Hi Dennis The holes are pretty small, there is a pic of the one I use at http://www.wholelattelove.com/WholeLatteLove/3hole_steamtip.cfm
JohnB On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 5:25 PM, Dennis Keating <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > John, I bought a three hole tip w/adapter for a Silvia from WLL.(adapter > not used) It is quite large. Is this the one you refer to? Can you steam > about 3-4 oz milk sucessfully? Dennis > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* John Brinkman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Thursday, November 06, 2008 10:24 PM > *Subject:* Re: Has anyone had microfoam success with the Brewtus II's > two-hole wand? > > Once you have the adapter you are able to fit most 10mm steam tips to the > Brewtus Cool wand arm :-). I have tried out a few and am always keen to try > out new ones. > > I tried out the 2 hole Isomac tip from CC and found it dead easy to make > microfoam with but a bit slow for my liking. I then switched to a 3-hole > Rancilio Silvia tip which I found to be a little more tricky but a whole > load faster (I did timing in a previous email to the list). I am currently > using a 5-hole tip from a Reneka which is very fast (about the same speed as > the Std 2-hole tip) but still able to produce micro-foam with some practice > N.B. I have closed of the central hole on this tip so it is now a 4-hole tip > and the thread is different to the adapter thread so once you have it onto > the tip it aint coming off again :-). Don;t know if I would buy another > Reneka tip as it was quite expensive. > > I am keen to try a La Marzocco tip to see if the Bretwus has enough steam > to run it. I have found that it is difficult to micro-foam if the boiler > pressure drops below +-.8bar so too many big holes seem to be a problem. I > reckon a 4-hole tip with small holes would be ideal, would like to be able > to find something that fits a bit better than the Reneka tip. > > JohnB > > > On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 5:29 PM, Ben McCafferty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> You need the adapter from Chris. You can also get the isomac small 2-hole >> tip from Chris, which almost identical to the Gold Pro, and then you don't >> have to pay the setup fee at 1st Line. Search "tip experiment" in the >> archives for more info on all this. >> tx, >> bmc >> "Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel....." >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From: *Ray Sachs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> *Reply-To: *<[email protected]> >> *Date: *Thu, 6 Nov 2008 10:04:27 -0500 >> *To: *<[email protected]> >> *Subject: *Re: Has anyone had microfoam success with the Brewtus II's >> two-hole wand? >> >> For those using the goldpro tip on a Bretus II, did you have to buy the >> little female to male adapter? Or is there a new version of the tip that >> works with the Brewtus II directly. The on I saw on 1st line has a female >> end, but I saw an adapter at ChrisCoffee that looks like it would work. >> >> -Ray >> >> On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 8:37 PM, Kirk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> I have been using the goldpro tip and it is unreal how easy it is to >> make microfoam. Better than the 1hole Brewt tip by far. If you live in >> Canada like me it is a gong show to try to get one but well worth the >> trouble. As far as the two hole tip it is almost imposible to get foam >> unless you are doing larger amounts of milk(10+oz)...it just happens >> to quick otherwise. Good luck >> Kirk >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Brewtus" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
