I'd vote for aeropress by a mile if you're using a niche zero. It's a far more tolerant method for a grinder that produces a bunch of fines. My v60s with the niche were always muddy and stalling. I'd recommend a fine grind and fairly short steep 2 minute inverted aeropress. If you have a prismo, then use that in combination with a paper filter ..read more

When you make your video, would you show a piece of this Sylomer being pinched in between your fingers so that I could get an idea of how soft/squishy/firm it is please? I looked at the websites you pointed me to, and some others I googled, but I could not make heads nor tails out of the nomenclature for ordering a piece or pieces of Sylomer. I may just have to tolerate vibrations ..read more

Hi all, My Expobar Office Lever is no longer creating any pressure. It all started after I accidentally left the machine on for about a day. I also recently learned that sputtering from the over pressure valve is a bad thing and noticed that there is a significant amount of corrosion due to about a year of that going on. Basically, when I turn on the machine, the water boiler heats up but at some point it just stops heating up, but the pressure gauge will read at 0 the entire time. When I flip the lever, water will come out of the group head and it's hot but not ..read more

Is he really that far behind on orders? I've loosely been following Argos and I keep thinking that if it turns out to be a success it could be a fun purchase in a newer version down the road. But if he's that far behind I wonder if there are bigger issues with bringing his to scale at that price point ..read more

Chris Coffee Service was the original distributor for this machine. Have you checked with them ..read more

I have owned the XBloom from the start. The pre-packed pods have some limitations. It best to purchase them in small amounts to keep them fresh. I keep mine sealed in the freezer with my bulk coffee. My opinion has been positive compared to pre ground coffee pods that sometimes were stale. I frequently use the additional coffee Dripper that affords me the opportunity to use coffees of my choice. The options available to set the exact temperature of water for 'each' individual pour- the number of pours, the water pouring options, (circular, straight etc), the wait/pause time between pours, the ..read more

And new orders are claiming March. With the lack of reviews and now delays, they must be having issues. Guess I'll have to plunk my coin someplace else. Too bad though. This seemed like a grinder that checked all my boxes ..read more

Wow, insane, I had no idea prices shot up so high. Thanks for the examples ..read more

You're correct Dan - they were a long time supplier to Olympia Express of boilers, and other parts (frame, and some of the block style fittings, I think), but they make all kinds of metal things - bed parts, shelf parts, boilers, all metal, lots of stamping, etc... If I recall, Olympia owners wanted to sell - a retirement of sorts, and they stepped up to buy as kind of a 'passion project', and that's when Olympia moved from southern Switzerland to their current location in northern Switzerland ..read more

yeah, I just saw it. you are right, I dont think MM will be able to handle this. I dont deal much with High-voltage but seems to be super high voltage. I guess this how surges/static work ..read more