@@maxdc89 hey welcome to the club! If you have any questions I'm still on here just not actively uploading content right now since I moved. I'll probably do some more content soon though. My collection of equipment has grown.
Hey, thanks! And yeah you could do 15. It's not typical but you could reduce The basket size. That should help. If you have this machine, just play with the paddle. Lately I've been doing more slow infusions then ramping up. I'll have to make another video soon, But I just moved across the country so I'm still getting settled
@@QuinCarter Oh awesome man I will watch your next video for sure. Right now my routine is 6-8 seconds preinfusion at 2 then ramp it up. I've ordered a LM 7g basket and want to try making some italian espressos, will need to do a lot shorter preinfusion I guess. You had any experience with these? Thanks !
@@AM-zu1xi no I pull mostly doubles. 19g to about 40g out. I haven't done single shots since I first got my machine or if I pull a ristretto shot. But it's all science and about pressure. Too fine and you'll channel. I have that issue sometimes -- I get greedy wanting finer shots and I either choke the machine or it just breaks down too fast with no room to expand in the basket. 😅
@@QuinCarter Haha, will give you an update on how my desperate journal to pull espresso that takes me back to Naples, gear ordered with small 41mm tamper to match from LM.
@@AM-zu1xi just get you some Lavazza and pull it like a lever shot. Ramp up to 9 bars and gradually decrease pressure as if the lever is going up until you hit your desired yield.
It would be tight. Even with the ability to move the tank on this one, it is still quite a large footprint. I think it would BARELY fit. This machine has been great to me. You won't be disappointed! ❤️
@@QuinCarter Thanks for the reply! Any chance you'd be able to measure the depth from the front of the front feet to the back of the back feet please? If not no worries haha
@@JHermida-u6o I actually thought of you whenever I woke up today. I measured it just now. It is right at 15.75 if you don't put the water tank on the back. I have mine mounted on the side
Hey there! Thanks for watching! I use the 12oz/354ml cups. I really like them for lattes. I've recently purchased the size down for capps and I have some Kruve espresso glasses for shots and Cortados. Hope this helps!! 😊
@@KadinYu I got 10oz cups from Amazon but id like to get some 8oz ones. The smaller ones mean less milk. Makes your espresso a bit punchy so I like them a lot.
Are you using the 2 hole steam tip and what temp is your steam set to? I've been expirementing with the 4 hole tip amd am finding it is too aggressive. You have to be spot on from start to finish since you only get about 10 secs total before milk heats up especially with oat milk. I've tried reducing to 125° C but thinking 135° C with 2 hole is the way to go.
Hey there! I'm using the 2 hole tip in this video. I have since moved to the 4 hole tip. It does take quite a bit more practice to get the 4 hole tip perfect. But I have enjoyed the speed thus far. My temp in this video for the service boiler is like 270° F or 132° C. I just did a reset to factory and I've noticed that my recovery is less with the factory setting of like 253° F or 122° C. It doesn't lose steam as often and recovers faster. I get less initial power but it's more consistent.
Because that purges the the ultra hot water that is sitting in the boiler. Otherwise, the next time you brew, you could end up brewing way too hot. The steam pressure has to build up to be greater than what you would normally get with brewing. It's completely variable because there's no PID on the stock machine. So you have to do that in order to keep the temperature stability at Bay
@@QuinCarter Interesting... But they need to be at same time? Need both? Cant you just release the hot water from the brew group? The boiler would cool down... Or not?
Yeah hey no problem! So the GCP is actually a single boiler machine. In order to perform this hack, you essentially purge everything and then you let the steam temperature heat up to a point where it doesn't think it ever finishes heating. Then you get pretty consistent steam pressure without losing any steam power because it just keeps heating up. This is called temperature surfing. I hope that helps. Did that help answer your question?
7 minutes for 1 cup, ridiculous.. 5 friends went to sleep waiting half an hour for their cup. the main bianca dual boiler advantage left and is not used for steaming and brewing at the same time. Since there is no milk volume control, the final result is somewhere between cappuchino or latte or simply uncategorized coffee and milk drink...
I've since updated my setup a little to account for a faster workflow. I can make a latte in about 2 minutes now. And I changed the steam tip to be the 4 hole tip and it went much faster for steaming.
@@QuinCarter Milk changes coffee taste to much (adding sugar too). I think in this case espresso ruotine cold be simplified or left just for practicing espresso, since pure espresso more demanding for right taste. Usually average barista have programmed grinder timer and programmed extraction timer on machine- there is no time to play with "all toys" on rush hours...
Purging all steam out of the *single boiler is where you start. The boiler on the GCP is small but temp is unstable. This allows you to temp surf and prevent the GCP from shutting off the heating.
@@QuinCarter apparently unfiltered coffee raises cholesterol. Using a 51mm paper on the bottom of puck good so far. You can still use your disk on top but I stopped using one.
Hey there! Thanks for watching! So the flow is controlled by the paddle on the top of this machine. What do you mean you can't control the flow? Do you have a Lelit Bianca?
Nice video. Love it. Might I ask what are you doing with your leftover milk? Do you use new milk every time you make latte or mix with some leftover milk?
Hey thanks for watching! Yeah usually I use 99% of my milk on my pour. I've got the measurements down pretty well. Any extra I have I just dump down the sink. I wouldn't reuse it -- it's been heated so once cooled, it won't have the same flavor.
Hey thanks for watching! Yeah I don't pull anything darker. I get much more complex flavor profiles and it makes the espresso taste great once dialed in. And yes. It's a VST basket but a 20g. 😉
Well I had it for a year and a half or so. It was fine when I gave it to a friend. I got a new grinder though. My only complaint was it was very loud. Like the loudest freaking grinder I've ever heard.
That's a Fellow Atmos container! Love those things. It is good for more than just coffee -- it seals up and sucks the air out of it so it is air tight. Thanks for watching! 😉
Why not grind in the metal cup? It's easier to measure on the scale than on the portafilter lever. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ For the latte art part, I think you're holding the cup at an angle too long. And the pattern slips. Bianca is a very good machine, I bought V2 4 months ago.
Hey there! I use the 2 hole tip. 4 holes produced way too much foam and was a lot harder to control. Too much aeration. 2 holes let me control it a lot easier for latte art and that kind of silky milky.
@@alaaissa3494 58mm is the size of the portafilter (mostly). 58.5 ensures it goes all the way to the edges. I have a 58.5mm tamper as well. Trust me, it works.
I'm not sure about the exchange rate. You could probably order it from a Lelit retailer in Europe. I know the price is inflated some in USA because of import taxes. Check the grinder as well somewhere in Europe
If it’s 40sec on Jmax I wouldn’t mind, but many said flair 58 needs to pair with electronic grinder. I’ve limited budget to get the machine and hand grinder otherwise I will have to go for the Pro 2 sadly 😅😬
I'll do a video about it. But it's pretty comparable! I can get pretty good shots on both (helps that my grinder is decent too). The flair is awesome for quick shots when I don't want to wait for the Bianca to get to temp and internals heat up
Great video, Im looking at a V3, always good to have a birthday. How hard is it to configure a low profile shot, for example 5 sec pre soak, 5 sec bloom, x secs 4 bar, x secs 10 bar etc...
Hey there! Thanks for watching! So there isn't any programming for the entire shot time. You can do stuff with the flow control paddle and adjust the pressure and Flow during the shot. There is an option in the lelit control panel to set up some kind of pre-infusion, but you can do it manually with the flow control paddle with a little more control. Hope this helps!
@@QuinCarter Thanks mate, I watched some of the following around 5min mark, it shows a low flow then up to 9 bars and back..I found another with pre infusion, bloom and then low flow..maybe different models maybe this is EU? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_Tn84Gp_xcQ.html
@@Rawprawned Clive Coffee is where i got it. They said it was the v3 when i bought it. But i don't have the programming options for the shots in my LCC that i can find.
Hey thanks for watching! These are handled 12oz NotNeutral Lino Latte Mugs(they make a handless version too). I love them. They are solid and heavy and I'd recommend them to anyone. Great for latte art with the wide mouth on it.
Hi Quin! Great video. Loved watching your whole process. Just a tip I wanted to share on stretching the oat milk. Oat milk could lose its flavor and sweetness when heated too much so you should stay at or below 130-135 F (best temp for Oat milk) when possible. Also, when steaming, if the goal is lets say 135 F, you want to stop the steaming at 130F because there is a temperature "momentum" that takes place. Basically, when you stop steaming at 130F, the temperature of the oat milk (and regular milk also) in the pitcher will continue to rise 3-5 F so you want to stop short of the goal temp. I say this because I see in the video that you steamed the oat milk up to 140F which means the temp reached around 143-145F when you poured into the espresso.
@@QuinCarter You're welcome! Thank you for creating the video and sharing with us. It takes a lot to create and edit the videos so I really appreciate you spending the time to share your setup/process with us.
almost same setup here. Lelit Bianca v3, VST basket 20 gr on the portafilter. I always use the double spout, cause I hate dirt in the machine 😆 Why don't you place the funnel on the portafilter before scaling, and keep the funnel on while receiving the coffee under the grinder. It might help avoid this 1:32
Thanks for watching!! Haha so yeah you make a great point. That funnel sits too high to use the button on the Atom 75 if it's attached to the portafilter. I have tried to use it before, and I don't make a mess most days. Also I use a chest mount camera when I record these -- it kind of gets in my way/I end up staring at it when I'm working with it on and tend to make a mess. 🤣 I haven't used the double spout much. It's just me and my wife that drink coffee in my house. And this: c.tenor.com/jguP3vAjdX8AAAAM/matt-le-blanc-joey.gif (we are both pretty greedy with our shots and the amount, so splitting a shot is out of the question 🤣🤣)
Lol to each their own! I've enjoyed it. It's been a journey finding out I'm lactose intolerant in my 30s. I've found out a lot about my diet in the last few months. Oat definitely tastes better to me than Almond. I still drink lactose free whole milk too. That's probably my favorite. Oat is just a cool challenge with latte art!
How much do you wash the cloth you use to clean the foaming nozzle? Just curious. I used to take care of my little sister and clothes with milk on it smells nasty within hours. Maybe the heat changes things and you get to use them for a couple of days, or do you wash it every day, or do you have a few of those and throw them in the laundry machine all at once at the end of the week?
Hey thanks for watching! Depends on if I spill. But it's not bad. Like once a week with the rest of my towels 👍🏼. Sometimes more often if I make a mess 🤣
Hey thanks for watching! I've actually really liked it for single dosing. Just make sure you do a decent cleaning on it like once a month or when you switch beans. This guy has an Etsy and Amazon shop but he has a warehouse in the states. Very worth it if you ask me. This is the one I got. He has one for all the eureka grinders amzn.to/3vjV9yi
