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  1. 🪛🔧 Technical | Faults | How-to's ❓ℹ
    Is that because the natural solutions might have some bits that can get stuck in the machine? Or something happens to them when heated up? I'd be interested to know what can happen to it, I've used vinegar in my kettle all my life and never had a problem. Probably an espresso machine is 10x...
  2. 🪛🔧 Technical | Faults | How-to's ❓ℹ
    Hi there!! I recently went through the process of descaling a stuck solenoid valve in a sage BE. After having the poor thing in ICU for a day and re-priming the machine (my fault, let air in) the little thing sprung back to life!! Now, my question is about the descaler solution. On my...
  3. Lelit Forum
    Oh thanks a lot! Appreciate the comment :)
  4. 😎😎 Show Off Your Setup 😍😍
    Not having to wait for the steam it's great and the Mara seems to have more steam pressure than the BE so that's good. Although I liked the BE when I was a beginner because I had longer to get the milk right. I only do milk based drinks for my SO and friends so it's not a feature that I use...
  5. Lelit Forum
    This is so useful guys, thanks a lot for the tips! I've been doing some testing and I think I've gone so fine that I got severe channeling. The shots were sour and "watery". Going a bit coarser restored the body of the shots
  6. Lelit Forum
    Right! 8 shots later I'm here to report on the progress. Initial setup: 18g in 36 out in 22-ish seconds. Grind setting around the 25 mark from the factory calibration. Final setup: 18g in 36 out in 37 seconds. much lighter tamp and Grind setting just over the 21 mark. So I was able to go...
  7. Lelit Forum
    Thanks for the reply. Got it, no half way up lever, let the machine do its thing. I don't usually leave the portafilter out, but I got distracted messing with the camera and all that.... :/
  8. Lelit Forum
    Alright I see, I basically had it the wrong way round. Taste, Time and yield it's the main variable to focus on, not pressure and tamping. I'll try again this afternoon and see if that makes a change. I did read the review and watch David's videos many times before pulling the trigger on it...
  9. Lelit Forum
    Thanks for the reply! The middle position does nothing, but a bit up from the middle position water flows and the pump it's still off, I checked without the portafilter. Should I not do a preinfusion then? The one the Mara does seems too short If I go finer then the pressure goes well beyond...
  10. Lelit Forum
    Hey! I've been using my MaraX with a Niche Zero for a week now and I've got a few questions that I wanted to put out here to see if anyone has some feedback or tips, Basically: I'm doing 18g coffee in. Which basket should I use? Medium or large? Is my grind too coarse? I get 36g out in...
  11. 😎😎 Show Off Your Setup 😍😍
    I got a nice surprise from Niche this week. It was due in November! :) Because I wasn't expecting it I had to rush to buy the MaraX but there was no stock in BellaBarista except for an EX-DEMO model which saved me £50 extra. Nice! I got it all set up yesterday and I've been pulling...
  12. Coffee Lounge ☮❤
    Of course, but if you're ready to buy something then there's no harm in looking around for a deal. That's my take on BF/CM. Won't buy anything that wasn't in my plans before the deal :)
  13. Coffee Lounge ☮❤
    Yeah...... that's what I imagined. Worth checking with you all though Thanks
  14. Coffee Lounge ☮❤
    Hey guys, I'm quite ready to pull the trigger on a E61/HX machine, probably the MaraX. Being quite close to November (And the Niche zero wouldn't arrive until November *Sad noises*)I don't know if I should wait for the sweet sweet discounts. I have never looked for coffee stuff during Black...
  15. 👋 Introductions 👋
    Hello! My name is Jose, I live in Maidenhead I've been in the UK for over 5 years now and I've been upgrading my coffee setup since I moved here. I started with an Aeropress and a manual grinder, I then added a V60 and a Delonghi burr grinder (The cheap one). Later came the Barista Express...
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