say you will see a noticeable change/improvement with burr alignment and geometry from light roasted espresso beans. I could attest to this when I changed my mazzer SJ burrs to SSP reds. |
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I like it a lot, and I think it produces good-to-great coffee, but hand pourover will still extract the most flavour. I got it on sale from Transcend Coffee, so I didn't pay full price, and that helps - it's not cheap. |
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An alternative would be from Bonavita. Similar technology minus the higher end components inside. https://eightouncecoffee.ca/products...smart_campaign |
@cafe22, I'm curious if you service your GS3 yourself? Do you find yourself replacing the vacuum breaker/the o-rings every 6 months or so? And if you do service it yourself, do you buy a new vacuum breaker or just the o-rings? I would like to just change the o-rings but haven't had any luck sourcing them locally. |
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I'm lucky that parts are readily available for the Rocket, but oh man, such a pain in the ass to take apart any kind of espresso machine. |
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https://coffeeaddicts.ca/products/la...i-vacuum-valve It's a pretty easy DIY if you have the right wrenches and a bit of muscles cause those things are screwed in tight. |
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Speaking of Zojirushi, I love my VE Hybrid Boiler and Warmer................ to make perfectly good instant coffee in a huge root beer mug. Add Bailey's, sip it, let it cool down for a few hours, then in the fridge it goes. Oh, no tap water ever goes into the Zojirushi. Only bottled water from Costco - the 20 litre stuff. |
In terms of grind .. Umbria for the win. |
Do you mean blend? |
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