Might be good to get this one going again for all the new members.

@"Lake_M"#p204 So glad to have you guys on board, it's like having additional memory to revive my failing one. I'll bet there are a lot of favourite threads I have forgotten to add…I suppose I was busy doing the structural stuff like setting it all up, the add ons, the forum areas, images etc..

This is my current setup. Nothing too flashy at the moment because I've just moved house. I use the Baratza Encore with my Aeropress and the Specialita is for the Europiccola. I'm not really into milk drinks so it's black coffee, Americano and espresso for me. My partner is a tea drinker. [upl-image-preview url=//i.imgur.com/732cEUK.jpeg]

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[upl-image-preview url=//i.imgur.com/SsJrbWk.jpeg] My selection of gear at the moment: Bezzera BZ10 Compak K3 Touch grinder Cafelat Robot Kinu M47 manual grinder Fiorenzato F64Evo grinder The F64Evo is a speed demon that grinds 17 grams in some 4.5 to 5 seconds. I like it a lot, but it seems to produce a fair amount of fines. At the end of every shot, with the brew pressure being released, some fines seem to slip through the shower screen and eventually plug up the pulse line to the brew pressure gauge. This didn't happen with other grinders I had used (K3, Macap M2) I recently had the machine serviced and the pressure gauge "unplugged" and for now I resorted to my K3, which I hadn't sold yet. The Kinu provides the highest level of flavor clarity, but I tend to use it mostly on vacations with the Robot. Boy, are they a pair 😄 !

![](https://i.imgur.com/f6ssKLn.jpg "Pure") Not that great with taking photos but here is my current setup which I am very happy with. Espresso Machine: ECM Puristika Current Portafilter: ECM Bottomless Gran Crema Grinder: Niche Zero (for espresso) Grinder: Wilfa Svart (for Aeropress) Favourite Bean At The Moment: Artisan Whisky Thief (very boozy, delicious espresso, not that great with the Aeropress in my opinion) Things To Get: A better scale, a distribution tool and a tamping station Really getting along nicely with the Puristika. A bit of a learning curve initially as it is my first espresso machine, but lately I am enjoying the results and learning a lot with fine tuning my tamping with the bottomless portafiler. The Niche Zero is also performing very well (far more consistent grinds than my previous grinder) and dialling in has been fairly straight forward.

@"Beverast"#p717 A big favour if you can…**are you able to scan the relevant pages of the user guide… for PID usage and options.** All the other stuff about portafilters and pressures I don't need, although **it would be useful to see the warnings about use of the right hand knob.** I have not used my Puristika for well over 1 year. I had the PID settings right, but of course never had a manual and can't remember how to operate the PID. I don't accidentally want to lose what I found were ideal settings. I did do some modifications on mine and might share the PID settings if people are interested. *P.S. You could even photograph them*

@"DavecUK"#p718 Hi the user manual for the Puristika can be found here: [Puristika](https://www.ecm.de/fileadmin/manual/BA_ECM_Puristika_09-2021.pdf) It's in German and English and is exactly the same as the physical manual I received with the machine.

Thanks for the tip 🙂 Mine my be a little different as it's a prototype produced in 2019. However, I am sure my settings and probably the modification I made is still relevant.

A couple of Ceado grinders; the big E92 conical for single dosing fitted with a ‘blow up’ bellows, the E37s for churning out my ‘house’ bean. A Pulman Big Step tamper, which is being used with a 20g ridgeless VST. Made a huge improvement to my prep game. The GS3 replaced a La Spaziale mini Vivaldi which was a great little dual boiler, but did suffer a little from temperature stability issues. [URL=https://i.imgur.com/jyWNpRW.jpg][IMG]https://i.imgur.com/jyWNpRW.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

Show us your setup!

dutchy101

Quick question DavecUK the Minima manual mentions 2 tubes that go into the tank, but I have 3. One of which looks like this. I prsume this isn’t hanging off and it is supposed to look like this?

DavecUK

dutchy101 Yeah that all normal, left tube is the water pickup, right tube is the low water detection…the tube is there to protect the wires and hold it in place at the right level, so it doesn’t float. The third tube comes from the safety valve (if you have a 3rd tube.

dutchy101

DavecUK

Legend - thanks Dave. I assumed it would have all been fine but thought I’d mention it as I’ve just looked at the manual and saw it mentioned 2 tubes

Mark-drinks-coffee

This is my current (and first 😃 ) espresso setup - mainly thanks to @Dumnorix

I also have a fair selection of manual brew equipment - there’s the obligatory Aeropress and Moka pot lurking in there somewhere as well.

Baldrick

Mark-drinks-coffee what kind of needles did you use for your wdt? And where did you get them from? I have plenty of champagne corks hic 🤪

Mark-drinks-coffee

Baldrick

I used these, which are apparently 3D printer nozzle cleaners (🤷🏻‍♂️) but work perfectly once you cut the end off.

KeeYees 3D Printer Nozzle Cleaning Kit, 10pcs 0.4mm Needles with Tweezers, Stainless Steel Extruder Nozzle Cleaner, Alternative of Drill Bits for 3D Printer

I did spend about 10mins debating with myself over the merits of using 5 needles v 8 or all 10 but then gave myself a mental slap and got on with my life (while using 5 needles!)

dutchy101

Legend - thanks Dave. I assumed it was all ok but thought I’d check since it differed from the manual

Baldrick

Mark-drinks-coffee drilled and glued in place? Yes I’m sure I won’t obsess over how many needles for a wdt. That’s ridiculous. It’s just coffee…. Oh dammit 😩

Mark-drinks-coffee

Baldrick

Drilled and glued?! I’m not an engineer!

Poked in pointy end first with the supplied tweezers!

Baldrick

Mark-drinks-coffee let me write this down…. Thanks Mark 😄

pbg

Greta Astoria and Santos 4

DavecUK

pbg Made in Sweeden and comes in any colour but green, I believe it powers down every 5 minutes to prevent climate change, and scolds you when you switch it back on. 😉

John_Yossarian

pbg This is a great vintage set up!

pbg

DavecUK are you suggesting my equipment is a power hungry climate destroyer? They’re LED lights I’ll have you know

dutchy101

So the tamper has arrived and wow, what a difference. Had my first shot using a proper tamper this morning and it was brilliant - a joy to watch through the bottomless portafilter. Starting to wonder whether the Nomcore tamper I have on order is overkill. I’ll see how much I like it when it arrives but this seemed to do a great job and at £12.99 it’s pretty cheap:

Wondering if I’ll bother with a dosing ring for WDT now. The one I did in the grinds cup seemed to work pretty well as it was with the tamper.

DavecUK

dutchy101 So the tamper has arrived and wow, what a difference. Had my first shot using a proper tamper this morning and it was brilliant

I got my Reg Barber 58mm US curve, as a present almost 18 years ago, and I really like it…just makes the whole job of tamping quick, easy and precise. Never felt the need for another tamper!

HVL87

dutchy101 what beans are you using at the moment? Seems like you’re in the honeymoon phase at the moment 😄

dutchy101

Haha - I have just opened some beans that David from Black Cat threw in for me. Twilight Blend. I’ve never tried these before and really enjoyed my first cup earlier. I’ve got some Bom Jesus from Coffee By the Casuals lined up for this afternoon

pbg

dutchy101 We love the black cat signature blend, definitely worth a go.

HVL87

dutchy101 Twilight Blend.

That’s a dark roast - easier to extract. Don’t ditch the dosing funnel, WDT or normcore tamper yet 😄

dutchy101

pbg

David sent me a bag of that too which I’ll be opening tomorrow

dutchy101

HVL87

OK the Bom Jesus wasn’t as much of a success haha. Interesting how much I’m having to change the grind from using the same bean with my Bambino although there’s a lot of differences to consider the 54mm vs 58mm basket for a start.

Still tasted bloody good, just wasn’t as pretty on the eye

dutchy101

Haha fair dos. Was very proud of myself nailing the dialling in first time

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