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Artisan Phidget - Plug and Play weatherstation

(Also: https://artisan-roasterscope.blogspot.com/2018/10/artisan-v140.html)When roasting coffee, I like to know and remember what the ambient conditions are, so I can later compare roast profiles and...

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Javier shows new probe setup for 400g batches in FZ94

Fellow FZ94 owner Javier prefers to use a smaller batch weight and he noticed thatin that case the bean mass does not rain so much onto the probe that he has in the trier slot.He replaced the lower OEM...

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Espresso smoothie

A high speed low carb gluten free power lunch:YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmSh8XyDH84

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Guatemala V60 by Bob

Bob van Geffen sent me a picture of a delightful coffee he made with beans that I sent him. Since they were a little on the dark side for filter (and in the lighter spectrum for espresso), he ground...

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Comparing, deciding and being happy

Frequently, friends in the coffee world ask me for advice on what new product to buy and the advice is both simple and hard to give.Since it all starts with getting delightful beans from an excellent...

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Tije's tamper

Tije de Jong made this beautiful tamper for a La Pavoni:

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Peter de Goede wooden tamper station pucks and coffee liquor

Coffee pal Peter de Goede sent me a very early Santa surprise box filled with hand made tamper station pucks from wood which he retrieved from the forest near his homestead, PLUS a first bottle of his...

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Super Clean Dream Machine

A coffee pal on the Dutch forum mentioned a cleaning agent he uses for the chrome on his espresso machine and I ordered a bottle of it:Last night I tried it out and got carried away, cleaning and...

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#2 of the Cheap Little Fluid Bed Roaster

Before moving on to #3, Tije de Jong and Jan van der Weel checked out the status of #2 after the recent updates. Bean results are fine but next version will charge at least 500g and it will have a...

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RACAL RA17 L3 restored (not about coffee)

Egon van Kampen restored a vintage RACAL RA17 receiver for me, testing all components, replacing a bunch of them, and recalibrating sections in the receiver. Egon van Kampen can be emailed at...

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LONDINIUM digital pre-infusion module

LONDINIUM digital pre-infusion module - installation instructions from Reiss Gunson on Vimeo.

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Taming light roasts with the Digital Pre-infusion Module #1

One of the features I was keen to enjoy is the option to 'tame' the modern light roasts, extracting them at higher pre-infusion pressure which enables the group to fill more, and start the extraction...

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Taming light roasts with the Digital Pre-infusion Module #2

Tried the very light Kenya roast, intended for filter, on the LONDINIUM with the Digital Pre-infusion Module.Used 18.5g in the 18g IMS Londinium basket. This hard bean needed a very fine grind for...

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Taming light roasts with the Digital Pre-infusion Module #3

Extracting a smooth, sweet and floral espresso from a blend roasted light for filter.20g ground on the etzMAX into the 18g IMS Londinium basket.Flow can be slowed a bit if I dose 21g but the taste is...

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Enjoying dark roast with the Digital Pre-infusion Module

Londinium-R - Digital Pre-infusion Module - easy to switch to low pre-infusion pressure for a smooth sweet extraction of a relatively dark roast.

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Simplify module adjustment

Since it's fun and propductive to tweak the pre-infusion once the digital module is installed, I frequently find myself trying out a new setting.With the module behind the right side panel, this...

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Espresso on Vacation: Bernieulles

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Radio Beats Netflix

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KBS Radio 3.955 kHz & Hiroshige

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More about Sergey's fluid bed roaster

Last March I posted about Sergey's roaster here:https://kostverlorenvaart.blogspot.com/2018/03/sergeys-fluid-bed-roaster.htmlThis week Sergey sent me more info about his setup;Main thing. I just wanted...

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