'82 Olympia Cremina Lever...

[milowebailey]

How long before somebody asks for a non fat soy gill?

You could call those a Gill Vegan

and open a stand called Gill Vegan's Island!

[BoldJava]

Let's get a parts number/schematic up here.  I will probably never find the URL when I need it:

[peter]

Wow!  What a complicated machine!  My LaSpaz is waaaaay more simple than that!   

[milowebailey]

Wow!  What a complicated machine!  My LaSpaz is waaaaay more simple than that!   

Don't tell him that it will scare him away from her even more.  B|Timid hardly approaches Ms. Cremina now...

"Boy that's a simple machine, even a child could pull a good shot"

[Tex]

Damn, you'd have to be a B|Scientist to figure out how to get the most from that thing.

Very intimidating & scary!

[mp]

That almost looks like it was put together by a rocket scientist.

 

[BoldJava]

From the Cremina this a.m, bottomless filter.  16.5 grams of Red Bird Espresso, 30 seconds.  Dream-machine.  Have I thanked you Mike?

[Tex]

From the Cremina this a.m, bottomless filter.  16.5 grams of Red Bird Espresso, 30 seconds.

Pretty!

[milowebailey]

From the Cremina this a.m, bottomless filter.  16.5 grams of Red Bird Espresso, 30 seconds.  Dream-machine.  Have I thanked you Mike?

Very well done B|Lever!  Good to see you using it..... next step is with some of your own home roasted coffee.

[peter]

Someday I want to find out what sort of nastiness B|Java inflicted on Milo to deserve such retaliation; certainly, Milo is too kind a soul to bring unwarranted harassment.  What did you do to him Dave?

[BoldJava]

Someday I want to find out what sort of nastiness B|Java inflicted on Milo to deserve such retaliation; certainly, Milo is too kind a soul to bring unwarranted harassment.  What did you do to him Dave?

You will have to fill me in.  I have that toofless wonder on
'ignoramus.'

The shot started with pure crema.  Running around the kitchen,
grabbing the camera -- wanted the shot -- out of focus, then
missed the shot ... finally got it focused so I
wouldn't catch grief from my other board critic <grins> for
being out of focus -- and ended up with this shot.

The limelight is sometimes intense but there is an
associated cost that goes with fame.

B|Java

[Warrior372]

From the Cremina this a.m, bottomless filter.  16.5 grams of Red Bird Espresso, 30 seconds.  Dream-machine.  Have I thanked you Mike?

I am glad you like it! How is the taste of the shots progressing / how is the learning curve coming along? Nice looking shot!

[BoldJava]

The shots are excellent.  The learning curve on the Cremina shot is not that steep.  I have the feeling that the Cremina is very, very forgiving compared to other levers.  I sip every one I pour to learn before macch'ing it.

I am learning the difference in both grind and tamp between the OEM basket/PF and the Elektra basket/MPenny bottomless.  Two totally different arrangements -- grind and tamp.

Frothing milk is a whole 'nother game.  The sucker is steep -- come this Fall, I am going to tackle it.  Right now, I am just enjoying the journey.  Will apply myself to that learning curve when I am ready.


B|Java

[milowebailey]

I think you are progressing nicely B|Cremina.   Good milk does no good on bad Espresso, so you are doing first things first....

I haven't pulled a great shot on my Achille yet... Pulled a few this morning... mediocre at best.

Part of the problem might be my Astra grinder.  Seems it doesn't grind fine enough.  I know Tex raves about them, but I like my Santos much better.

[Tex]

FIFY