1x La Marzocco Linea Mini, 2x Baristas | 50 shots per hour!

Some informal footage showing the workflow at a recent pop up event using the Linea Mini with two baristas operating. Please drop any questions about the equipment or our workflow down below in the comments!
Equipment used:
​⁠La Marzocco Linea Mini
Mahlkonig X54
2x 18g VST baskets
Felicita Incline scales
Rhino scales
Water source: on board tank
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[@ponchIRL]

👍🏽

[@jackowens_]

Thanks! 😎

[@asadasdasdasda2668]

nice man, just curious why not use larger milkjug and transfer it into smaller one instead use two small milkjug? and i think it's better use timer only is enough rather than move the scale aside everytime flush the grouphead.

[@jackowens_]

@@asadasdasdasda2668 hey, thanks for the comment. On the milk jugs, this is how Oliver likes to steam and pour, but aside that, with the single group the shot supply rate will never exceed the rate in which the Linea Mini can steam milk so there is no need to be steaming double quantities. Regarding the scale, we need weight for the shot volume as this is my tracker to stop the shot. Time is then a check that we are running on recipe which we dialled in for this volume to pull. If I run time only, I could be getting varying shot volumes and I’ll never know - I could be running off the recipe…. I need both to track and keep the recipe consistent.

[@darnoth772]

Good stuff dude

[@jackowens_]

thanks! 🙌🏻

[@gregporter7109]

Mr. Owen’s. How many of the 50 shots are steamed milk drinks. Your video seems to show more espresso action than steamed milk. My experience is the steam is a far limiting factor on these home units, including the larger Gs3.

[@jackowens_]

Hey Greg. Essentially all were steamed milk. I’d say 45 milk, 5 americano. I have to say my experience in owning both of the mentioned machines is that there really is no let up in steam pressure and supply- the steam boilers are especially big. On the shift in the video, no issues with steaming at all. I would suggest both machines are commercially able, especially the GS/3. I think the only thing making them ‘home’ is the perhaps their single group footprint. LM supply Linea Mini’s to all roaster vendors at London Coffee festival and they are churning out hundreds of coffees per day on the show. Thanks for the comment 👍🏻

[@mtpastor4546]

To grind into a dosing cup would be way more efficient. I am using an e61 double boiler machine to pour 40 cups in around an hour. The most challenging issue is never about grinding and pouring, but steaming. It takes me 10 to 15 seconds to steam 8oz. And It takes some minutes to recover back to 1.5 bar or above to have enough steam power for next jar of milk.

[@jackowens_]

I have done dosing to cup, but I have found this to be slower and less efficient due to the extra steps involved of transfering to PF, and most of the time the distrubution isn’t as good and takes more time knocking the PF to get things even. The grinder presents the grinds in a good way to the PF that gives me a step up if you like. The Mini really doesn’t run out of steam pressure - we can steam constantly and it just keeps going! Thanks for the comment🙏🏻