Meet the man who made Londinium I a reality
We owe a great debt of gratitude to Adrian. He doesn’t just run a successful business, he’s a top bloke, and its so cliche I cringe to write it, but he really loves what he does. Proof of this is…
Reiss Gunson
Bacchi seals – they’re almost never at fault
when people’s bacchi start leaking they always look to replace the seals they are seldom at fault – they last for an incredibly long time the first thing to do if your bacchi isn’t performing is to lube the bores…
Wishful thinking
It is unlikely to have escaped your attention that in recent days some participants in a particular espresso forum have expressed their dismay at our derogatory remarks of other machines The truth is we’ve been incredibly restrained in terms of…
If you think we’re suffering from a siege mentality…
you’re probably right! still, the prognosis is good; we’re expected to make a full recovery when the pressure comes off and we get Londinium I to market
Why the coffee from large diameter conical grinders tastes better than from small ones
Situation: Rosco manual grinder takes about 50 seconds to grind 20g of beans at an espresso suitable grind Pharos manual grinder takes about 25 seconds (or less) for 20g at the same grind level Impression: the coffee from the Pharos…
E61 machines with heat exchangers that DON’T need a cooling flush
Fresh from firing up the Rev. Jim Schulman yesterday after we threw rocks through his glass temple to Strega, we thought we might as well finish the week with more of the same, because what comes next is for those…
Londinium I – ambiguity
From Australia; ‘Also earlier on they mentioned in the blog that they designed the top so that you can’t put cups on it to warm them up. Not sure about their reasoning, but they suggest the it warms up quick,…
Londinium I: it’s nothing like a Strega
They are fundamentally different machines The pump on L1 is not pumping water into the group, it is only driven in with the head of pressure in the boiler and the extraction is only achieved with the force of the…
Last Cremina seal kit in stock
We have just one Olympia Cremina group seal kit left When this one is sold we won’t be restocking Who’s going to get it?
Goodbye Molykote, hello Londinium lube
Our proprietary food safe silicone based lubricant is here It is formulated to provide first class lubrication in high pressure metal to metal applications (e.g. bearings in lever espresso machines) & metal to synthetic seal This is the lubricant that…