I really do think the profiler is in my future, as I’ll finally be able to really use the full capabilities of the Acaias. Plus, as Sam said, Moar is Moar!
It’s something to do.
Regarding the Nomad, did you see Brian Quan’s recent video on his, Alex?
Huh, I looked up the Smart Espresso Profiler. They seem to require an Acaia. It brings a lever machine closer to a DE1+, which is quite nuts.
Though, the Uniterra Nomad probably still takes the cake for "wait, this costs 235 dollars?" I made a blooming espresso a few days ago with it and was very pleased. Could've dialed that in but even without that it was pretty interesting.
I just realized I have $700 in coffee scales. What am I doing with my life? Other than enjoying very good coffee, I mean.
I should probably get a Smart Espresso Profiler for the Flair 58, to make the scales worthwhile.
That is more or less my plan. I think taking the extra cast iron pieces out of the box should take the weight down to 330ish lbs which I should be able to get into the garage.
Just tried the Bellman. That thing works! Lots of dry steam. I don’t know why people are scared of these: if you can safely operate a pressure cooker you can safely operate this. I’ll try a latte tomorrow if I feel up to it (Moderna booster yesterday kicked my butt, but I feel a lot better now).
Unfortunately I do not have an apprentice to help so I am going to be working with balance, brute force and luck. I am thinking 3 days minimum, not including hospital time after trying to lift the thing onto the stand.
The local dealer WSI Machinery seems to be great. Mostly giant industrial stuff but a full retail store with SawStop, Festool, SCM and a few brands I did not recognize.
Had my first cup of the Esteban Garcia. It’s absolutely delightful. Bright and rich and sweet and endearingly nutty, with a funkiness that is interesting and sort of rounds things out. I would happily buy this if it were to ever be available for sale, which it almost certainly never will be.
Did you get it delivered or picked up in the truck?
I am still brain storming how to get the pallet out of my fucking truck. Even slamming the air suspension to the lowest mode, it is a pretty good lift for 400ish pounds off the tailgate.