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  1. Rancilio Forum
    New Rancilio Silvia V2020 owner here, as well as a beginner home espresso user. It seems to me that the shower screen is really low in this machine. I heard that for a double one should use about 18g of coffee. I have two questions about this. 1. When I use more than 13-14g of coffee with the...
  2. Gaggia Forum
    Morning all. Relatively new to this, just changed beans and this happens. 25.6g in (for even more of shots from bag). Coffee started to pull through in about 5sec but delivered 45g in 30sec, no Crema and blow holes. any suggested remedies. gaggia Classic (pid'd), Knock Feldgrind set at 1.1...
  3. Coffee Accessories
    Goy a new Lelit Mara with Niche Grinder which is making ridiculously good espresso. I had a question about the puck consistency - it's noticeable wetter than when I was using my old Gaggia Classic. That used to pop out in one nice puck. With the Mara it looks much wetter and usually leaves some...
  4. Quick Mill Forum
    What I'm about to say should be obvious to everyone, but although I have owned a Verona for over four years now and used it daily, it has only just occurred to me. I've been experiencing quite a lot lately the spent puck sticking to the screen and the basket coming away empty. It varies, with...
  5. Brewed Coffee ☕
    Well, the title should say it all. Inspired by the Rate My Brew Slurry [RMBS?] thread, this is for those of us who don't have a slurry and wouldn't know how to rate one if they did :) Here's a pretty typical example of my regular puck:
  6. Sage Forum
    Hi im new to coffee and am still getting to grips with my BY, I seem to have the grind and dose about right however my coffee puck keeps getting stuck to the shower head ? any tips ops what might be wrong ? thanx
  7. Fracino Forum
    Totally love my new Cherub. One thing I have noticed though is that the spent pucks are soaking wet. My old Gaggia Classic left them bone dry, and they went straight into the knock box, leaving the basket as clean as a whistle. Now I am left with a soggy mess each time, and have to wash the...
  8. Lever Forum 💪
    As I'm a newbie, about to hopefully buy a lever machine and doing tons of research... can I ask about puck suction? I.e., it seems to me that as the lever is bought down and the piston above the puck of coffee raised, a negative pressure is created directly above the puck and therefore air is...
  9. Coffee Lounge ☮❤
    I recently noticed i was getting a dark ring around the outer edge of the puck after pulling a shot. It was something that i was going to ask about on here but think i have found the answer myself. As an old habbit, after tamping i usually tap the side of the pf with the tamper to release the...
  10. Gaggia Forum
    I have always experienced a soggy puck after pulling a shot. Could this be a solenoid issue....? I.e. The solenoid isn't closing off quick enough following turning the water off? If this is the case, what would be the suggested remedial action...? (Gaggia Classic) thanks Paul
  11. Coffee Lounge ☮❤
    I always examine my pucks after pulling a shot. the pattern in the attached photos (where the bottom of the puck has two differently coloured sets of areas) is almost always the case for me. Usually the darker patches are around the perimeter with lighter patches toward the centre. I do not...
  12. Barista Skills for the home enthusiast
    Hi all. I am experiencing an odd situation where on removal of the portafilter (bottomless), the spent puck remains stuck to the E61 (IMS) screen and the basket comes away empty. This happens about 40% of the time. It's never been a problem before. I am using a VST 18g basket loaded with 17g...
  13. Coffee Lounge ☮❤
    I've recently purchased a refurbished Gaggia Classic (with thanks to @gaggiamanualservice.com) and we're getting on famously. I'm using what I assume is the standard double basket that came with it. It came with three baskets of differing size, and it's the middle one. I'm pulling decent shots...
  14. Coffee Lounge ☮❤
    Gaggia Classic just changed to ims shower screen this morning first shot 16g 30 sec 34 out no marks on puck nice shot second shot also 16g hopefully similar tamp /same grind virtually no coffee out and puck Pock marked I've never had marks on puck any ideas what might have gone wrong...
  15. Coffee Beans
    Using Coffee Compass Mystery Beans 2 for espresso I am dosing 18g for a 30g shot. Shot takes 28-32 secs. Nice crema and good taste. However, the puck is quite wet and a bit messy. Doesn't pop out into the knock box in one hit like I have had with other beans. This was happening using my...
  16. Coffee Lounge ☮❤
    So I had this problem for a while, and couldn't quite figure out what was happening. I ended up making a 'wiper' that would create a crater in the center of the puck before tamping, but this wasn't ideal and didn't always work to boot. Today I decided to try and fault find, and I swapped out the...
  17. Gaggia Forum
    I have a Gaggia new baby. And using Lavazza Rossa coffee, pre ground as I work full time. What would be the required amount for one black americano? My filter basket I believe is double it has a number 12 at the bottom. I never fill it to the top I use about 1 and a quarter aeropress scoops...
  18. Barista Skills for the home enthusiast
    Gaggia baby seems to be picky and very sensitive to evenness of the puck. I have been pouring grounds on the same spot until the basket is full and there are no problems on other machines. However, it causes channelling and deadspots on my gaggia baby. So, if you're using Gaggia baby ,perhaps...
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