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I'd like to try to emulate my MCaL pressure profile with the Flair 58. Would this be about right:
1. Pre-infuse with 1 bar of pressure until first drops appear
2. Immediately increase pressure to 6 bar
3. Over the course of about 25 seconds, gradually decrease pressure to 0...
I visited Enrico Maltoni at his workshop in Novafeltria a couple of weeks ago, and the machines on the bench that day were quite something to see:
a 2-g Faema Marte; two 1-g Gaggias, a Classica and an Esportazione; and -- most wonderfully -- a La Marzocco Rondine. All...
In another thread this was posted by renatoa saying that a low dose in the Robot is not possible.
I am not here to advertise or push anything but there is a lesson here in that it is important to keep an open mind about things until you have tried them for yourself. I will not...
Some of you have probably heard the rumours, some of you probably even know for a while and some may know nothing at all. Either way, I thought it would be a good time to create a thread about the new kid on the Lever Espresso Machine block. Apparently Flair have been working on...
Honestly can't believe how much of an upgrade this is. 15 years of the plastic sleeves and one machine that still has them has shown vastly different performance. About to snag one for the new pro because it's that good. Other upgrades I have tried weren't really upgrades...
Finally getting my Stradivari back in action. Replaced the opv spring etc. Cleaned and serviced the group. All good, but I am having a bear of a time getting the steam assembly to move so I can replace it. The arm for the knob got bent as did the top part of the assembly. I can...
I'm new to this forum, and looking for some advice.
Both my wife and I love coffee and espresso.
I like to tinker and play/experiment , she'll prefer to get a decent espresso with ease of use.
To put this in context, for normal regular coffee we have a pretty...
the and... This machine is costing me over $1300.
Received one with a straight vs. down sloping portafilter holder. Beware. Flair noted some runs are coming out with straight handles which interfere with the lever arm when mounting or removing the portafilter holder. They...
