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Eh? Run me through this.

I was taught how to read and write and punctuation. It’s just part of normal communication.

brandy sauce is wholly unacceptable…a true abomination

No way, man. Brandy sauce is ace, especially home-made ☝️

change one variable at a time so you know which one is making the difference

This was my point in not using the WDT (or other automated prep tools). Go back to basics, get the basics right, then start introducing your prep aids. If you don’t understand how or why your prep is lacking, how the hell are you going to know if some random tool you saw in a YouTube Short is going to make a difference?

Tesco Finest* Crumble Topped are shit. Don’t be suckered in by the £1.75 offer.

Think of a 5mm thick cheap shortbread biscuit base topped with a thin layer of mincemeat, then sprinkled with a coarse ‘crumb’ of the same cheap shortbread biscuit. It’s that.

Is anyone here familiar with the 1938 Benny Goodman concert in Carnegie Hall? Through quite a lot of it, particularly when there’s high energy vibes being played, there’s someone continually yelling yeaaaahh! who sounds fucked up. Anyone know, is that someone in the band or an audience member at the front off their tits?

Messy and a bit fast. Puck prep was meticulous. Dampened the beans before grinding, used a WDT, used a leveller, but still spraying all over the place. Any suggestions?

Sounds like you still need to go finer. I’m tempted to say put the WDT and leveller aside for now and use a conventional tamper until you better understand what’s going on.

Back to basics:
Heat the portafilter: run a bit of water through for 5 seconds or so, so that you’re not pulling your shot through a cold portafilter.
Static reduction: grind the beans dry into a jam jar or metal cup
Clump breakup: gentle shake side to side.
Even dose into the portafilter: wipe the basket dry. Pour the coffee in directly and evenly. Use a dosing ring, but don’t use a teaspoon.
Even the distribution: level it out by knocking the sides of the portafilter with your palm until it’s level.
Tamp: tamp evenly, gently at first, check, then tamp again firmly. If the tamper goes in at an angle it’s probably due to uneven distribution.
Clear the side walls of the basket: quick tap on the sides of the portafilter with the tamper will knock the loose coffee off the sides of the basket. Then just lightly tamp to smooth the top and re-seat the puck of coffee.

Gaggia Classic likes a big dose and to pull a big shot IME. Don’t leave too much (if any) headspace.

That looks fucked.

Anyone clever enough to find the original posts on here? Ima fng 1337 n00b when it comes to using the search :-)

Also, how will the OPV setting affect steam?

Generally it doesn’t, but if you have the OPV pressure set low, you can find the machine occasionally ‘burps’ the excess steam pressure into the water tank.

Only this thread on this subject, or have I missed something?

How good are you with a 555 timer, transistor and a relay?

Edited my wording a bit but, yeah, hopefully that will do the trick.

Currently when steaming the pressure drops half way through and I need to stop and wait till it gets up to temp again.

Not used a mod but what’s your your steam routine? I used to get that until someone on here pointed out that the way the boiler works is kind of counterintuitive to the way you want to steam.

So, you flick the steam switch, wait 45 seconds or so for the light to go out to come on (whatever) and start steaming. It steams well for 10-15 seconds but then the pressure drops off to no more than a trickle.

What has happened is the boiler has stopped heating when the light comes on and it won’t heat again until the temperature has dropped back down below a certain point. But you started steaming and used up the head of steam, and it now won’t pressure up again until the boiler temperature has dropped and the heater kicks in again.

What you need to do, is start steaming within about 10 seconds of flicking the switch. That way, the boiler stays on all the time you’re steaming and the pressure stays high. Yours is a later machine than mine but hopefully it’s the same boiler setup 👍

I'm convinced that a multi-directional steam tip (like the one on the GS3) incorporates air into milk better than a single-directional one

Just practice more with your single hole. If you can't get a good microfoam it's almost certainly you that isn't working properly, not your machine. Sorry if that's not what you wanted to hear.

Boots 3-for-2 works in your favour on the high street and Vitabiotics do the strength you’re looking for.

https://www.boots.com/vitabiotics-ultra-vitamin-d-d3-3000-96s-10289263

Just a warning though, I took between 3,000 and 10,000 units a day for 2 years to try and sort out my D levels and it made no measurable difference to that or my general mood. You just don’t absorb it very well. It may work better for you but don’t expect miracle results 👍

I know, right. Who the fuck is that?

Not familiar with this one. Talk to me about why I should buy it!

I think you’ll struggle. I’ll do an occasional ride home in civvies after a night out, but the simple reality is I’ll wear through the crotch of a pair of jeans in about 5 commutes (10-14 miles each way). I’ll do a bit of local stuff in normal clothes, but anything involving distance or speed is just going to kill normal clothing.

I’ve always hated it. It’s full sticky-out single cantilever vs aluminium fatigue why didn’t they just stick the stay a bit further back madness.

I was about to say if it had been a problem we’d probably see it posted all over the internet but Tester makes a good point about them back in the day.

I think this might be an airbag thing. Back in the days of Minis and Anglias, steering wheels were much lower, much closer and angled downwards. I think I read that from a safety perspective it’s better to have the steering wheel further away, higher up and more vertical. I’d wager that the dash is designed around the steering wheel being in the higher position for regulatory reasons but when you move it closer and lower to get it comfortable you end up obscuring all the warning lights etc. Old way was far more comfortable to drive IMO but tbh I don’t think a lot of people even notice how badly their own driving position is set up.

Have I understood this correctly from reading the last couple of pages that, basically, if you have a lot of cash in savings (ie much more than your ISA allowance) then it’s quite difficult to maintain its value and make it grow in relation to inflation, particularly if you’re a higher tax rate payer? What are the best things to do when you’re sitting on a lump sum like that? Asking out of interest and I guess for the benefit of the younger members who might be sitting on a lump sum like inheritance or for house deposit etc.

Just say it with a French accent instead. But don’t forget the origins come from the meintza, which was a traditional kosher snack around this time of the year 👍

It sounds like a small drive belt and a new battery will probably revive it…

I think this is just a thing. It’s what currently puts me off the DF54 too. This so-called ioniser which if I’ve understood correctly stops it clogging for x number of shots and if you don’t keep it clear it starts blocking up. That, and if watch the latest Lance Hedrick video on YouTube, what the hell is going on with the amount of mess it’s making? It’s literally spitting grounds all over the place!

The new Dyson V8s are really good. Loads of improvements over the earlier ones and they’re really quiet now.

What does ‘packed up’ mean though? Does it just need a new battery?