Lelit Bianca V3 Coffee Machine PL162T

Let’s be upfront about this one. The Bianca is Lelit’s top of the range home machine, and its standout feature is a small wooden lever on top that lets you control the water flow by hand while your coffee brews. That’s a genuinely advanced feature, the kind of thing a barista uses to fine tune a shot once they already know what they’re chasing.

If you’re still learning, you won’t need to touch that lever for a while, and that’s completely fine. Leave it where the machine sets it, and the Bianca brews excellent coffee on its own, thanks to the same two boiler setup as the Elizabeth (one for coffee, one for steam, so both run at once) plus its own temperature control for each. The lever is there for later, once you’ve got a few months of pulling shots behind you and want to start experimenting with how a shot tastes when you slow down the water at the start, or ease off it at the end.

Where it earns its price for a learner is everything around that lever. It won’t let your coffee run out mid shot if the water tank runs low, it tracks your pour so your dose is repeatable, and you can plug it in to update its software rather than replacing the machine down the track. It’s built to be the last machine you buy, not just the next one.

If you know you want to get properly into this hobby and don’t want to upgrade again in two years, this is worth the conversation. Come see it and pull a shot in our Keswick showroom, and we’ll be straight with you about whether it’s the right starting point or whether the Elizabeth or Mara X makes more sense while you’re still learning. It’s backed by our own authorised Lelit repair and warranty service, right here in Adelaide, and buying it from us includes a 2 year warranty with labour included.

Why choose Lelit Bianca V3 Coffee Machine PL162T:

Dual Boiler: Brew and Steam at the Same Time Two separate boilers, one for coffee and one for steam, each with their own temperature control, just like the Elizabeth. Neither job waits on the other.

Manual Flow Control Paddle A small wooden lever on the group head lets you control water flow by hand as the shot runs, the kind of control normally found only on machines costing far more. You won’t need it for a while if you’re still learning, the Bianca brews excellent coffee with it left alone.

Electronic Flow Control The same kind of control as the paddle, but programmable through settings instead of by hand, for pre-infusion or easing off at the end of a shot.

Built In Flow Meter Tracks how much water passes through each shot, so a good result is something you can repeat rather than something that happens by chance.

Reserve Mode If the water tank runs low mid shot, the Bianca automatically falls back to keep your coffee from being interrupted, rather than leaving you with a ruined extraction.

USB-C Firmware Updates Plug it in to update its software as Lelit release improvements, rather than the machine going out of date.

2 Year Warranty, Labour Included Buy it from Coffee Complex and it comes with a 2 year warranty, labour included at no extra cost, backed by our own authorised Lelit repair and warranty service here in Adelaide.

Model: PL162T (V3)

Boiler type: Dual boiler (separate boiler for coffee and for steam), each with its own temperature control

Warm up time: Approximately 20 to 25 minutes from cold start

Construction: Stainless steel and brass, made in Italy

Water supply: Removable tank, or can be permanently plumbed in