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Brett H · July 2012

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I guess i should pen a few words of introduction, obviously i know a fair few of you from other places where coffee is discussed, both locally and OS. I live in a remote corner of the NT, in North East Arnhem Land, I have a business selling Apple gear as well as doing network admin and IT stuff. Always happy to do special pricing for fellow lovers of the brown bean - I can get most computer/electronic stuff drop shipped. I have a wonderful wife who is happy to indulge my passions for coffee, travel, shiny things and art. I have a wonderful 8 year old son who luckily has inherited most of his attributes from his mother. I love food and cooking, i fish at every opportunity, i am a keen amateur photographer, i dabble in video. My love of coffee has driven me to acquiring a ridiculous range of equipment, it would have been so much easier to fall in love with tea and just buy a nice teapot - job done! instead, as you will see in my sig, i have an Izzo Pompeii Lever, a few Arrarex Caravels, a Baby Faemina, a Clever Coffee Dripper, an Aeropress, a Bialetta Brikka, a Sorrentina Atomic with the green bakelite handles, a Wega 8.6 Conical Burr grinder, a Pharos, a Lido, a La San Marco SM90 I am about to sell and last but not least a KKTO. (i think there is a Behmor in the shed too.) Loving the site so far, although its been expensive since Jonty introduced me to the seekrit wine club! I think the chat on the front page is a great innovation too - it really distinguishes the site from others. i have a blog for those interested in ready more about us, it has links to my old website and my smugmug gallery as well as my Vimeo page http://www.galumay.com.au

Welcome Galumay, it's fantastic to have you here. It's ironic that you love boats and fishing and have been drawn to the 'boat rockers' forum I believe is the new term?!! Well in that case, rock on my friend and WELCOME!! P.s when my wife demands one of the new 15" MacBook pros I now know an apple store that's not Chermside and ludicrous parking nightmares!! :thumb:

Koffee_Kosmo · July 2012

Welcome to the Crema forum :thumb:Gulumay We hope you enjoy the banter with the friendly members KK

Wonder · July 2012

I've been lurking for a while so though I'd say g'day Hi I'm wonder, and I've been interested in coffee since staring shift work about 10 years ago (paramedic) Started after a mate made me a coffee on his sunbeam cafe series machine and grinder, I then purchased the same setup which lasted a few years. Then the bug hit.. Grinder after grinder, came and went till I got a big conical, then I pay'd the machine forward and got a small vbm jr..

Then I became disillusioned with the local beans I was buying so started roasting my own... That set up lasted about 6 months, now I've just purchased a KKTO from Kosmo ( which is on its way with some roasted beans.. Thanks Paul ). this came about due to all my work colleagues coming around to drink and "borrow" coffee ( you can't really borrow beans ::)) from my bean cupboard. We would go through 1/2 to 1 kg of browns every time they popped round, so I needed to roast more ( any excuse to upgrade) Again the bug has hit and I'm in the process of getting a restored vintage lever. This should hopefully be the end of my upgrades... I honestly can't see anything worth upgrading to after this. ( that's what SWMBO is hoping ) Other interest are alternative medicine, health fitness and lifestyle choices. Cheers Wonder

Koffee_Kosmo · July 2012

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I've been lurking for a while so though I'd say g'day Hi I'm wonder, and I've been interested in coffee since staring shift work about 10 years ago (paramedic) Started after a mate made me a coffee on his sunbeam cafe series machine and grinder, I then purchased the same setup which lasted a few years. Then the bug hit.. Grinder after grinder, came and went till I got a big conical, then I pay'd the machine forward and got a small vbm jr.. Then I became disillusioned with the local beans I was buying so started roasting my own... That set up lasted about 6 months, now I've just purchased a KKTO from Kosmo ( which is on its way with some roasted beans.. Thanks Paul ). this came about due to all my work colleagues coming around to drink and "borrow" coffee ( you can't really borrow beans ::)) from my bean cupboard. We would go through 1/2 to 1 kg of browns every time they popped round, so I needed to roast more ( any excuse to upgrade) Again the bug has hit and I'm in the process of getting a restored vintage lever. This should hopefully be the end of my upgrades... I honestly can't see anything worth upgrading to after this. ( that's what SWMBO is hoping ) Other interest are alternative medicine, health fitness and lifestyle choices. Cheers Wonder

A warm welcome the the Crema forum Wonder I am sure that you will fit in right at home here Also there are many lever heads lerking here And may you enjoy many hundreds of trouble free roasts KK

galumay · July 2012

Welcome Wonder, what sort of lever are you looking at? There are quite a few of us here with the 'lever fever'!

Wonder · July 2012

Faema Lambro, I figured I may as well try and just buy one and not follow the upgrade path like I've done before :D

Koffee_Kosmo · July 2012

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Faema Lambro, I figured I may as well try and just buy one and not follow the upgrade path like I've done before :D

You should read the comprehensive lever rebuild thread that Borat123 started KK

galumay · July 2012

Yeah, we'll a decent lever will cure you of upgraditis for good!

Brett H · July 2012

Welcome wonder! It sounds like you've traveled a path well worn in these parts. Get posting mate, you'll fit right in here!! :thumb:

Muscles · July 2012

Welcome Wonder, glad to have you around :thumb:

C-man · July 2012

C-man checking in here---- Met a few of you at the Sunshine coast get together, what a fun bunch! and what a great Party! Let's see about me? I moved here from CS after the meeting today. A low tech kind of guy, using a Rosco Hand grinder and a Presso to make Coffee Always looking for that great coffee and great bean, Starting to think it is a illusive journey because of all the variables. After talking with AM, we both concluded; "There is no such thing as Great Coffee, only a great cup!" Cheers!

UNM · July 2012

hi c-man, good to have you here. I was going to ask if anyone from CS made it to the gathering. I now have my answer

C-man · July 2012

Yep, it was a huge success We never hit that good-God shot, but had fun trying! AM had his Spanish Machine trying, but he was not satisfied with any of them. The wood fired Pizza was unreal! they really have that dialed it now with some really interesting toppings The best Pizza I ever tasted hands down----EVER!

Kelsey · July 2012

Hi C-Man, lovely to meet you and your parter today (I was the one who brought my wife, child and iPad) - glad you had a great time, I know I did! Welcome to the forum!

Koffee_Kosmo · July 2012

I was still in Brisbane and with the aid of modern technology and live video streaming felt like I was there I saw C Man and the brass hand grinder walking around Welcome to the forum and don't be shy to participate KK

Brett H · July 2012

Welcome C-Man, looks like I missed a corker today which is a shame. Great though to read the treads and hear the stories. Hopefully I'll catch up at the next one!

derrilex · July 2012

Next one might be closer to home Brett

Muscles · July 2012

Welcome C-Man, good to see another convert switch over from the dark side :coffee2:

Lacehim · July 2012

Welcome C-Man, Great to meet you! Glad you enjoyed the day!

C-man · July 2012

Thanks, I will do my best Will never drink Instant though!

C-man · July 2012

thanks all Nice tight little forum you got here.

Honest Gaza · July 2012

Had a bad night's sleep last night and found myself surfing the Net and thought I'd catch up on some coffee conversation. This resulted in me visiting 2 forums which I used to frequent very regularly. I think I have just woken up from a coma and a civil war has been going on :o I recognise a lot of the names so I hope the people are the same ones that were around a couple of years ago. Anyway....just saying Hi......again

beanflying · July 2012

Welcome along, it's more like a migration program than any war too

Some of the names have remained the same and a couple have changed to protect the innocent :angel: Kick back relax and enjoy :thumb:

Koffee_Kosmo · July 2012

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Had a bad night's sleep last night and found myself surfing the Net and thought I'd catch up on some coffee conversation. This resulted in me visiting 2 forums which I used to frequent very regularly. I think I have just woken up from a coma and a civil war has been going on :o I recognise a lot of the names so I hope the people are the same ones that were around a couple of years ago. Anyway....just saying Hi......again

Welcome Gaza :thumb: Get a few posts in so the instant drinker tag line changes to junior barista and beyond KK

Honest Gaza · July 2012

Thanks guys....I'm assuming that this forum has had a complete refresh as I was posting here 5 or 6 years ago when I first got my EM6900 / EM6910 machines but all of this appears to have gone :-|

Lacehim · July 2012

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Thanks guys....I'm assuming that this forum has had a complete refresh as I was posting here 5 or 6 years ago when I first got my EM6900 / EM6910 machines but all of this appears to have gone :-|

Welcome HG. The site has had a revamp lately, but all the posts/content was retained. I just searched above for "Gaza" and set to search entire site. I found heaps of your old posts like this one from way back in 2005. http://www.bestcafes.com.au/forum/espresso-machines/no-crema-from-sunbeam-6900/msg3255/#msg3255 Are you still using the same machine?

Kelsey · July 2012

Good sleuthing Lacehim! And quite topical given the current discussions re: the longevity of big brand name domestic espresso machines like the Breville Dual Boiler in some ways it's probably fairer to Breville to compare it to the Sunbeam 6900 rather than the 6910.

beanflying · July 2012

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Thanks guys....I'm assuming that this forum has had a complete refresh as I was posting here 5 or 6 years ago when I first got my EM6900 / EM6910 machines but all of this appears to have gone :-|

Just a major facelift late last year I did a fair bit of. Some time before that there was a migration from Yabb to SMF that was before my time so I am not sure if the post counts or all user details came through correctly. The advanced search function is more powerful or even search with google is sometimes better than the native one. If you are at all interested we could always revive your old account in place of this one? Just let us know if you like

admin · July 2012

Hey HG - welcome back; good to hear from you! A

Honest Gaza · July 2012

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Welcome HG. The site has had a revamp lately, but all the posts/content was retained. I just searched above for "Gaza" and set to search entire site. I found heaps of your old posts like this one from way back in 2005. http://www.bestcafes.com.au/forum/espresso-machines/no-crema-from-sunbeam-6900/msg3255/#msg3255 Are you still using the same machine?

Certainly not the "exact" machine after a number of replacements from Sunbeam....but yes, still an EM6910 (and this one has certainly given a good run).

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