r/LaMarzocco

Im about to buy a Linea Micra, but Im not sure which grinder to pair it with. I currently have the Eureka Mignon Libra, and Im not sure if its good enough for the micra. So thoughts on that would be great. If its not good enough, then which should I go for? Ive heard of pairing with the Pico, or the Niche Zero. My budget is around 1300 USD for the grinder.

I couldn’t find an answer to this. Does putting the machine on standby turn off the boilers?

Hey guys. My machine is just over a year old. We make two drinks a day at home. I understand the group head gasket replacement but why replace the shower screen? The manual says it needs professional service once a year. Does the service frequency apply for commercial or home settings? And lastly, if you happened to know a good tech in Charlotte NC area, a contact would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you

I am wondering about the drip tray designed to fit the Acaia Lunar on the Linea Mini R.

Do you have to remove the Lunar and the drip tray every time you flush/rinse the group head? If so, I’m wondering what the benefit of the extra drip tray is, since I’d have to take it out anyway whenever I flush.

Clearance is not an issue for me, so I’m mainly wondering about the workflow and whether I’m missing something.

How do you guys handle this?

Hey guys, I'm looking for a recommendation on tampers. I should be getting my Linear Mini soon, and I am excited to get a nice tamper for it. I've been eyeing several different ones, like the Pullman BigStep, the Weber really nice tamper, and the Force tamper, but I read some conflicting things related to some of them lifting the puck if they are too tight.

I wanted to hear from those that have owned one of these tampers or another tamper that's very nice to use that I haven't considered, just to gather thoughts.

Honestly, I'm just looking to enjoy my routine every morning. I love espresso. I've been drinking espressos for the past 20 years, and finally, I'm very close to having my endgame machine at home. I just want to hear from those that have already gotten their nice tampers. Hear, how are you enjoying them? Is the tamping consistent? Is it unseating the puck, or do they work really, really well? I'll probably be using the stock baskets and not changing them, so it'll probably be the 17 g basket and the 21 g basket.

La Marzocco Micra BBW + GbW/GbS with Mahlkönig E64 WS

I’ve added Mahlkönig E64 WS GbS support to my espresso-shotdeck brew by weight, connecting the grinder to my La Marzocco Micra setup. The video shows the full workflow.

Shotdeck now goes beyond brew by weight (BbW) on the La Marzocco Micra. It also sends brew data to the Mahlkönig E64 WS for GbS, allowing the grinder to adjust its burr spacing for the next shot based on the recipe’s target brew time.

Here’s the flow:

1. Grind the coffee using grind by weight.
2. Press the E64 WS button to arm GbS.
3. WDT, tamp, and start brewing on the Micra.
4. Shotdeck stops the machine when the Lunar reaches the target weight.
5. Shotdeck sends the shot data to the grinder, which adjusts the grind setting for the next shot.

I still dial in by taste. Espresso is subjective, and hitting an exact weight and time doesn’t automatically mean you’ll enjoy the result. I use those numbers as reference points while experimenting. Once I find a recipe I like, this setup helps me reproduce it consistently.

Espresso-shotdeck also saves different coffee profiles, including target weight, target brew time, brew temperature, and pre-brewing settings. That’s handy when switching between beans or revisiting a coffee.

Each shot is logged so I can compare results later, look for patterns, and investigate signs of possible channeling. I’m using an Acaia Lunar in the video, but Shotdeck supports other compatible Bluetooth scales too.

Pulled the trigger on a white micra - couldn’t take the black knobs ( remind me of old toasters ) though bought the olive wood kit too .. sh—-ts expensive but all in you get it right - cheers

I have an 8-ish year-old GS3 without the ‘connected’ functionality and am thinking about getting the retrofit kit. I’ve gotten this far just fine without it as I haven’t changed my machine settings in, well, forever. Having said that, it would be nice to have diagnostics and more easily set the on /off timer.

I’m curious if anybody here has done the retrofit and, if so, would love to hear your thoughts. In particular if you did the retrofit yourself and how easy / difficult it was (assuming reasonable mechanical skills). Also curious how valuable it’s been to you.

Thanks in advance.

Hey all,

Looking for a way to get my Linea Micra from South Florida all the way up to Upstate NY without the original box or pallet. Would appreciate any ideas, even if someone is selling the box for their Micra so I can ship it. Thanks.