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Last night I was up in Edinburgh installing what I think is the first Synesso Hydra in the UK up in Kilimanjaro Coffee in Edinburgh. Kilimanjaro is run by Jonathan Sharp, current Scottish Barista Champ. (Kristen, who came 2nd, is from sister cafe Wellington Coffee).

I am sure most of you reading this blog will know about the Hydra, but for those that don’t it is very similar to a traditional Synesso Cyncra except that it has a pump per group and independent brew lines running throughout the machine.

You can see each group has its own pump pressure gauge. This means that you can manually pre-infuse a group with the others running, and you see less impact on the brew pressure when another group is engaged. I suppose the big advantage is a combination of consistency and a reduction in things to worry about – which is really what the best equipment is designed to give you.

The “christening” shot.

The Wellington Synesso.

Jonathan’s new cafe – called Press Coffee – is still under wraps but is opening very soon and I can’t wait to visit! (Yes, that is a blurry 2 group Cyncra you can see wonderfully lit up)

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[...] machine in Ninth Street’s case is a Synesso (a Cyncra and not the groovy new Hydra) from which the barista pulled a tasty shot of Hair Bender, but one less impressive than I was [...]

Man Seeking Coffee » Ninth…Er…Tenth Street Espresso added these pithy words on Feb 02 10 at 7:12 pm

These guys must have some serious money to play with considering the dollar exchange rate at the moment. Amazing machines though, saw one last year. If you want the best, this is it!