Thread: Coffee Enthusiasts

You guys should open an audio thread. I suspect there are quite a few enthusiasts. I used to build kits when I was in High School and speaker enclosures. Don't buy much these days just maintain what I have.

Our new all in one rig.

Very nice Mike

I took this one this morning to post.....but forgot

Originally Posted by Speedster

Avoiding Starbucks, or any of the dozens of $5 espresso drive-thrus and cafes littering my city, led me to this wonderful 6000 euro purchase back in 2010. Worth. Every. Euro. Nothing like waking up each and every morning to such an amazing work of art, ready to go. No need to drive anywhere. I savored about 2 double espressos and a double cappa before dare doing anything else to start off the day. For whatever reason, home roasting never appealed to me.

Apologies for the super crappy cell pic:

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Is that a kees van der westen? That's pretty much top of the line, commercial quality top of the line at that.

Yes, I bought that Kees Speedster in 2011 although it's in storage now. My friend also has one that is up and running beautifully. I stopped by yesterday at lunch for some straight shots from his machine and proceeded to "break" the dosers on the dueling Fiorenzato Doge Conicos*. This brain fart of mine delayed coffee service for nearly an hour. lol

Now, we both have a more intimate knowledge of that adjustable dosing mechanism.

*note -- He had the space to house mine, too, as a single-dose grinder if he gets the itch. Scored these babies brand-new for us at $1,100 off of retail. That deal helped soften the Speedster purchase pain for us both since we both desired a big conical to replace our planar grinders.

Originally Posted by Speedster

Yes, I bought that Kees Speedster in 2011 although it's in storage now. My friend also has one that is up and running beautifully. I stopped by yesterday at lunch for some straight shots from his machine and proceeded to "break" the dosers on the dueling Fiorenzato Doge Conicos*. This brain fart of mine delayed coffee service for nearly an hour. lol

Now, we both have a more intimate knowledge of that adjustable dosing mechanism.

*note -- He had the space to house mine, too, as a single-dose grinder if he gets the itch. Scored these babies brand-new for us at $1,100 off of retail. That deal helped soften the Speedster purchase pain for us both since we both desired a big conical to replace our planar grinders.

I was very fortunate with my grinder situation. I found a used mahlkonig k30 vario on Ebay for $600. It was missing some pieces, so I looked up the US office. Turns out it was 7 minutes from my work. The guy there was sooooo nice! He replaced over $800 worth of parts, grind chamber, burrs, both the small and large hopper and the grinds catch tray, all for FREE. So now I have a fully refurbished $1800 grinder, and it rocks. I've used some others, mostly mazzer, and nothing comes close.

Originally Posted by prodigy

I was very fortunate with my grinder situation. I found a used mahlkonig k30 vario on Ebay for $600. It was missing some pieces, so I looked up the US office. Turns out it was 7 minutes from my work. The guy there was sooooo nice! He replaced over $800 worth of parts, grind chamber, burrs, both the small and large hopper and the grinds catch tray, all for FREE. So now I have a fully refurbished $1800 grinder, and it rocks. I've used some others, mostly mazzer, and nothing comes close.

Wow, we both scored quite a deal on our grinders. 1st-Line had these Fiorenzato Doge Conicos marked down from $1,899 to $700. Double-checked with my friend and quickly placed an order for 2 of the grinders. The very next day they raised the price up to $1,100.

I looked at the Mahlkonig K30 (along with many other grinders) but much preferred the grind profile of a titan conical to any form of planar grinder. My previous experience had been with a Mazzer Mini-e which paled in performance to the Doge in a taste test with the same blend of beans. I even tried a Mazzer Robur but realized that sucker was designed for high-volume cafes only; definitely doesn't belong in a home...a working ranch maybe.

Originally Posted by Dieseld

Very nice Mike

I took this one this morning to post.....but forgot

Great looking pour!

Very nice! I had a Euopiccola but got rid of it because it was a too cumbersome. Great first shot but terrible if you have guests. Is the Elektra also a one shot wonder?

I am thinking of getting a new machine and forgetting about lever machines , maybe a Silvia.

Thanks Mike!!!

Badgister, if I time it right, I've been able to pull 3 good shots in a row with out it being too hot.
I do believe this is a trade off for the lever machines to be honest. But the boiler can only hold about 5 shots anyway.

I've read some very great reviews about the Silvia. Let us know what you decide