Evaluation of the Lelit Bianca V3 coffee machine

This test machine is the Lelit Bianca V3 and the grinder William, this is a new coffee machine on the market, I have been using it for more than 3 months, now I would like to give you a review, and tell you about my use in the past few months.

Low flow mode and variable voltage function

First, let's look at the coffee machine. If you are struggling to buy V2 or V3, please do not hesitate to buy V3 budget enough directly. Don't ask why, ask the low traffic pattern.

Low flow mode pre-soak

The low-flow mode is an updated function of V3 version, and I think it is the most recommended function for you to use, which can bring optimization to coffee extraction.

In the low-flow mode, the machine can set two pressures for extraction, which are 4bar at low pressure and 9bar at high pressure. The machine can perform 4bar pre-immersion and then 9bar formal extraction. If it is found that the flow rate in the back section of extraction is too fast, we can also reduce back to 4bar to stabilize the powder state and reduce the channel effect.

As we have shared before, using the pre-soaking technique allows us to extract the coffee with a finer degree of grinding to achieve a more uniform extraction effect.

The extracted coffee will have a higher concentration, sweetness and cleanliness. If you haven't realized the power of pre-immersion extraction, you can check out our previous two installments devoted to pre-immersion, which will be of some help to your extraction.

Therefore, I think LELit engineers should have a deep understanding of Italian extraction to add such a practical function to the machine.

To say that this function is not perfect, that is, must be preset before the extraction of pressure change time point, if you can in the extraction process of real-time pressurization or decompression, it is in the ten thousand yuan machine can be called the monster in the monster.

Hand dial variable pressure

We can also adjust the extraction flow rate in real time and change the pressure at the same time by the lever above the boiling head. Although the manual lever is not as stable as the machine lift pressure, but the playability is also full.

This lever is arguably LELit's most iconic design. With full flow, the V3 has a low pressure flow rate of 50g every 10 seconds and a high pressure flow rate of 70g every 10 seconds.

Steam system

Steam boiler capacity in 1.5L, can be adjusted through the boiler temperature steam size, two hole steam is very easy to kill, compared with the large commercial machine that strong steam, LELit this kill time is longer, but out of the milk foam will be more dense and very smooth, the only drawback is that there will be a little delay when closing. (P.S. 2 hole steam nozzle can be replaced with 4 holes)

Pre-soak function

In terms of other functions, the machine also has an ordinary pre-soaking mode. Water is injected first under a constant state of 9bar, then water is stopped for pre-soaking, and then water is injected for extraction.

There's also a lot of freedom to set the first fill time and the pre-soak time, but with the low flow mode, I don't need to use the pre-soak.

appearance

In terms of appearance, the Lelit V3 follows the past appearance, stainless steel with wood accessories, the whole machine is small but very solid workmanship.

In addition, Lelit's patented handle is also my favorite. It can be directly placed on the desktop, and the diverter nozzle will not directly touch the desktop, so that we can better maintain the level of the filling pressure.

The powder bowl is matched with IMS14-18G powder bowl. For my personal use, this powder bowl is filled with 17-18g coffee powder in deep roasting, and can be filled with 19-20g coffee powder in light roasting.

As for the difference between different powder bowls, if you are interested, I can talk later.

‍William PL72-P bean grinder

In terms of the grinder, William uses 64mm flat knife pan, which is my preferred choice when making medium and light roasted coffee. Because it is easier to increase the extraction rate and make the coffee flavor and sweet feeling. Especially when we make milk coffee, the high extraction rate and obvious flavor characteristics can be well balanced with the taste of milk and not be crushed by the milk. The powder outlet of the bean mill can adjust the height and Angle of the handle, and the time can be adjusted to quantitatively produce the powder or manually control the powder. William and V3 make a combination, which is quite suitable for use in stores or at home.

conclusion

Overall, after a few months of use, the LELIT V3 feels like a very solid machine, though it sounds like I approve of all but a few minor flaws.

We look back at the same price of the machine, this machine is indeed very sincere. What you can get is a stable and highly open extraction function, and the most important is the continuous flow of low-pressure pre-soaking function, which is rare in the middle price coffee machine, this is very cost-effective.

V3 combined with the bean grinder William, this combination has been able to cope with the production of small and medium-sized cafes and daily coffee market, I believe for the vast majority of enthusiasts and deep gamers, basically can extract to play out the flower.