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The strange thing about Hibrew's H13A test was that I couldn't find any other tests online. However, the 2-in-1 solutions equipped with a milk frother are especially interesting for those who take their coffee in the form of a milky drink rather than an espresso. This lever-operated coffee maker takes care of dosing and mixing for you, and features extras such as PID control, "double boiler" and temperature adjustment.
Hibrew H13A coffee maker and milk frother test - This is what the people need
The Hibrew H13A is a coffee machine that we haven't had before, since equipment for mixing milk drinks into coffee we haven't tested it yet. And it seems that no one else has skinned this machine yet, because specifically I couldn't find any tests about it, which is surprising, based on how many people take cappuccino, latte macchiato or other mixed drinks. I also drink coffee this way, which according to the hardcore faces is a mockery of coffee drinking, because in this way I have as much to do with the original taste of coffee as I do with basket weaving, that is, nothing. But most of us push it this way, we add sugar or its substitute - I use erythritol for example - or milk or milk-like drinks, such as rice, oat or coconut milk. Because 30% of the population is lactose intolerant and their number is increasing, which is why such saps are appearing more and more frequently.
The common feature of these is that they do not foam, like milk, so it is very difficult to make frothy milk drinks from them. So what is the solution? There are barista versions of the previous ones, which do, this is solved with some additional trick, and they also foam normally. Since I also suffer from the above problem, I started the Hibrew H13A test by saying I bought Joya and The Bridge barista products, lest you say: at RendeljKinait, the testing profession is in the hands of nobody.
I opened the box, you have to stand out from the usual packaging dotted with cool drawings on a red background. You will find quite a lot of parts in it, because you have to assemble the Hibrew H13A. There is a separate milk frother, plate, coffee machine, water tank, and a few other components, but this is not a big project, it will be done in 3 minutes. There is a great video on how to do this below.
A good tip: be sure to open the milk container, because there is an extra silicone tube in it, don't forget to take it out.
If everything is in place, you should also take a look at the accessories, since after all this is an espresso coffee machine with a lever, you can just add milk to the juice.
By definition, it comes with one 51 mm, a portafilter that does not contain too much material, but looks great, 2 pressure booster coffee pots, 1- and 2-dose, or the usual plastic tamper+dosing spoon combination. The latter would be the first thing I would buy a normal tamper instead, as it in this article I also wrote, because the stuff in the Hibrew H13A pack is the cheapest solution on the market. Buy a metal one instead, because it can be compressed normally.
The design of the Hibrew H13A is pleasant, dominated by stainless steel,
but obviously the tanks and one or two inserts are made of plastic. I like the look of it elegant, not so ordinary coffee maker, but it has a bit too much shiny surface. What bought it, however, are its buttons, this blue LED on a black background looks very nice, and it's a smart thing that it also indicates the statuses with color changes and flashing. For example, it is espresso blue, a doppio white, if it's in progress, it flashes, if it's ready, it lights up statically. It's a breeze and I never had to think about what was going on, a 10 from an ergonomic point of view. I think the size of the Hibrew H13A is fine, 390x160x315 mm, you can use the Hibrew H10A as a reference point, which is 260x230x320 mm, that is, the two are similar, but their shape is different. The reason for this is simple: a taller glass is needed to make milky drinks, which has to fit under the machine, and it does.
The front is dominated by the circular display and 4 buttons, the operation of which is quite self-explanatory:
- switching on and off
- espresso sphere: 1 or 2 pressures, depending on how many portions you want to make (espresso or doppio)
- cappuccino button: 1 or 2 presses, depending on how many portions you want to prepare (the cappuccino should be espresso or doppio-based), and after 3 seconds of pressing, milk foam is applied to the coffee
- latte making: 1 or 2 pressures, depending on how many portions you want to make (the latte should be based on espresso or doppio)
You can also influence the length of the drinks by pressing the given button longitudinally or by pressing the switches that light up in this case, you can see the result on the circular display. Also the coffee brewing temperature can be adjusted, but by no means the way I like it. If you press the espresso and cappuccino buttons at the same time for 5 seconds, a code will appear on the display, and the machine can be switched to low/middle/high brew mode by pressing the coffee buttons. What does this mean? Nothing in the world, since the manual doesn't say a word about how much is so much, so it is not possible to set, say, 92 degrees Celsius.
Source: Ranvee
Two things can be seen from this: the Hibrew H13A is more intended for amateurs,
on the other hand, the temperature is not so important when it comes to coffee - although I wouldn't call it unimportant - especially if warm milk and milk foam pour over it afterwards. H13A does not show pressure values, so this product is not for those who want to delve deeper into the process of making coffee, for them there is the Hibrew H10A and H10B. The manual is great though, if you scroll to the end of the section, there are small explanatory diagrams showing what to set and how, I would make this mandatory elsewhere as well.
Importantly, the Hibrew H13A expects ground coffee, so by all means it is worth buying a grinder, this task in this case is your own My Hibrew G3 conical grinder filled it. Wash the coffee maker fill the water and milk tanks, adjust the milk dispenser and the steam pipe with the rotary knob, and then the fun can begin. The sequence of the process is as follows: milk, milk foam, and then the machine pours the coffee over it. Let's see how this happens in practice!
The above question is usually answered by the price, it is absolutely certain that a machine under HUF 100 will not have two, but not even one aluminum or steel boiler, let alone copper.
I can mention the Gaggia Classic - you can see the inside here - as a highly recommended entry-level machine, it has 1 aluminum boiler and costs HUF 170 its price, so it is highly unlikely that the manufacturer would be so generous in the case of the Hibrew H13A that it would give two of the same one for 100 springs cheaper. Because even the manufacturer's website does not say exactly what the coffee maker contains, that's why I am guessing that there will be 2 thermo blocks in it, but then why is the solution dual?
Because in the case of espresso machines equipped with a simple thermo block - all cheap lever machines are like this - the heater must first heat up to 120-130 degrees Celsius to develop steam, then it should cool down approx. to 92 degrees Celsius, to be able to push hot water through the coffee cake and extract the flavors and aromas. Obviously, you can't produce milky drinks without the steam and water coming in at the same time, so a second thermo block was put in as well. The first serves coffee needs, and the second serves milk frothing. This is important to understand because there really is a coffee maker equipped with a dual boiler in the Hibrew range - the Hibrew H7A Barista Pro Dual Boiler - which we will be testing soon, but it is in a very different price range than the Hibrew H13A. In addition The device also received a PID controller, which you already know is that it maintains the heat much more evenly than plain thermostats, so this is the more demanding solution, and in principle it can be tuned, but obviously very few people - or no one - are willing to do this with such a civilian machine.
Let's go back to making coffee and take a look at the coffee baskets, which are double-bottomed, pressure-increasing pieces.
Another sign that the "Thirteen Passes" is not intended for professionals, because there is no non-pressurizing basket included in the package. However, it's easy to make good coffee with a nice crema, I even pulled down - in technical jargon for the sake of trolls: extracted - an espresso and a doppio, both of which turned out to be sufficiently tasty. With this, we can say that it brings the level of entry-level machines, milk drinks can come.
Since in the case of the Hibrew H13A, all you have to do is press buttons, so I made a cappuccino and a latte, which the texture and taste were especially pleasant. The steam pipe spits a little here as well, another proof of the thermo block, which is perfectly fine considering the price category.
Things get done quite quickly this way, thanks to the dual solution. I really enjoyed not having to shake the milk in the steel warmer, it doesn't splash back and forth if I hold it a little lower or higher, but the machine does everything at the push of a button. This it will be very convenient for average users, if they don't want to draw latte art shapes. Of course, this is also possible, as it can also make espresso and you can pour warm milk over it at any time, forming shapes.
It has one annoying thing, the small capacity, which means 0,7 liters.
Thus, 1 liter of milk does not fit in it, there is always 3 dl left, but that is not enough to top up. So it would have been better to have a 10 or 5 decis container, because that way I always had to pack boxes containing leftover milk. Then the question is, what happens if the milk in the container stands for 3 days in a kitchen at 30 degrees Celsius in the summer? I don't predict much good for him.
At the end of the article, it was revealed who the Hibrew H13A is really good for: hobbyists who don't want to fine-tune the processes, but want to increase the variance.
because you need a coffee grinder, like this the freedom of the production method remains. You could easily take one with you cooter, one french press or a dripper, for which you can adjust the grinding fineness, and then if you get bored with it all, you can return to the milk espresso line. There is no closed system, as with automatic machines, and it already does a lot of things for you. It is not for those who advocate "one-touch" coffee making, it is not a vending machine or a capsule. And those who like coffee mirrors, naked portafilters, and gramophones, and really want to delve into the hobby, will buy a Gaggia, Ranchilio or something similar with a boiler anyway, not this one.
Compared to these, Hibrew H13A is the golden mean,
almost everything can be made with it, which is a very good thing. I feel like I've arrived, I'd love to do something like this in my kitchen.
Summary
Hebrew H13A it's the machine that I think average people need. It does espresso, doppio, cappuccino, latte, so all kinds of milk drinks, all automatically. One of its shortcomings is that it is not possible to configure the process deeply enough, but the manufacturer does not promise this, the target audience will not be interested. It is less good that, for example only predefined values in relation to temperature there are, which seems a bit of a crappy solution at this level. Its quality and design are not bad and it basically works well, and it really knows what it promises. I think this machine is targeted at hobbyists who don't want to go too deep into the hobby, but like to try out different forms of production.
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