lukemc Koffee Kosmo wrote: Very very nice :thumb: I really need some Strega friends KK Your YouTube vids were the inspiration behind the purchase KK. do you weigh your doses at all? I'm using 21gms in an EP Precision basket and Wondering if I can go finer. I'm dosing so I tamp down 8mm as you recommended somewhere! And get a double in 25seconds with zero blonding (pulling the cup and letting it run on) not counting pre infusion. No idea if I should be happy with that or keep tweaking!
Koffee_Kosmo lukemc wrote: Your YouTube vids were the inspiration behind the purchase KK. do you weigh your doses at all? I'm using 21gms in an EP Precision basket and Wondering if I can go finer. I'm dosing so I tamp down 8mm as you recommended somewhere! And get a double in 25seconds with zero blonding (pulling the cup and letting it run on) not counting pre infusion. No idea if I should be happy with that or keep tweaking! I don't weigh the dose as grind courseness alters the weight with every grinder adjustment The only staple in the routine is the tamp depth Let that be you're guide And just make coffee that pleases your senses After the shot is complete, I use a cup to catch the extra run off so my drip tray doesn't get dirty ? It's not anal is it ?
Koffee_Kosmo Brett H wrote: Congratulations Luke! They are a stunning machine and produce a really sweet shot! Brett knows as we had a great day at Barazi Bezera testing and putting the Strega through its passes He must remember the tiger stripe shots he made on that day KK
aaronmaestri This thread has lay dormant for quite some time. Like an old lever machine sitting out the back of an old cafe. I have been a member of this site for quite a while but haven't posted for a long time so here seemed as good as anywhere to burst back onto the online stage. I thought id start with a nice three group Eureka I found in a cafe in Paris, unfortunately they weren't using it and the coffee that I did buy was dreadful.
aaronmaestri More to come. I have a been collecting domestic lever machines since my first coffee machine purchase - a Bezzera Familia- which I deeply regret selling when I moved back to Sydney from the US. Since then I have been trying to fill the hole with other lever machines like this la Peppina by FE-AR.
Koffee_Kosmo The way to a coffee enthusiasts heart is to post some lever machine photos Gotta love that 3 lever And that retro Peppina KK
aaronmaestri One more for today, I don't want to turn up post a million photos then disappear for another three years. A couple of artsy shots of my Faemina before it was restored.
aaronmaestri I have miles of this stuff KK. I fairly recently travelled to Binasco to see the MUMAC museum at the La Cimbali factory. Honestly one of the most amazing experiences of my life. I will dig out some highlight lever shots and post them here when I get some more time.
Koffee_Kosmo aaronmaestri wrote: I have miles of this stuff KK. I fairly recently travelled to Binasco to see the MUMAC museum at the La Cimbali factory. Honestly one of the most amazing experiences of my life. I will dig out some highlight lever shots and post them here when I get some more time. Lucky man Those photos will be something to wait for 👌 KK
Brett_H Awesome machines Aaron! You've come to the right place if you want to wow Lever enthusiasts 😃
K_Bean_Coffee Oh. Beautiful levers. Here’s a Profitec Pro 800 I recently had powdercoated in matt black: Visit my Melbourne showroom to have a play 🙂
Simon Awesome pics guys, have never owned a lever (a fellow let me play with one at MICE last year which was fun), but have always admired them. And I've never been to cafe that uses lever machines either!
aaronmaestri Here is some photos of the Lever section of the MUMAC museum. Actually it was all a bit overwhelming, I didn't really take as many photos as maybe I should.
aaronmaestri Here's a few more. The Guys at La Cimbali were so nice, someone spent a few hours walking around the museum with us explaining things. They also showed the new E71 and made us about a dozen coffees to show us its various features. My wife is not used to that level of caffeine and completely bugged out and had to spend the rest of the day in a darkened hotel room.
askthecoffeeguy aaronmaestri wrote: This thread has lay dormant for quite some time. Like an old lever machine sitting out the back of an old cafe. I have been a member of this site for quite a while but haven't posted for a long time so here seemed as good as anywhere to burst back onto the online stage. I thought id start with a nice three group Eureka I found in a cafe in Paris, unfortunately they weren't using it and the coffee that I did buy was dreadful. nice.looking machine shame it's not being put to good use !
fg1972 Here’s my lever, it’s only a baby compared to some of the works of art in this thread. It’s a 1976 model that I purchased in reasonable working condition. I fully restored it about 5 years ago including new seals, stripped paint back to bare metal including the badge. Now she sits alongside my daily driver Giotto Evo and gets the occasional chance to pull a shot as well. Hoping to find something bigger to restore at some point. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
