Ok so its in place - will get it up and running at lunch…
I see it comes with a 14/17g basket - I guess I will need to buy a bigger one for 18g doses ?
Also took a couple of pics with my timemore scale and a couple of espresso sized cups - you can use the single spout but without there is plenty of space - so no new scales needed at the moment!
MattH I see it comes with a 14/17g basket
I wouldn’t go by that too much. Just have a feel for the basket. Try to stick 18g in it, or 17g. Do you still have a good headspace?
Best to get to know your machine and then start splurging on accessories :-)
i dose between 16 and 17g on the evo dont worry too much,
looks fab
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Looks awesome!
Yeah I use the 17g (I saw last night while cleaning, I don’t know why but I thought I was using a 18g) and typically dose 17-17.5.
Also as a sidenote, assuming the shower screen/bolt is the same as the Linea, you’ll notice the puck gets imprinted almost no matter what you dose… I faffed around with this for ages until I realised it happens due to the 3-way valve releasing pressure and sucking the puck up to the screen so the imprint happens after the extraction when you close the paddle and won’t affect the shot.
Happens occasionally on Linea PB and Stradas also occasionally.
Well tried a quick shot -18g of the roast I tried fit fine…. And I can confirm a shot clock kicks off in the app as soon as you flip the paddle.
Its quick to heatup as expected.. i have flipped the steam back to 2 and the boiler to 92c as a starting point. App works fine so far - all in all a very slick package (and loving how compact it is)
The grey/silver is also a great colour - looks better in real life than pictures !
Now just to got learn how to use it all properly now 😂
Great news!
On temperature, I set mine to 92ish when it arrived and haven’t touched it since.
Again it’s a variable people love to mess with when they first get their machine for some reason but I’d recommend only changing it if you have good reason to later on.
MattH - with temperature… Try at 90, 92 and 94 and see if you can pick up differences. 👍
Then adjust to your taste.
@MattH what’s the build quality like on yours? I am maybe being picky, but on mine the front stainless panel is coming out a little on the right, and I notice the top white bit where the brew boiler is sits flush with the cups warmer on the left, but the cup warmer is a little proud on the right
caffeinated-carp let me have a look - tbh spent too much time chucking milk all over - way more powerful than the nanofoamer 😂
MattH oh the steam power, honestly I feel like I’ve never used an espresso machine before. I’m terrible at using it
Does it not just need nipping up
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Cuprajake I wondered that. I did poke the metal to see if it flexed and it seemed solid. I’ll try one day but didn’t fancy doing anything yet. It’s not like it’s bad, but then again it did cost £3k…
Should be perfect for the money
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caffeinated-carp Had a look could not see any issues…probably just needs tightening?
Migh need to drop the steam down to setting 1 til i get the hang of it… only so much I can do with a jug of merangue!
caffeinated-carp When I spoke to LM about the wait time for the white last week, they said there may be a few days wait as they were all being bench tested. So maybe they were all taken apart and tested?
This is what they said:
“We have some white units in stock, the back order is due to them having to be bench tested first as we have run out of bench tested units over the Easter holidays. This should not add too many days to the order!”
Mine was due today, but I pushed it to next week as Im away for work. Will check mine when it arrives next week.
Would you be able to say what is included with the Micra? Just checking to see if I need to pick anything up at the coffee festival this weekend. Think it comes with a modular pf, milk jug, tamper and 2x baskets?
Cuprajake Should be perfect for the money
Yeah I agree, I 100% wouldn’t be happy with that.
Mine was absolutely flawless (and still is) and if it had arrived with misaligned panels like that I’d have been asking not only for a replacement but why it shipped in that condition.
On another note, does the chrome group cover not sit flush with the bottom of the boiler case? Here’s a photo from mine and the one from this thread:
