Brewer Basics 4: Basic Electricity

Compiled by Caffeine Motor Machines The key to understanding how brewers or any type of Espresso or brewing work is to have a basic understanding of the basic of electricity. The goal of this article is to give a clear simple explanation of how these systems work. With that you can better understand how each […]

Brewer Basics 2: Water Systems

It would be obvious to state that water is crucial in making coffee.  Brewers combine simple engineering into systems to produce a complex product. One important system is also almost simplest, that is the water system.  At its simplest level, a water system is composed of three primary components; the water inlet valve, water level […]

Brewer Basics 4: The Heating System

The most important step in making a good cup of coffee is heat. And you need to be able to control that heat because just a few degrees difference in temperature can turn a great cup into bitter carbon effluence.  The Heating System consists of 8 common components: A thermal cut-off, heating elements, thermistor, thermostats, […]

Brewer Basics 4: Basic Electricity

The key to understanding how brewers or any type of Espresso or brewing work is to have a basic understanding of the basic of electricity. The goal of this article is to give a clear simple explanation of how these systems work. With that you can better understand how each system works. The explanations in […]