Crew Review: Rancilio Epoca

Check out the commercial-class, dual brew group Rancilio Epoca E automatic espresso machine.

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Howto & Style

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• rancilio
• epoca
• cafe
• espresso

[abhay1072]

Hi kate, I am setting up a small cafe with 150 to 200 cups/day. which one would you recommend rancilio epoca e1 or nuova simonelli appia 1 group volumetric dosing machine. And why.? Thanks in advance

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@abhay1072 NS is nice because they have a great warranty/installation network in place; Rancilio is a little more hands on on your end for the life of the machine. Shots on the NS will be a little bit better, too. But both will get the job done at the end of the day - Kat

[rexevo]

Hi Kate. Unfortunately I'm not to happy with the steam lever. I found that if I keep the lever up to lock it into place the steam pressure is to powerful. When I push the lever down I cant maintance the right pressure without taking my hand of the lever. This also means that I cant feel the warm of the jug. Is there anyway I can modify the lever so it remains in the right position I want it to stay. Sam

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@rexevo Not that we know of; you might want to contact who you purchased it from to see if they have any tips. - Kat

[rexevo]

Hi Kat. Im from Australia. Current i have the Silvia. Just purchased th Epoca E2. How or do you Descale this? Sam

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@rexevo This should be setup on a water softening system so that you don't need to be concerned with descaling it as it's plumbed in. If you haven't done this, highly recommended that you do as these larger, multiple boiler machines that are plumbed in are easier to maintain with water filtration to begin with. I'd check in with the Rancilio reseller you purchased it from and ask them for some recommended filtration systems (they sell Mavea in the US). - Kat

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@FishAddiction22 Thanks for sharing your experiences! Yeah, you're really looking at shot glasses only with the clearance on this machine ;) Do you have a 2 group or a single group? Thanks for watching, glad you're enjoying the vids :D - Kat

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@rpivara1 They do it all the time for the European machines made for the North American market, so it is theoretically possible, with some degradation in performance. How that's done would depend on the specific machine itself and not something we specialize in :) - Kat

[rpivara1]

Can you convert a 220volt machine to 110volt?

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@coolcattune If i recall correctly, no. We don't have a demo any more (sold it), but the products specs don't call it out and usually they will if it's no-burn. - Kat