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Rebuild Quality Espresso Rimini

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

Hi Andrew,  My name is Jim (Jake) Wilson.  I live in Reddick Fla.  North central Fla.  I was perusing a thread on Home-Barista which you contributed to and you offered help to the gentleman who was having some problems with his Futurmat Ariete (about a year ago)

 

I just purchased a Futurmat Rimini that was manufactured in late 2000.  This machine is not at my home yet but will be sometime next week.  I bought it from a fellow in another state and he has packed it and we’re in the process of having my shipper pick up the contianer with the machine in it at his location then delivery to me

 

So I was wondering if you have any files you wished to share with me conncerning my machine.  I’m interested in a parts diagram but would also accept any other file that would be of interest.  I have downloaded the user manual from Quality Espresso, the one they offer on their .net site

 

That manual is written in 8 languages but the English portion seems to correspond with my machine.  I have the automatic keypad (not the semi auto) and the line drawings in their downloadable manual appear to look like the same keypad I have

 

The machine I bought hasn’t been run in maybe 6 years.  It was purchased new and used in a bakery for selling espresso drinks.  The fellow I’m buying it from shut the bakery down in late 2002 and told me the machine hasn’t been used since, but he is the original owner, they sold the building, stored this machine and other equipment and finally moved what he had left when he retired to another state a few years ago and recently decided to sell the machine, we came to an agreement for the purchase…

 

Pardon my enthusiasm but I’m pretty excited about the prospects of getting this machine back into working condition so I can pull shots with it at home.  I’m currently pulling shots with a PID’d Gaggia Classic that I have been using since last April

 

I pull 6 to 7 double shots a day with the Gaggia and it’s a nice machine for what it is but I guess you could say I wanted to see what was over the hill, hence my interest in HX machines in general and a good quality commercial machine to boot, like the Futurmat (Spanish Gaggia) in particular

 

Thanking you in advance for any help you can offer.

 

 

Best,

 

 

Jim Wilson

Reddick Fla.  

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Cleaning your Coffee Machine

Friday, April 18th, 2008

The start to great coffee is a clean espresso machine -however good the beans you have if the coffee handle and group heads contain the dreaded grease [ which quickly goes rancid ] its impossible to produce a decent cup.

The procedure is very simple -every night put the blank filter in one of the coffee handle’s, lock into the group head and press the button to make coffee. Run for a maximum of 10 seconds [ longer and you will burn out the valve] = repeat 6 times and once a week use the proper cleaning detergent.

Do not, as we have found some customers, use descaler – it has to be a detergent designed to dissolve the coffee grease .

In addition leave your coffee handle minus the filter basket in some warm water and detergent overnight – it will remove the black stain from the inside. Ensure only the metal part of the handle is soaking in the mixture as it can remove or fade the colour of any plastics.

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Coffee Crema – Why or Where is it?

Friday, March 7th, 2008

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How do you get the perfect ‘crema’ on your coffee? Not many outlets manage it so how can you?

Its easier than you think – the crema or cream are the oils in the coffee – that’s where all the flavour is – and stale coffee is either old or the oils have dried out.

Keep your coffee fresh by only grinding when you need it, don’t allow the coffee beans to sweat [ get warm or hot ] and keep your coffee machine clean. There are some great products out there say Puly, which will get rid of coffee solids which are apt to become rancid. The start of a quality cup of coffee come from very simple steps -cleanliness and freshness!

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