Normcore 51mm bottomless portafilter
A bottomless portafilter for Millennium La Pavoni levers. With no spouts, you can watch the whole shot and spot channeling as it happens.
Listed for: La Pavoni lever Millennium machines made after August 2000
Good for
- Learning to spot uneven flow, grind problems and poor tamping
- Professional and Europiccola owners who want visual feedback
Watch out for
- Not for pre-Millennium 49mm machines
- Sold without a basket; reuse yours or add an IMS basket
- The Esperto already includes a bottomless portafilter
Details from the listing
- Size
- 51mm, for Millennium La Pavoni levers
- Handle
- Black anodized aluminum, hand-lathed
- In the box
- One portafilter
What it teaches you
A spouted portafilter hides the bottom of the basket. A bottomless one shows it. If coffee sprays or one side runs pale, water is finding a fast path through the puck. That usually points to the grind, the distribution or the tamp, which you can then fix one at a time.
Pair it with an IMS Competition basket if you want a precision basket as well.
Machines it suits
More shots per fill
Professional
The Europiccola's lever and group on a boiler twice the size, with a pressure gauge. The better daily lever for milk drinks or two people.
- Boiler capacity
- 1.6 L per La Pavoni. US sources list 38 oz (manual, Amazon) or 54 oz (importer).
- Basket size
- About 51mm (Millennium, made after 2000). Older machines use about 49mm.
- Pressure gauge
- Yes, on the boiler. The US manual says it should top out at 0.7 to 0.8 bar and never pass 1 bar.
Best first lever
Europiccola
The smallest La Pavoni lever. One small boiler for brewing and steaming, no gauge, and the most direct way into a manual lever.
- Boiler capacity
- 0.8 L per La Pavoni. US sources list 20 oz (manual) or 27 oz (importer).
- Basket size
- About 51mm (Millennium, made after 2000). Older machines use about 49mm.
- Pressure gauge
- None listed on the standard model (sight glass only). The Special Edition EPC-8SB adds one.
Sources
Amazon US product listings; European Gift and Houseware, the US importer, and its US manuals.