Introducing The Coffee Fix - A free tool I built for coffee lovers
substack.comu/Subject_Signature384 — 9 days ago
▲ 1 r/UKroasters
Coburn Honeybee
Hi everyone, we bought some Coborn Honeybee-Rwanda roast date was 14/7 has anyone tried these beans if so, any tips ideally for espresso! Thanks in advance 😁☕️
u/Subject_Signature384 — 28 days ago
▲ 2 r/pourover
Coburn Honeybee
Hi everyone, we bought some Coburn Honeybee-Rwanda roast date was 14/7 has anyone tried these beans if so, any tips ideally for espresso! Thanks in advance 😁☕️
u/Subject_Signature384 — 29 days ago
▲ 3 r/UKroasters
Coburn Honeybee
Hi everyone, we bought some Coburn Honeybee-Rwanda roast date was 14/7 has anyone tried these beans if so, any tips ideally for espresso! Thanks in advance 😁☕️
u/Subject_Signature384 — 29 days ago
▲ 10 r/UKroasters
Great to find this subreddit
Hey everyone! Stumbled across this sub and couldn't hit join fast enough. ☕🇬🇧
I’m a massive specialty coffee fan based in the UK. I’ve just recently started a Substack newsletter called Coffee, Honestly where I want to share completely unpretentious reviews of independent UK roasters, beans, and overall cafe experiences—no gatekeeping allowed.
I’m just getting started (my first main feature was looking at the coffee experience over at Bedgebury Pinetum!), but I’m planning to hunt down a lot more hidden gems and local roasters over the coming weeks.
Really looking forward to getting recommendations from everyone here on which UK roasters I should test out and review next! What’s everyone brewing at home this week?
(If anyone wants to check out the early stages of the newsletter, it's over at https://substack.com/@coffeehonestly?r=8gvo2y&utm\_medium=ios&utm\_source=stories&shareImageVariant=light
u/Subject_Signature384 — 1 month ago
▲ 3 r/BrevilleCoffee
My Sage Barista Express developed a leak after 7 years — here’s how I diagnosed and fixed it [Sage Barista Express]
Had my Sage Barista Express for about 7 years and a few weeks ago noticed a puddle forming underneath the machine. It was still pulling decent shots which told me pressure was fine, so I started investigating.
**The diagnosis**
Noticed the leak only happened when the portafilter was inserted. Ran a shot with the cleaning puck fitted and it leaked straight away — pointing clearly to a backflush pressure issue rather than a general seal or tank problem.
Opened the machine up (just a few screws, top and back panel off) and ran another shot with the casing open to watch where the water was actually coming from. Found it straight away — the **elbow solenoid connector**, with visible mineral scale buildup around the joint.
**What I tried first (and what didn’t work)**
Grabbed some generic O-rings from Amazon. Didn’t work — wrong tolerance for the heat and pressure involved. Don’t bother with generic parts for this one.
Ordered OEM O-rings (**SP0102912**) but on closer inspection the connector arm itself also needed replacing.
**The actual fix**
Ordered the full **Sage Elbow Connector Kit for the Solenoid Valve (SP0001618)** from Coffee Classics — comes with the elbow, 2 O-rings, 2 small clips and 1 large clip. Everything you need in one kit.
Fitting it was a little fiddly — had to unscrew the solenoid valve assembly to seat the part correctly — but once it was in, ran a test shot and bone dry underneath. Fixed.
**Total cost: roughly £30**
**Tools needed:** small Phillips screwdriver and pinch-type pliers. That’s genuinely it.
If I’d gone straight to the connector kit rather than trying O-rings first, the whole repair would have taken about an hour. As it was, closer to 5 hours with all the troubleshooting — but worth every minute compared to buying a new machine.
*Happy to share more photos of the repair if anyone wants them — just ask in the comments*
Happy to answer any questions if anyone else is dealing with the same issue. ☕️
u/Subject_Signature384 — 2 months ago