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c/coffee-enthusiaststhe_joelthe_joel1d agoTop Commenter

Warning: Those espresso machine pressure gauges might be lying to you

I was at a roastery in Austin last week and overheard a repair guy telling the owner that 4 out of 5 machines he sees have gauges off by 2-3 bars. Means you could be pulling shots way outside the sweet spot and not even know it. Anyone else ever checked their gauge against a calibrated tool?
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dixon.amy
dixon.amy1d ago
Fixing a gauge should be the first mod anyone does. I see way too many people obsessing over the perfect ratio when their readings are junk. A cheap calibration tool would save everyone a lot of headaches.
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the_ruby
the_ruby1d ago
Yeah totally, my gauge was off by almost 3 bars and I had no clue for months.
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