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The brew and steam boilers are much bigger in the GS3. Based on your needs starting out I think the a53 would be good. It’s 12lbs less and warms up in 15 min. I’m pretty fast so I needed a little more horsepower. Worst case scenario, you outgrow the a53 in a couple years and sell it. I think in nice condition you could probably sell it (or just make it your home machine). Holler if you need anything else therobmcgee@gmail.com

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Same here. What a great question. I think rather than upgrade to accommodate hot water usage, I would explore having a strong electric kettle on hand for Americanos. One thing we're exploring in our cart business is also showing up a little early and pulling shots for iced drinks so that they're easier to move through the queue without putting strain on the GS3. My home research is proving no difference in taste even if they are in a thermal carafe for an hour or so.

I think it comes down to whether you want the freedom of the programmable shots or you want the flexibility of the manual paddle. For me, with the espresso cart it’s a no brainer to go with the AV.

You’re welcome. ✌🏼

What do you mean by your first question? You can definitely give it a shot! I bet that would work. For minimum milk capacity do you mean for microfoam or for a powder-based drink?

I think what I would do is start with the French press because it’s like $30 and see if you’re happy with it. Worst case scenario you use it in the winter time when you want hot coffee and you can then buy an espresso machine. What machines have you looked into?

Thanks man! I’ve look at the (stupidly) expensive Breville Impress Barista Touch. I’ve been using Nespresso for a while but want to level up for good!

It’s almost as bad as people who make judgements of others in the comments. Almost.

Of course!

Cleaning is actually really easy. The tip pulls out and just a little soap and water. Boom. Also, I do use the cover and would recommend always doing so - except when shooting a video for social media. 😬

Sorry, it’s 450ml.

To make cold brew? Nah.

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It make take you a couple tries to dial it in exactly how you like it (holler if you need help) but it’s 100% worth it.

A little tweak here and there always helps.

@@therobmcgee absolutely. Thanks for the video!

@@calangobranco9113 you’re welcome!

Yeah, the BaristaMaker can do flat white and cap milk microfoam and has settings for alt-milks (which I haven’t messed with much tbh) and is about $60 cheaper. The Subminimal looks really slick and I would think they’d give you a replacement. But if not, I highly recommend the DREO.

That sucks. I would reach out to the company directly. Hopefully they'll give you a replacement.

@@therobmcgee​​⁠I have reached out to no response from them on both IG and company support email. Shame I really liked it and my Timemore Chestnut C2 grinder which is awesome

Same here. The balance is what makes it great. I worked on that for a while before rolling it out.

Yeah, I thought it was interesting!

@@therobmcgee its the flexibility and its reaction to the pours what makes V60 great

You’re welcome. I’m happy to help.

Only one way to find out.

"It's not light." - words spoken to my wife as I carried it into our condo on vacation recently. You're 100% correct. Honestly, I use the auto-on/off so much that I would consider it if I didn't have it. But also, as you know, it heats up pretty darn quick. If I'm working on the volumetric I'm using the interface on the machine because that just seems easier. I don't actually know how that works on the app, so now I have homework.

That's why I'm here. Good luck on your journey.

It's not for everyone.

Hey. I don’t have this issue but I wonder if maybe grinding a little more coarsely would help. I always have a “wet sand” look to my bed when it’s finished. Let me know what you find.

Nice, Micah. You won’t be disappointed!

I usually only use it for 3 days and then wash or grab a new one.

Happy to help. ✌🏼

Fair enough!

Yeah, you’re correct. I wasn’t clear. It was turning on will the lid was sitting on my counter, off the container itself.

My pleasure. Good luck on your journey.

Happy to help, Francine. ✌🏼

Glad to hear it! I have a Jennings 4000g capacity scale that I bought when I first started making coffee. It’s ugly and missing buttons and only goes to a .5g but it still works for cooking and baking.

The main thing that may break your requirements is this one only goes up to 500g. However, for espresso I've not run into any limitations there. And there's no timing feature as this is mainly marketed for jewelry and cooking. something to really drive home for the home user though, it's super easy to get bogged down into accuracy and trying to maximize your precision. But I've found that consistency is more key than the precision and accuracy. So even if this scale were somehow wildly off, it's consistently off.

@@DGPHolyHandgrenade That's a great point. Consistency is key. I've gone down the super accuracy and optimized brew path and banged my head into a wall over and over. Then I learned not to let perfect be the enemy of pretty dang good.

It’s a sell for any scale that is pretty darn good that doesn’t break your bank account on features most people don’t need in most cases. I have Acaia, Jennings, Hario, zerohero, and previously had the other scales. I test and consider the end-users needs before I recommend things. I wouldn’t tell the casual espresso enthusiast to buy the E65S I have but would recommend the X54 or Vario.

Which scale are you using?

100% agree with those additions. Thanks.

You're right, but does a scale like this even exist? I've had Hario Metal Drip Scale for a couple of years, recently I flooded it with water, and after it got dried, the display cuts the top part of all digits, which makes it barely usable. I'm looking for a replacement for it and also an upgrade (the Hario is a bit slow, and the buttons are not always responsive), and I noticed that currently my only one reasonable candidate is Timemore Black Mirror Basic 2 (I've seen a test and it's very quick in terms of the booting and responsing to buttons taps). I'm also considering AVX KC215B, but I'm a bit scared that it could get broken after a while. Is there something similar to the Black Mirror, but cheaper (which could mean that probably without the pairing with iOS feature) on the market?

@@adrianniechcia2579 what about the 3Bomber mini? $15 less than the Timemore and similar design and functionality.

I’m a big fan of zeroHero.

@@therobmcgee yep

Crazy, right?

@@therobmcgee because at that time lunar was #1 now maybe bottom of the list 🤣 due to many competitors

Thank you.

Thanks, Dave!

To a certain extent, yes, but I think there are some basic qualities like clarity, sweetness, strength, and mouthfeel that can be generalized and communicated.

My pleasure.

You’re welcome!

Truth

“A lot of people want a lot of things”

Milk is a *good* choice. 🥛

Thank you. I will double check later today and will get back with you.

Ok so the brew boiler is 96c and the steam boiler is 126c. Great results with both. I use a medium roast espresso. If I was doing dark roast I would drop it down a few degrees. The steamer “could” be lowered a few degrees as well if you wanted to.

@@therobmcgee thanks bro appreciate it.. 🙏🙏 I'm sure that you work with the mini you think the machine that we have better? I can still change that to the mini if I want...

I wouldn't change to the mini. The GS3 brew boiler is much bigger and the steam wand is bigger and more flexible. The mini is great, but you'd be downgrading.

@@therobmcgee thanks very much bro thank you I stay with this machine in the right side front of the machine Dove some option for button I see some video that you can have it to make the water more strong something like that I don't know

Dude, if you’re plumbed in using the flojet it rips insanely consistent shots for hours on end. We’ve done 9am-3pm events with a non-stop line without issue. AV over MP for carts 100%. Plus the You and Mini don’t have the same horse power.

@@therobmcgee thanks bro I have the same machine la marzocco gs3 Av I hope it's better from the Mini 🤦 or the mini better than her what do you think? And don't forget to give me the which number the steamer C and the Machine boiler

I agree with @therobmcgee , the GS/3 packs some serious horsepower, this is one of it's main points over the competition. It will keep pulling shots and steaming milk as fas as you can tell it to. You can really stand it on it's head.