Weber Workshops MOONRAKER Ultra WDT - A declaration of love for the art of espresso

Perfectly calculated spirographic movement for flawless powder homogenization; The art of espresso puck preparation combined with the technology of a Swiss watch. The MOONRAKER® rewrites the book on WDT and espresso puck making as we know it.

The MOONRAKER is made of all premium materials. The housing is made of machined and anodized aviation-grade aluminum combined with machined and polished stainless steel. All needles are made of medical grade stainless steel and wrapped with copper alloy springs. The ULTRA edition uses a solid brass movement (gears), while the STANDARD edition is made from an anti-static, fiberglass reinforced and food-safe polymer. Both editions use embedded neodymium magnets to hold the needles, which also allows for quick replacement. The top is made of chemically reinforced and back-printed glass, so you can look directly into the MOONRAKER and watch the magic happen.

The Weiss Distribution Technique (or WDT) has been documented on the online coffee forum home-barista.com since 2006 as a method that uses needles to break up lumps and achieve perfect "puck preparation." The MOONRAKER takes this concept and mechanizes it with a calculated and calibrated spirographic movement to ensure perfect homogeneity. While other WDT tools create endless trenches along the same path, MOONRAKER's patent-pending mechanism provides endless randomization and homogenization of the coffee bed. There is no better way to prepare for tamping.

compatibility

The MOONRAKER is designed for optimal compatibility with Weber Workshops Unifilter and Unibasket products. It works equally effectively on most standard 58mm portafilter baskets with rounded or rolled lips, but not those with flat (90 degree) shoulders.

Although it is optimized for baskets weighing 18 to 22 g, larger and smaller baskets can be adjusted by shortening the length of the included replacement needles.

Technical details

Size: 75mm diameter x 65mm height (2.9" x 2.55")

Weight: 300g (STANDARD), 405g (ULTRA)

Material (housing): 304 stainless steel, anodized aluminum, chemically tempered glass.

Material (Needles): 316 stainless steel with Cu springs.

Material (base): Anodized aluminum with microfiber base.

Included in the package

A MOONRAKER pre-loaded with 10 needles

A caddy, solid machined and anodized aluminum.

20 replacement needles (mixture of long and short)

A coffee brush

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