H10B

One con of the 9B might be that you can’t control much especially temperature-wise beyond puck prep to figure out if you’re getting the best shot. You can spend less on a well-reviewed budget espresso machine like the Hibrew H10B with adjustable features like temp & how long pre-infusion should be e

Yes, that’s understandable when people are new to espresso. But the grinder makes or breaks the taste of the coffee. Uniformity and consistency of the grounds dictates repeatabilty and predictability of the shots. Most people set bigger budget on a grinder, than on the espresso machine. But if you i

Your machine is a hibrew h10b. Are you using it with the pressurized basket? I'm guessing not, but that would make all the difference between fast and slow shots. That machine is also 51mm, so you'll have thicker pucks - more resistance, can grind coarser. So if you grind at 1 and that's 15 clicks,

Reviving this thread to thank you. I will probably do this today because I'm getting frustrated by this machine. I bought it as reviews were pretty positive, as a second machine for our home renovation site - I don't like to have a boiler machine sitting unused if I don't visit for several weeks. I

​I bought a HiBREW H10B mainly because I was looking for a budget-friendly machine to start with, and I ran into the same issues. ​If you dial in your espresso perfectly in terms of brew time and ratio, you will most likely end up with far too much pressure. From my perspective, the lack of an OPV (

OP, I am running into similar issues. My light roasts requiring fine grinds to avoid sourness are getting way too much pressure and channeling. That said, I am throughly convinced that the pressure gauge is roughly 3-5 bar over what is actually experienced at the group head. Given this, there needs