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This is exactly the kind of note I want in a forum: date, setup, what changed, and what happened. Future searchers can do something with it.

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Controlled test
Direct recommendation: weigh the actual filled water once.
Applies to: Roadside Orchid 2025 Baozhong / oolong in a setup close to 90 ml travel gaiwan.
Evidence: side-by-side or repeated one-variable test.
Change: weigh the actual filled water once.
Expected effect: your ratio will become comparable with other reports.
Observed result: not tested on this exact setup yet.
Limitations: Water chemistry may change the result, so I would not generalize this to every city.
Commercial relationship: none.

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I would keep the current recipe for another two brews before changing anything. One good cup can be luck; three similar cups is information.

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Same tea/batch
Direct recommendation: repeat the session with 3 minutes.
Applies to: Roadside Orchid 2025 Baozhong / oolong in a setup close to 90 ml travel gaiwan.
Evidence: firsthand use of the same Roadside Orchid 2025 Baozhong in a closely matched setup.
Change: repeat the session with 3 minutes.
Expected effect: the cup should move toward a recipe based on timing rather than thermometer accuracy if that variable is causal.
Observed result: not tested on this exact setup yet.
Limitations: If your actual filled volume differs from the stated volume, the ratio may be the bigger issue.
Commercial relationship: none.

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I have nothing useful except sympathy and a strong suspicion the machine can smell fear. I blame all of you.

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Counterpoint: I would not order parts yet. The symptom still overlaps with a calibration/setup problem, and a new part can make the evidence worse.

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Short answer: Start with the simple reproducible test before buying parts.
Applies to which model/revision: Sage Dual Boiler BES920 2024.
Likely cause: The symptom points first to a setup, wear-part or calibration issue that can be separated from a major failure.
Test to perform next: Return one variable to a known reference, repeat twice, and record whether the symptom changes in the same direction.
Expected result: If that subsystem is the cause, the symptom should change predictably rather than randomly.
Safety limit: Stop if mains voltage, exposed wiring, a pressurized hot boiler, repeated GFCI trips or an unknown leak path is involved. Unplug, cool fully and use qualified service.
Evidence: First-hand owner experience with the same model/configuration; not a manufacturer diagnosis.

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This is a good example of why the exact revision and test history matter. “My Gaggia Classic E24 2024 is bad” produces twenty theories; the measurements above at least give the theories somewhere to die.

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Short answer: Start with the simple reproducible test before buying parts.
Applies to which model/revision: Gaggia Classic E24 2024.
Likely cause: The symptom points first to a setup, wear-part or calibration issue that can be separated from a major failure.
Test to perform next: Return one variable to a known reference, repeat twice, and record whether the symptom changes in the same direction.
Expected result: If that subsystem is the cause, the symptom should change predictably rather than randomly.
Safety limit: Stop if mains voltage, exposed wiring, a pressurized hot boiler, repeated GFCI trips or an unknown leak path is involved. Unplug, cool fully and use qualified service.
Evidence: First-hand owner experience with the same model/configuration; not a manufacturer diagnosis.

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If it needs an account just to turn the heat down, it is a small computer waiting to become a bigger problem. I would first check the wiring and the actual heating system before buying another clever device.

I am not an electrician, but simple is usually easier to keep working.

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Inference only: because the symptom is repeatable and your listed tests already rule out some obvious causes, I would suspect the narrowest remaining mechanical/setup path before a board-level failure. I would not buy a part from that inference alone.

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I would rather know which coffee you finished than which bag photographed well.

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Also in Netherlands, but my order was a few months ago, so treat this as older evidence. Shipping was fine and the coffee opened up after about two weeks. I would still want a newer report before subscribing.

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Controlled test
Direct recommendation: repeat the session with full decant.
Applies to: Cliff Lantern 2025 Shui Xian / roasted oolong in a setup close to porcelain gaiwan.
Evidence: side-by-side or repeated one-variable test.
Change: repeat the session with full decant.
Expected effect: the cup should move toward settle a habit argument with cups rather than doctrine if that variable is causal.
Observed result: not tested on this exact setup yet.
Limitations: Water chemistry may change the result, so I would not generalize this to every city.
Commercial relationship: none.

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Controlled test
Direct recommendation: repeat the same recipe on a second day.
Applies to: Cliff Lantern 2025 Shui Xian / roasted oolong in a setup close to porcelain gaiwan.
Evidence: controlled side-by-side use under matched conditions.
Change: repeat the same recipe on a second day.
Expected effect: a repeated result should be easier to trust.
Observed result: full decant reduced cumulative bitterness by steep four.
Limitations: This may not transfer to a heavier roast or a very different vessel size.
Commercial relationship: none.

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