Coffee-p0rn

[slwrnu]

Gattonero - Lusso. The F and the Lusso models were sold at the same time. The Lusso has a slightly more luxurious spec but all things are relative. I expect you know both of these things. The coffee would taste the same though.

[Guillaume]

That's great looking espresso. Just make sure the container is tough -- I did something similar and shattered the jar.

Yeah, I plan on making a stand to hold the device as I have similar concerns. But so far the mason jar is holding.

[Gattonero]

Gattonero - Lusso. The F and the Lusso models were sold at the same time. The Lusso has a slightly more luxurious spec but all things are relative. I expect you know both of these things. The coffee would taste the same though.

Ah, ok, the common (and most comfortable, if you can say that!) one. Oddly, the "F" was sold a couple of years earlier than the "L" and almost until the end.
Mine is one of the later "R" models (bumped up to 650cc, as you do ), and still has quite a bit of work to be done. Indeed the coffee tastes the same whichever model you're driving for the shopping

[j44ke]

Yeah, I plan on making a stand to hold the device as I have similar concerns. But so far the mason jar is holding.

Could you thread the outside of the pipe and make a hand crank rather than a lever? Fit plunger in, fit hand crank over, thread it on, crank to slowly depress plunger. Leverage might not be enough?

Or just put a door knob on the plunger and some kind of right angle gear like on a hand drill.

[slwrnu]

Gattonero - I don't do the photo uploading thing but mine is midnight blue with new red faux leather upholstery. Very exciting when you are not sure if you if you will get to your destination. I am changing it over to Austrian plates with all the Brexit madness going on. I know about the 650cc model but I reckon you will still generate more BHP on your commute on your bike. When I am next in WC1 (I have an office in Great James Street) I will pop in and say hello and bring you some beans from Vienna.

[Guillaume]

Could you thread the outside of the pipe and make a hand crank rather than a lever? Fit plunger in, fit hand crank over, thread it on, crank to slowly depress plunger. Leverage might not be enough?

Or just put a door knob on the plunger and some kind of right angle gear like on a hand drill.

These are good ideas. Will look at them for sure as it might take less space than a lever. Thanks!

[Too Tall]

Morning wake up. Seventeen grams of Sweet Maria's Moka Kadir. Roasted well into second crack. You can almost chew this ;) Using the Flair manual espresso gizmo which never fails unless you fail.

*This message is a paid endorsement (I wish) by the folks who bring you some #fukingreatespressoeverymorning

Sweet Maria's Moka Kadir Blend Makes a great way to start my day.

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[Mark Kelly]

Actually I don't think you need either a lever or a screw if you increase the basket diameter to the espresso standard (57mm): assuming a max pressure of 900 kPa the force x stroke for a 40ml espresso draw comes out to 36 Joules.

If you have a cylinder X section area of say 125mm^2 you'd need to exert 110 N (11 kgf or 24 lbf) with a stroke of 326mm, easily doable.

I chose that area becasue it corresonds to the ID of a piece of DN10 schedule 40 pipe, easily obtainable off the shelf.

[Guillaume]

I actually have a 54mm basket and switching to 57mm would in fact be better.

The actual cylinder surface is 380mm^2 (7/8"id)

[Mark Kelly]

So to get espresso pressure with that cylinder you'll need to exert about 350N of downforce, not easy to do manually. Good isometric training though.

[Guillaume]

So to get espresso pressure with that cylinder you'll need to exert about 350N of downforce, not easy to do manually. Good isometric training though.

You are right! I'm ok with it most of days but somedays I just don't feel like it and adding a lever will ease things up.

[rwsaunders]

Coffee related as I did take a croissants aux amandes home to enjoy with a cup o' joe...my LPS (local patisserie shop) is bike friendly as demonstrated by their homage to Paris Brest Paris which also forms part of the name of a pastry (Paris Brest).

Paris-Brest — The Boy Who Bakes

[rwsaunders]

This Italian coffee shop thing is overrated...

[Too Tall]

Thank goodness for RW because my coffee roasting game is a hurtin' pup. My roaster just blew up. Poof, smoke...not good. I've rewired it twice and now I'm ready to run it over with my truck. It was good until it wasn't.

[Guillaume]

Can't get enough of that manual extraction

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[rwsaunders]

All right Josh...please sit down when you study the photo of this beauty...the cafe owner told me that it had several hundred thousand shots on the odometer. Oh, and he pointed out that if you’re ever in Milano, Cimbali has a Coffee Machines Museum.

MUMAC - Cimbali Group Coffee Machines Museum, Milan

[Too Tall]

I'm out. M'gawd that's gorgeous.

[Tristan]

One of our local roasters has this cute little coffeeshop / staff coffee machine / bean pickup area

[Mark Kelly]

My roaster just blew up. Poof, smoke...not good. I've rewired it twice and now I'm ready to run it over with my truck. It was good until it wasn't.

What were you using?

[Too Tall]

What were you using?

Too much cowbell...kidding.

It was a garage made setup from a gent in New Jersey and up until the point it caught fire did a right proper roast for what it was. Also, it was hard to argue with the $300 price for a machine that did a repeatable 1 lb roast. Somehing I appreciated about this was that I was new to roasting so learing by watching, smelling, sound and managing time/temp/speed manually put me on the fast track. It was sink or swim, I only ruined about 10 lbs of beans ouch.

Every roaster I've looked at worth a darn approaches $1,000 + and/or only does < 1 lb roasts which is a non-starter in my house.

Behmor has come out with a "plus" model which claims to do a one pound roast however the unit is difficult to obtain. The other unit I believe will do the deed at three times to cost is the Hottop. The Hottop roasts less than one pound however it is programmable and can roast multiple batchs with minimal downtime between roasts...so I GUESS I could live with that.

Open for suggestions.