adampetrovic/00-brewbyweight-update.md

## 00-brewbyweight-update.md

      
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    ⚠️ Update 2025-09-15: La Marzocco API Access Changes

Hi everyone,
With the recent changes La Marzocco has made to their firmware and connectivity, the approach used in this integration is no longer feasible.
Specifically:

Local websocket access has been removed.
Third-party API integrations are now being actively blocked.

This means that many of the automations and workflows you’ve been able to build with this tool—and projects like it—are now broken or will stop working soon.
For years, the openness of La Marzocco machines allowed power users and hobbyists to create integrations that went beyond the official LM app:

Brew-by-weight workflows
Smart scale tareing and usage tracking
Flexible automations through platforms like Home Assistant

These contributions were the reason many of us became La Marzocco’s loudest advocates. We invested heavily in their machines because we could extend them, automate them, and share that passion with others.
Unfortunately, La Marzocco’s current direction is user-hostile: instead of supporting openness, they’re shutting it down.
A community petition has been launched to push back against this change: https://www.change.org/p/keep-la-marzoccothird-party-api-access-open
If you care about keeping these integrations alive, please sign and share. Numbers matter here, and showing La Marzocco that this isn’t just a handful of power users but a passionate community could make a real difference.
– Adam

  
## 01 - Homebrew By Weight.md

      
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    This is my 'homebrew' version of the brew-by-weight functionality that comes with a Linea Mini plus the LaMarzocco + Acaia proprietary scales. Given I have a Micra, this functionality isn't supported out of the box.
It uses:

ESPHome to connect to my Acaia Lunar scales over Bluetooth using a forked version of https://github.com/open-lcc/esphome-acaia-component (my forked version fixes the flow calculation)
The LaMarzocco custom HomeAssistant integration: https://github.com/zweckj/lamarzocco

How it works:


input_number.coffee_target_weight: used to set the desired weight
input_number.coffee_drip_duration: used to estimate how long (in secs) the coffee continues to drip after the pump is stopped.


Turn on the scales and wait for the connected symbol to show on the scales (next to the timer).
Start the shot. Homeassistant will tare the scales automatically and start the timer on the scales.
Once the shot timer reaches 10 seconds, the brew-by-weight automation should trigger
The automation continues to monitor the current weight and flow rate from the scales, continually updating the coffee_estimated_drip_weight template sensor.
Once the current weight reaches the threshold of (current_weight + coffee_estimated_drip_weight >= target_weight) it turns off the machine (only way to stop the pump) and turns it back on.

Adjust the input_number.coffee_drip_duration over time to get more accurate.

  
## 02-esphome.yaml
external_components:
  - source:
      type: git
      url: https://github.com/adampetrovic/esphome-acaia-component
      ref: log_flow
    refresh: 0s

esphome:
  name: coffee-controller
  friendly_name: coffee-controller

esp32:
  board: esp32-s3-devkitc-1
  framework:
    type: arduino

logger:
  level: DEBUG

api:

ota:

wifi:
  ssid: !secret wifi_ssid
  password: !secret wifi_password

  ap:
    ssid: "Coffee-Controller"
    password: "password"

bluetooth_proxy:
  active: True

esp32_ble_tracker:

ble_client:
  - mac_address: <mac address of your scales>
    id: acaia_client

acaia:
  ble_client_id: acaia_client
  id: acaia_1


binary_sensor:
  - platform: acaia
    connected:
      name: Acaia Connected
      id: acaia_connected

sensor:
  - platform: acaia
    weight:
      id: scale_sens
      name: Scale weight
      accuracy_decimals: 1
      unit_of_measurement: g
      filters:
        - lambda: return x * 1000;
    flow:
      name: Scale flow
      id: flow_sens

button:
  - platform: template
    name: Tare Scales
    id: scale_tare
    icon: "mdi:scale"
    on_press:
      - acaia.tare: acaia_1
  - platform: template
    name: Start Timer
    id: start_timer
    icon: "mdi:timer-outline"
    on_press:
      - acaia.start_timer: acaia_1
  - platform: template
    name: Stop Timer
    id: stop_timer
    icon: "mdi:timer-outline"
    on_press:
      - acaia.stop_timer: acaia_1
  - platform: template
    name: Reset Timer
    id: reset_timer
    icon: "mdi:timer-outline"
    on_press:
      - acaia.reset_timer: acaia_1

## 03-automations.yaml
input_number:
  coffee_target_weight:
    name: Coffee Target Weight
    unit_of_measurement: g
    initial: 42
    min: 10
    max: 60
    step: 1

  coffee_drip_duration:
    name: Coffee Drip Duration
    unit_of_measurement: s
    initial: 2.5
    min: 0
    max: 10
    step: 0.1

sensor:
  - platform: template
    sensors:
      coffee_estimated_drip_weight:
        unique_id: coffee_estimated_drip_weight
        friendly_name: Coffee Post-Shot Drip Weight
        unit_of_measurement: "g"
        availability_template: "{{ states('sensor.coffee_controller_scale_flow') | float > 0 }}"
        value_template: >
          {{ (states('input_number.coffee_drip_duration') | float * states('sensor.coffee_controller_scale_flow') | float) | round(2) }}

automation:
  - id: start_shot_setup_scales
    alias: "[Coffee] Setup scales on shot start"
    mode: single
    trigger:
      - platform: state
        entity_id: binary_sensor.micra_brewing_active
        to: "on"
    condition:
      - "{{ is_state('binary_sensor.coffee_controller_acaia_connected', 'on') }}"
    action:
      - service: button.press
        target:
          entity_id: button.coffee_controller_reset_timer
      - service: button.press
        target:
          entity_id: button.coffee_controller_start_timer
      - service: button.press
        target:
          entity_id: button.coffee_controller_tare_scales

  - id: stop_shot_setup_scales
    alias: "[Coffee] Stop scales on target weight"
    mode: single
    trigger:
      - platform: template
        value_template: "{{ states('sensor.coffee_controller_scale_weight') | float >= states('input_number.coffee_target_weight') | float }}"
    condition:
      - "{{ states('sensor.micra_shot_timer') | float >= 10 }}"
    action:
      - service: button.press
        target:
          entity_id: button.coffee_controller_stop_timer

  - id: brew_by_weight
    alias: "[Coffee] Brew by Weight"
    mode: single
    trigger:
      # make sure we're actually brewing a valid shot
      - platform: template
        value_template: "{{ states('sensor.micra_shot_timer') | float >= 10 }}"
    condition:
      - "{{ is_state('binary_sensor.coffee_controller_acaia_connected', 'on') }}"
    action:
      - wait_template: "{{ states('sensor.coffee_controller_scale_flow') | float > 0 }}"
        timeout:
          seconds: 5
        continue_on_timeout: false
      - repeat:
          # stop when actual_weight >= target_weight - estimated_drip_weight
          # estimated_drip_weight is calculated above
          until: "{{ (states('sensor.coffee_controller_scale_weight') | float >= (states('input_number.coffee_target_weight') | float - states('sensor.coffee_estimated_drip_weight') | float))}}"
          sequence:
            - delay:
                milliseconds: 100
      - service: switch.turn_off
        target:
          entity_id: switch.coffee_machine
      - delay:
          seconds: 2
      - service: switch.turn_on
        target:
          entity_id: switch.coffee_machine
	external_components:
	- source:
	type: git
	url: https://github.com/adampetrovic/esphome-acaia-component
	ref: log_flow
	refresh: 0s

	esphome:
	name: coffee-controller
	friendly_name: coffee-controller

	esp32:
	board: esp32-s3-devkitc-1
	framework:
	type: arduino

	logger:
	level: DEBUG

	api:

	ota:

	wifi:
	ssid: !secret wifi_ssid
	password: !secret wifi_password

	ap:
	ssid: "Coffee-Controller"
	password: "password"

	bluetooth_proxy:
	active: True

	esp32_ble_tracker:

	ble_client:
	- mac_address: <mac address of your scales>
	id: acaia_client

	acaia:
	ble_client_id: acaia_client
	id: acaia_1


	binary_sensor:
	- platform: acaia
	connected:
	name: Acaia Connected
	id: acaia_connected

	sensor:
	- platform: acaia
	weight:
	id: scale_sens
	name: Scale weight
	accuracy_decimals: 1
	unit_of_measurement: g
	filters:
	- lambda: return x * 1000;
	flow:
	name: Scale flow
	id: flow_sens

	button:
	- platform: template
	name: Tare Scales
	id: scale_tare
	icon: "mdi:scale"
	on_press:
	- acaia.tare: acaia_1
	- platform: template
	name: Start Timer
	id: start_timer
	icon: "mdi:timer-outline"
	on_press:
	- acaia.start_timer: acaia_1
	- platform: template
	name: Stop Timer
	id: stop_timer
	icon: "mdi:timer-outline"
	on_press:
	- acaia.stop_timer: acaia_1
	- platform: template
	name: Reset Timer
	id: reset_timer
	icon: "mdi:timer-outline"
	on_press:
	- acaia.reset_timer: acaia_1
	input_number:
	coffee_target_weight:
	name: Coffee Target Weight
	unit_of_measurement: g
	initial: 42
	min: 10
	max: 60
	step: 1

	coffee_drip_duration:
	name: Coffee Drip Duration
	unit_of_measurement: s
	initial: 2.5
	min: 0
	max: 10
	step: 0.1

	sensor:
	- platform: template
	sensors:
	coffee_estimated_drip_weight:
	unique_id: coffee_estimated_drip_weight
	friendly_name: Coffee Post-Shot Drip Weight
	unit_of_measurement: "g"
	availability_template: "{{ states('sensor.coffee_controller_scale_flow') \| float > 0 }}"
	value_template: >
	{{ (states('input_number.coffee_drip_duration') \| float * states('sensor.coffee_controller_scale_flow') \| float) \| round(2) }}

	automation:
	- id: start_shot_setup_scales
	alias: "[Coffee] Setup scales on shot start"
	mode: single
	trigger:
	- platform: state
	entity_id: binary_sensor.micra_brewing_active
	to: "on"
	condition:
	- "{{ is_state('binary_sensor.coffee_controller_acaia_connected', 'on') }}"
	action:
	- service: button.press
	target:
	entity_id: button.coffee_controller_reset_timer
	- service: button.press
	target:
	entity_id: button.coffee_controller_start_timer
	- service: button.press
	target:
	entity_id: button.coffee_controller_tare_scales

	- id: stop_shot_setup_scales
	alias: "[Coffee] Stop scales on target weight"
	mode: single
	trigger:
	- platform: template
	value_template: "{{ states('sensor.coffee_controller_scale_weight') \| float >= states('input_number.coffee_target_weight') \| float }}"
	condition:
	- "{{ states('sensor.micra_shot_timer') \| float >= 10 }}"
	action:
	- service: button.press
	target:
	entity_id: button.coffee_controller_stop_timer

	- id: brew_by_weight
	alias: "[Coffee] Brew by Weight"
	mode: single
	trigger:
	# make sure we're actually brewing a valid shot
	- platform: template
	value_template: "{{ states('sensor.micra_shot_timer') \| float >= 10 }}"
	condition:
	- "{{ is_state('binary_sensor.coffee_controller_acaia_connected', 'on') }}"
	action:
	- wait_template: "{{ states('sensor.coffee_controller_scale_flow') \| float > 0 }}"
	timeout:
	seconds: 5
	continue_on_timeout: false
	- repeat:
	# stop when actual_weight >= target_weight - estimated_drip_weight
	# estimated_drip_weight is calculated above
	until: "{{ (states('sensor.coffee_controller_scale_weight') \| float >= (states('input_number.coffee_target_weight') \| float - states('sensor.coffee_estimated_drip_weight') \| float))}}"
	sequence:
	- delay:
	milliseconds: 100
	- service: switch.turn_off
	target:
	entity_id: switch.coffee_machine
	- delay:
	seconds: 2
	- service: switch.turn_on
	target:
	entity_id: switch.coffee_machine