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Any updates on when the 'pour over basket' is ready? Looks really interesting!Originally posted by decentespresso View PostThis wraps up all the videos I needed to make to describe every espresso accessory I've made in the past 3 years.
It's a bit strange that I put all this energy into making a new product, and then don't find the time to explain it.
On a separate topic...
I have two new accessories currently in development:
1) a "pour over basket", to help you make V60-style pour-overs with your espresso machine. I'm working with Scott Rao on this. The goal is to create the right spray angle, and the right amount of turbulence. Our current prototype has 11 calibrated holes in a blank portafilter basket.
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2) a puck simulator (essentially, a blind basket with a calibrated laser-cut hole)
And I'll post news about them here, when I've made progress on them. The "puck simulator" is ready to go, but I don't expect it'll be a "big seller", so I'm waiting until Rao is happy with the "pour over basket" and will make the two of them at the same time, since they're variations on each other.
-john
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Just this week we ordered the fifth round of shower basket designs to be manufactured (as prototypes), and I expect this to be the final round. So, hopefully in about a month we will be able to send these to manufacturing for mass production.Originally posted by EzLau View PostAny updates on when the 'pour over basket' is ready? Looks really interesting!
As a side note, though these baskets were made specifically for our espresso machine (Due to our machines' control over flow and also its temperature profiling), they are standard 58mm baskets.
Scott Rao has told me that he's been able to make acceptable pour-overs with a La Marzocco pro machine using these baskets. Thus, use of these baskets is not limited to our machines.
-john
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I would expect the lag would be highly dependent on the thickness of the milk jug. It would be hard to generalize.Originally posted by EzLau View PostThanks for this demonstration of lag between analog and digital thermometers, I wonder if you can do a demonstration between digital thermometer and temperature strips that you can stick onto the side of your pitchers?
The reason I say this is that our milk jugs are intentionally quite thin walled (0.8mm) so that you can feel the temperature with your palm very quickly. Most jugs are made thicker, so that they are heavier duty, but then there is more heat latency. It's basically a compromise between heat latency and toughness.
That being said, I would expect heat strips to have similar latency to analog thermometers. I did use one about five years ago, and found it to be a bit slow. The temperature would rise for about 10 seconds after I stopped steaming. Your experience might be different.
– John
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I have your Decent Tamper v2 and am enjoying not worrying whether my puck is level! However, I'm still having trouble with applying consistent pressure. I know that I'm applying at least 25 pounds because of the spring, but do you have any plans to introduce an audible or tactile feedback like the Espro Calibrated Tamper?
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Probably not with this v2 tamper design. My focus with that tamper is level tamping, whereas the v1 grooved tamper is about pressure calibration, and in that design I was able to give audible feedback.Originally posted by EzLau View PostI have your Decent Tamper v2 and am enjoying not worrying whether my puck is level! However, I'm still having trouble with applying consistent pressure. I know that I'm applying at least 25 pounds because of the spring, but do you have any plans to introduce an audible or tactile feedback like the Espro Calibrated Tamper?
I have an idea for combining the two designs, but it'll make it quite complicated internally (two springs), thus both more expensive, and more prone to failure. Maybe for next year...
-john
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Decent Scale update
Two prototypes (beta 2) arrived yesterday. These thankfully fix all the physical problems I had with beta 1. And, there's mostly-working BLE on these (and some bugs).
One thing we learned is that if you tightly wrap a scale in bubble wrap and then masking tape, that you'll decalibrate the load cell from that insistent pressure on it.
So, I learned how to calibrate the scale, and made a video showing how it's done.
At the moment, all the problems I see are firmware based.
For instance, if you drop a object (a binder clip, in my case) on the scale, the Decent Scale firmware is currently too fast at deciding on the "final" weight, and the object is still causing vibrations on the platform. This speediness makes the "final" weight fluctuate a bit (by about 1/2 a gram). The brewista scale I'm comparing it to waits about a 1/2 of second longer for the weight to settle before deciding on the final weight, and gives the same weight every time.
We're going to work on the boxing/packaging next. Not from a marketing perspective, but from a "protect the scale and its calibration" perspective, and how to do so with the least material waste possible. It'll likely all be cleverly folded cardboard.
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WBC sighting : Decent Milk Jug
Super delighted and surprised to see 2x Canadian Barista Champion Cole Torode using our milk jugs at today's World Barista Championship, and scoring #3 in the world.
That’s last year’s WBC champion Agnieszka Rojewska peeking in the photo. She used our Decent Funnel in her winning performance.
-john
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beta 3 decent scale
Here's a video I just received of the beta three Decent scale. This seems to solve the latency issues with increasing weight, and returns to an acceptable weight quickly as well. Responsiveness looks comparable to Brewista which is my baseline.
David V wrote:The main advantages of this scale over the Atomax Skale are:Will there be any improvement of the user experience or feature set with the Decent Scale compared to the Skale?
- more waterproof design
- four AA batteries for longer life
- separate LED for timer
- wider, narrower design accommodates two lattes at once (i.e., double spouted portafilter)
Here is the PDF user manual I wrote: https://decentespresso.com/img/decent_scale_manual.pdf
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Nice with the scale! Have been wondering about differences to the Skale so that's great.
Will it be possible to use under the drip tray of the DE1 as well?
Have been reading and reading and reading about the Decent machine for the last few weeks - really impressive piece of engineering!
/Victor
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Yes, it'll also work under the drip tray, but I haven't yet started work on the bit to make that work: need to first get the decent scale into production.Originally posted by swevictor View PostNice with the scale! Have been wondering about differences to the Skale so that's great.
Will it be possible to use under the drip tray of the DE1 as well?
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Decent Scale beta, solving more niggles
Previous beta versions of our scale have had two problems: they tend to turn on by accident (such as when you lift it out of a drawer) and they took a loooong time to go from power-up HELLO to "ready to weigh".
When weighing, we've had two different (opposite) problems: either too fast to "settle" on a weight, in which case the weight is not really accurate. Or too slow to settle, in which case the weight moves disconcertingly +/- 0.1g as you watch it.
All 0.1g (or better) scales have a point where they "ignore small changes" in order to stop the display from constantly changing. The tricky bit is getting the settings to the right balance between competing demands.
-john
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