Gaggiuino: Was it worth the effort?

Was it worth it to go through all the time and effort to install the Gaggiuino mod on my Gaggia Classic Pro RI9380?

TLDR
- Brain Analogy
- Reactive Pressure Control
- Menu Walkthrough
- Conclusion: 100% worth it

Watch the video to learn more!

[AndyPanda]

I installed a dimmer on my Gaggia Classic many years ago and have been enjoying flow control all this time. I tried sharing the idea in the online forums back then but people argued that it wouldn't work and would ruin the pump. Really interesting to see that it's now a thing 🤣 My older Classic has an easily adjustable OPV so no need to change springs. In addition to a PID on the boiler, I also use a second thermocouple to monitor the group head temp and that really helps to know when the temp has fully recovered/stabilized and ready for pulling a second shot. Interesting to see how Gaggia modding has evolved!

[alant]

I recently bought a used classic with the intention to mod, so this is immensely informative. Thank you

[gero]

Dude, as always, INCREDIBLE work! Thanks so much for this!

[timgagnon]

Keep these coming Rj, I'm on the journey of implementing Gaggiuino and find this content invaluable!

[crayjoker]

Cool!!
I like to see the whole uncut process of daily coffee making, steaming and cleaning of gaggiuino

[thomascee]

Ha ha THIS was the video nobody has posted!! Thanks so much!

[petercox]

Just bought the gaggia pro and will definitely go the Gaggiuino. Your build and review videos are incredible helpful, much apprciated. I want to implement the stm32 so looking forward to your upcoming video.

[ryanrichardson]

Glad to hear its as good as you expected! Will doing the gaggiuino mod soon👌

[showmak]

I don't understand the two dislikes! Well done my friend, I can't wait to modify mine.

[davethetaswegian]

Thanks for the update. I have tricked out my Classic Pro with all the usual suspects, baskets, screen, OPV spring, PID, etc. Next stage will be something like this.

[colbybader]

Great video, about to take on this project myself!

[TheFogmist]

Fantastic video, thanks for the update. Waiting for my parts to arrive!

[catalinmihai]

Very clever guys! I'm definitely trying to do that! Congratulations and greetings from Romania!

[CH-ypby]

Depends if you enjoy completely automating the machine, some people like the hands on nature of having all the mods you did on your previous machine which allows you to do everything the Gaggiuino does except read a graph, one thing you did not cover is how it manages the steam wand that would be interesting to know.

[robinalltheway]

Terrific video. Really informative and helpful in deciding wether I'll go for this adventure myself. (I will, btw)

On a side note: are you an alternate universe KassemG?

[jfb]

the sanremo you can do that stuff too but its like more than twice as expensive as the decent even. gaggiunio is so cool great machine.

[paskoh]

Would be awesome to compare how close the extractions taste is to the descent with equivalent profiles

[rsfelipe]

Take a look at the Kafmassimo One machine!

[OsvaldIvarsson]

Awesome video! This makes me consider buying a Gaggia and doing the Gaggiuino mod :)

[Christusolus]

It would be cool that with this mod you can potentially add a dual boiler. That would be the ultimate setup for me.