December 4, 20214 yr 7 hours ago, EdipisReks1 said: I was not able to to buy the coffee I wanted and the main page says “we are going out of business,” though in more words. They can’t exist without the shop and are selling existing stock. <snipped image> I guess I took this statement, "LeverCraft Coffee isn’t going anywhere, and we will be refocusing our efforts to provide excellent beans, tools, and education to our community," to mean that they would be continuing to sell coffee. Yes, they closed the cafe but that wasn't the whole business.
December 4, 20214 yr 14 hours ago, grawk said: I know they closed the coffee shop last month but he said he was going to focus on the bean and grinder sales. Hopefully he comes back online. I wonder if you can still get the bottle deposit refund .. I have a bunch of them.
December 4, 20214 yr 9 minutes ago, luvdunhill said: I wonder if you can still get the bottle deposit refund .. I have a bunch of them. Here are two other good local Austin options: https://wildgiftcoffee.com/ https://greatergoodsroasting.com/
December 4, 20214 yr I guess I don’t know what Levercraft’s situation is. I know how this sort of thing generally goes, and I know I couldn’t get my coffee order in.
December 4, 20214 yr Ordered a Smart Espresso Profiler. Should have it in March. Hopefully I don’t get hit by a car in the next four+ months. Not again anyway; I’ve been hit by a car and once was enough!
December 4, 20214 yr It's official. I suck at making espresso... Recalibrated the Niche Zero...that helped a good bit. At least the grind was fine enough to build pressure... More work to be done. It's going to be a good challenge. HS
December 4, 20214 yr Sucking at making espresso is precisely how you eventually make good espresso! If you made good espresso off the bat you could only have one direction to go in, and it wouldn’t be the direction you want. Oh, and you can discover that you suck at steaming milk, if you give that a whirl! I would get good at milk first, honestly; milk drinks were invented because most espresso is bad but is okay if turned into something where you don’t really taste the coffee. Edited December 4, 20214 yr by EdipisReks1
December 4, 20214 yr It's official...I suck at steaming milk as well...LOL. I did make a cappuccino / latte of sorts. Wasn't terrible but if I'd have paid for this I would have been disappointed to say the least. The shot was definitely better today with fresh coffee that came with the machine. I need a week off...or more to play with this thing. I'm headed out today to buy a bunch of medium roast coffee based on some good advice I received here and see if I can't get a smidge better before the weekend is over and I'm back to the office. HS
December 4, 20214 yr Also don’t get discouraged by bad shots: espresso is like performing music; nobody, no matter how talented, picks up an oboe for the first time and starts playing Bach. 3 minutes ago, HemiSam said: It's official...I suck at steaming milk as well...LOL. I did make a cappuccino / latte of sorts. Wasn't terrible but if I'd have paid for this I would have been disappointed to say the least. The shot was definitely better today with fresh coffee that came with the machine. I need a week off...or more to play with this thing. I'm headed out today to buy a bunch of medium roast coffee based on some good advice I received here and see if I can't get a smidge better before the weekend is over and I'm back to the office. HS I mean, that doesn’t look terrible. Given what the puck looks like I would say you either need to coarsen up or fine up the grind. Helpful advice, I know. It looks wet, so my guess is you need to be a smidge coarser. Or you are tamping too hard. Or maybe the opposite! It’s a good start, regardless, and the bruises will be well earned. Edited December 4, 20214 yr by EdipisReks1
December 4, 20214 yr I’m sure I’ll be making bad espresso tomorrow morning with it! There is always a learning curve with everything. Finished set up. Not as pretty as the Bianca, but not bad. And yes; I chose my kettle because it would match the 58. Edited December 4, 20214 yr by EdipisReks1
December 4, 20214 yr I already adore the show The Shrink Next Door, but then they go ahead and have a Europiccola?! Swoon.
December 4, 20214 yr Now I want a Europiccola. I already have plenty of 51mm stuff. Tamper, precision basket, distributor: it would be wasteful not to, right?
December 4, 20214 yr I should probably use my new espresso machine before I buy a new new espresso machine, I guess.
December 4, 20214 yr 15 minutes ago, EdipisReks1 said: I should probably use my new espresso machine before I buy a new new espresso machine, I guess. That, I would argue, is pretty reasonable. 😉
December 4, 20214 yr 1 minute ago, n_maher said: That, I would argue, is pretty reasonable. 😉 I come up with reasonable ideas on occasion! Not often; on occasion.
December 4, 20214 yr Definitely use it, ER! Have fun. I might be tamping a bit too hard and I might have the grind a bit too fine. Who the heck knows...LOL. I'll have a few more shots at it tomorrow. Need to decaffeinate before I hit it again. Fun... HS
December 4, 20214 yr The journey is the point; if you just want espresso, go to Starbucks. Espresso is as close to zen as I can imagine something being where you still get to waste a lot of time and money.
December 5, 20214 yr PID, check Dual boiler, check direct connect, check. I approve, go for it. YOLO! Ahh, never mind you already did. Looks awesome... Edited December 5, 20214 yr by Augsburger
December 5, 20214 yr First shot with the Flair 58 pulled. I didn’t grind fine enough (first use, after all!) and it pulled as a turbo, 18.5 in 40 out in about 18 seconds. I’ll go substantially finer next time. It was acceptable, though, especially as a latte. I’m still getting too large of bubbles with the Bellman, but I think I’m using too much pressure (the Bellman is much more aggressive a steamer than my Breville is, and I’ve only used it twice, so I’m not beating myself up over it). All in all, not too bad! Also not an ugly puck. Zero channeling evident on the top side (it broke when I tried to flip it over, so you’ll have to take my word for it). I really like the IMS basket. Edited December 5, 20214 yr by EdipisReks1
December 6, 20214 yr On 12/4/2021 at 10:16 AM, EdipisReks1 said: Also don’t get discouraged by bad shots: espresso is like performing music; nobody, no matter how talented, picks up an oboe for the first time and starts playing Bach. Wait wat? maybe at least JCF Bach?
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