Thanks for this! Just to confirm... "The portafilter is sold with one triple LaMarzocco-style basket (made by a third party)."
That's a ridgeless portafilter? Thanks, David On Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 12:12 AM, Brewtus Maximus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "I suspect that there are other naked portafilters that would work on > a Brewtus II and accept a triple basket." > > Good suspicion! > > Just buying a triple basket won't cut it for Brewtus! > > You need an appropriate (deeper) portafilter to hold it. > > Since you need a new portafilter anyway, why don't you get yourself a > Naked instead of a conventional one? That way you can start > troubleshooting your espresso making and hopefully learn from your > mistakes. > > After a long search of options and places, the best place I found was > "ChrisCoffee.com". > I bought the Rancilio Naked Portafilter -US$57. It is heavier then > the original Brewtus portafilter and has a beautiful and soft (meaning > safe) aftermarket cut (Chris sends them out to a machinist). > The portafilter is sold with one triple LaMarzocco-style basket (made > by a third party). > > Here is the link: > http://www.chriscoffee.com/products/home/espressoaccs/bottomlessportafilter > > While you are at it, buy yourself a couple more triple baskets. That > way you don't need to dry a single basket to make 2-3-4 coffees in a > row. You will have a new one -squeaky dry and hot waiting on the cup > warmer for every shot you pull. Translation –less chance of side-wall > channeling. > > If you don't have an Espro "clickable" tamper you can get it with the > same order –all while saving on shipping. > > A note about the Rancilio bottomless portafilter. It does not lock > all the way to 7 o'clock like the original Brewtus. It stops a little > short of that position because of the slightly thicker locking > "ears". It is a perfect and solid (safe) fit, though, (without > replacing the grouphead gasket with a thinner one). I have been using > it for months. And I still use the original portafilter for > backflushing only. > > Another tip –make sure you remove the spring from your new bottomless > portafilter. Snapping the basket in it will disturb the side seal and > we have all tasted the bitter results of this. > > Another good place for LM-style triple baskets is > "EspressoParts.com". Their Rancilio bottomless portafilter was more > expensive, though. > > I hope this helps. > > Good luck, > > Brewtus Maximus > > > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] (646) 244 9910 http://hello.typepad.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
