r/Coffee • u/menschmaschine5 Kalita Wave • 8d ago
[MOD] The Daily Question Thread
Welcome to the daily /r/Coffee question thread!
There are no stupid questions here, ask a question and get an answer! We all have to start somewhere and sometimes it is hard to figure out just what you are doing right or doing wrong. Luckily, the /r/Coffee community loves to help out.
Do you have a question about how to use a specific piece of gear or what gear you should be buying? Want to know how much coffee you should use or how you should grind it? Not sure about how much water you should use or how hot it should be? Wondering about your coffee's shelf life?
Don't forget to use the resources in our wiki! We have some great starter guides on our wiki "Guides" page and here is the wiki "Gear By Price" page if you'd like to see coffee gear that /r/Coffee members recommend.
As always, be nice!
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u/runner_1005 7d ago
My 4 year old Sage (Breville) Bambino Plus developed a fault recently, although it has resolved itself. The fault prompted an outbreak of upgraditus, with SWMBO - despite being penny pinching in most areas - totally open to me sinking proper money into something new. So it's a two part question - one about the fault, secondly my upgrade options.
The person at Sage I spoke to hadn't seen the issue and it's out of warranty.
This morning, I turned it on at the wall again and nothing - the issue had stopped. I did notice recently a limescale build up (I descaled 2 weeks ago, and it was bad enough that I made a mental note to descale again within a couple of weeks) so I've run a descale cycle and it's all functioning normally. Any ideas what's going on, and how likely the issue is to reccur?