Thread: Coffee Enthusiasts

Originally Posted by Theoman

Here are some pics from the Vienna Coffee Festival. My Gasthaus is adding some new coffee equipment which got us invited for the business only time. Didn't see any of the barista challenges but didn't have much of a crowd to fight. Will try and add explanations as we go but I did order a new espresso machine bring on the Slayer.

A general overview of the environment.
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My new slayer in action (I'm getting one for home and work so a three head and a single head)
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A sweet graphic showing flavor and taste profiles in conjunction with brew methods.
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My resident coffee guru who shows me what's cool at the show and who to do business with. Here he is showing a ridiculous Ethiopian that is pulled from a Lelit Bianca.
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Perhaps the coolest thing to see. After two or so years on the market the La Marzocco Leva machine in full action. to say holy crap its cool is an understatement.

Gorgeous machinery, Theoman! I passed on the Slayer and other shot profiling, variable pressure systems seeing them as far too complicated for the task at hand although definitely appreciating some of the advancements in technology. Nice to have choices for sure, but I would not care to foot the bill for maintenance of all those electronics boxed up in there with steam/water boilers. Plus, everyone seemed to be emulating only lever pulls and not much else so the feature seemed like all too much marketing and not enough R&D.

Plus, I do not care for La Marzocco after a bad GS/3 experience. I immediately passed that noisemaker along to my good friend, ordered the Speedster, he passed the GS/3 to our other mutual buddy, then got himself a Speedster within a half-year of my purchase. Now that is enabling.

Manual levers are so much like straight razors; simple and effective. I am OG like Geezer, and was drooling over Kees's Idrocompresso 2-group lever machine which ceased production in 2012 a month before I had asked about buying one. Silly for home use I know so probably better for me in the end. Just enough electronics to keep the boilers stable is all that I really want.



Maybe a La Cremina some day or La Pavoni...