New machine day

Profitec pro 500 PID paired with an ECM S-Automatik 64.

Excited to finally have a legit and dependable setup, had always bought broken machines and fixed them up (to varying levels of success) before this.

Any other Profitec users out there?

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20 Comments

chemicalprophet@lemm.ee · 12 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Fucking nee!

Chthonic@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 2y (2 replies)

No no, machine day was its maiden name.

unclemac59@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Haha, That's what I get for posting from my phone!

calamitycastle@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

You can change it can't you?

BlemboTheThird@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 2y (3 replies)

very steam(ed) punk

RustedSwitch@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Your comment is the crem(a) of this crop

2 internet points for you

OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Crema da crop!

RustedSwitch@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

I risa to da top!

Synthead@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y (3 replies)

ECM Synchronika here! We're cousins 😄 Absolutely excellent machine!

How do you like your ECM grinder?

unclemac59@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y (2 replies)

The grinder is fantastic, I'm coming from an encore baratza, so it's quite the upgrade for me. Still working out on how to program it for consistent dosing.

Synthead@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

That's great to hear! I hope you love your new machine! Enjoy!

bluetardis@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 2y

Consistent dosing will come once you have 3 shots in a row without adjustment grind.

Ideally start by weighing your dose. I would aim for 17g in the double basket and then 25-30 seconds shot time (depending on your recipe).

Once that is locked in you can tweak grind time to get repeatability

jwlgowi@lemmy.sdf.org · 3 pts · 2y

Happy so far w an ECM (sister company) Mechanika. Very similar looking build and materials.

You’ve got more knobs to twiddle it looks like. Enjoy!

chris@programming.dev · 2 pts · 2y

I just got one last month. Love it.

sxan@midwest.social · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Oooo! Newly subbed to this c/; is Friday machine day‽‽

unclemac59@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

It certainly can be! I'm not sure if anything is formal or not.

jelloeater85@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

How long is the instruction manual 🤣

tflop@lemmy.one · 1 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Beauty. Looks a lot like the rocket r58.

Can I ask what made you choose the Profitec? I'm starting my search for something under $3K as an upgrade from my Breville.

bluetardis@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

A lot will come down to supply and where you are located (country).

ECM and Profitec come from the same company and are built to a very high standard (German build from original Italian heritage).

It’s pretty easy to get parts and information online.

If you have the money and a decent grinder you can’t go wrong with them.

unclemac59@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

I agree with this, I prioritized features that I was looking for (PID, shot timer, flow control, E61, hot water spout, heat exchange) and that really only left a few options that within our budget. There's a few machines from Rocket, Lelit, and Diletta that checked off a lot of boxes and were in the running but servicability, component quality, and tbh the utilitarian styling pushed me to this machine.