LONDINIUM II @ Galos, Hertford
if you are living in or near Hertford i thoroughly recommend a visit to Galos, a new choice in high quality fast food i paid them a visit this week to fit their new steam wands and as it was…
Reiss Gunson
DELIVERED: Birmingham, England to California, USA in 24 hours
My jaw is to the floor, I could not believe my eyes as I arrived home today. It is Thursday 4PM here in California and the machine is in my living room. Just wanted to say Thank You for such…
from our back office good news file
not dramatic news, but important operational improvements – 1. yesterday we shipped all the machines that were ordered the previous day. that means that some of those customers will receive their machines today, less than 48 hours after placing their…
Colombian finca la Perla, extended fermentation
typical, at lunchtime today this coffee was just on song in terms of really nice naked pours with no effort at all come to capture it tonight, and a very different story – hadnt touched the grinder settings, dumped the…
Single origin espresso, Colombia finca la Palma extended fermentation
This roast does not have a lot of complex tastes going on That isnt to say it isnt nice, it is, but rather than appealing to the fruit club drinkers this will appeal to people who are just breaking into…
Another cracked PTFE guide ring image
and if you look in this image, that i most definitely have posted recently you can see the crack in the PTFE guide ring on the bottom group there is also one on the other one i promise, but it…
Split/broken/cracked/damaged PTFE guide ring on piston
here is the most common question i get asked when customers unbox their new machines i thought i had posted a blog entry on this in the dim and distant past but i must have done a poor job of…
Step 7: Lube toggle ball
Push the toggle to the locked open position in any direction and apply some lube to the exposed ball joint Then move the toggle around and around and back & forth the ensure the lube is worked over the entire…
Step 6: learn from my mistake
this image shows what way-too-much lube on the driver looks like clean all the working surfaces fully with an effective solvent that does not leave an oily residue, leave to evapourate, relube the o-rings with just a sheen of lube…
Step 5: hook out the spring behind the driver
Take care if the machine is on, or has recently been on, as it may be hot enough to burn your finger inside the valve body if you stick a finger in to fish out the spring