Liberia has a nifty little bean swap system that removes hoppers full of beans in a second, swapping without minimal fuss and mixing of beans. This works like this: Turn the BeanHopper to the unlocked position and the Rivelia screen will ask what you want to do with excessive beanage.
You can get a mini drink from the excess or ask Liberia to ask you to avoid your small bean problems, invisible vision, questions. Then, simply replace one color-coded bean hopper with the other, and here I drink a cafe instead of the morning rocket fuel.
Bean Swap is a simple and clever solution to the exciting problems that have been having Bean-to-Cup machines from the beginning. It also shows the overall thoughtfulness of this device.
Easy button press customization
Everything is going well with the beans exchange, but what about coffee? The answer is not easy. Beans to cup machines, and other de’longhi models, like Riveria Magnifica Evo ($650) and Dynamica ($1,300)applies the same amount of pressure as a traditional espresso machine. However, they also tend to grind a little more finely than espresso made with pressurized portafilters.
This coarse grinding makes the resulting cup less likely to become extremely acidic or deeply acidic, but not intense. It has a smooth cup and some edges shaved. It’s perfect for those who want to ensure a bubbled cappuccino without pressing the button and looking at the pressure gauge or losing the shot completely.
Photo: Matthew Korfhage
As such, Liberia cannot rival the more difficult and troublesome portafilter machines. But it makes a cup as good as the cup maker from the beans I tried. The machine can be programmed with up to six different bean profiles. If you want to add a new bean, the machine will pass the pace.
