Got to say I’m still on the dark side albeit decaf. That’s some memory you’ve got there Dave.

I received 4 bags of beans from Django. Never ordered from them before so looking forward to trying the various regions (Rwanda, Uganda, Ethiopia and Yemen).

    Postman brought me an 8 LP Factory Records compilation. Not coffee related but I might sip a cup as I listen. :-)

      Gagaryn I used to look forward to one of these coming through the door..flexi disks made of what felt like floppy thin plastic sheet. Some were music, some were stories, sometimes in magazines, or just on their own..

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          Yup, I remember those. Sometimes you even got one that played without jumping. :-)

            Santa brought me some AA from coffee casuals and a gift box from devine coffee.

            Got plenty to go at now

            Decent De1pro v1.45 - Niche Duo - Niche Zero - Decent is the best machine ever made -

            Well, it arrived today nearly giving our post lady a hernia. When unboxing, I could see everything was either in its plastic bag packaging taped up, or the boxes still sealed. The chap who was given it as a gift and sold it, just didn’t want it full stop, so had never even bothered to open it. Both the coffee machine and grinder haven’t even seen or smelt a bean, let alone touched one.

            I know it’s not many people’s first or even last choice, but as I’ve said before, for me it is a major step up from my very old Gaggia. Plus, at the price being offered and now I’ve sold the Gaggia, it was a steal.

            With the tweakability this machine offeres, maybe now I will be able to give my taste buds a reprieve and get to appreciate the nuances offered by some great coffee beans out there.

            13 days later

            An Ito/Leva kit, arrived today. Everything I need to turn my Rancilio Silvia into a poor(ish) man’s Decent espresso machine.

            Essentially it’s a micro processor that will give PID control, pressure profiling, controlled dosing (by volume using a flow meter, or by weight if you have a Bluetooth scale), real time monitoring on a computer or tablet etc.

            I got it mainly because I enjoy playing around with these sort of things. It’s not cheap, especially with post Brexit import duty, but it’s the most complete package I’ve seen. You also need to be happy to open up and rewire/replumb your machine.

            I’ll take some photos and post a thread on the build so others can see, as there isn’t much info on this on English speaking forums (it’s popular in Germany, with lots of discussion on Kaffe-Netz)

            It will be interesting to see.

            Will you do a step by step of the build ?