Hands Free Setup - Rocket Bicocca and Mahlkonig E64 WS Combo

The setup that dials itself in

Every step in espresso where a human has to be accurate before coffee is a step that can go wrong. This pairing removes most of them. The Mahlkönig E64 WS weighs each dose on an integrated load cell instead of running a timer, reads the actual burr gap in micrometers so a recipe can be written down and returned to, and — connected to the Sync App — adjusts its own settings from real extraction data when a shot runs fast or slow. The Rocket Bicocca holds brew and steam in two independent boilers, so nothing has to be waited for. You set the recipe once. After that the equipment repeats it.

Grind-by-Sync, in plain terms

Dialling in is the part of espresso that puts people off: you change the grind, pull a shot, taste it, guess, change it again. The E64 WS shortens that loop. Grind-by-weight means the dose is never the variable. Disc Distance Detection means the grind setting is a number you can record rather than a mark on a dial. And the Sync App closes the loop entirely — feed it what the shot actually did, and the grinder corrects itself. It is the closest thing to automation that exists in home espresso.

Why dual boilers finish the job

A machine with one boiler makes you wait: shot, switch, wait, steam. Two independent boilers mean brew temperature and steam pressure are both held at the same time, so a flat white takes as long as it takes to make, not as long as the machine takes to catch up. On the Bicocca that sits behind Rocket's current cylindrical group head, built for thermal stability across a run of drinks rather than a single showpiece shot.

What comes in the box

• Rocket Bicocca espresso machine
• Mahlkönig E64 WS Grind-by-Sync coffee grinder — Black or White
• Timemore BlackMirror Basic 2+ espresso scale — for checking yield in the cup
• 600 ml stainless steel milk pitcher
• Corner tamping mat
• Round knockbox

Why buy it as a set

Bought together the set costs less than the parts do separately, and it arrives as one system rather than three deliveries you have to make agree with each other. Free nationwide delivery in South Africa, a 12-month warranty on both machine and grinder, and WhatsApp support from us to set your first recipe.