Still using it and it works beautifully. Grinder fits under counter. The funnel sits inside the collar of the Mazzer grinders. It is 58mm. See the u-tube presentation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_BEnIr07G4 On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 10:30 AM, Dennis Keating <[email protected] > wrote: > Hi Barry, Are you still useing the canning funnel on your grinder? Could > you tell me - does it fit on the outside of the grinder collar? Thanks, > Dennis > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Barry Luterman <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 21, 2009 12:13 PM > *Subject:* Re: Descaling and philosophy > > Ben I am on Oahu. Any chance you might be getting over here. Would love to > have you over and pull some shots for you. You really need to taste my home > roast. > > On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 9:03 AM, Ben McCafferty <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Cheers to that—glad the machine is back up! I've had to do some Aero >> Press lately also, and it just ain't the same (though it's a good cup of >> drip). Off to Maui Friday to escape the Seattle mid-winter blues. >> Someone's got to drink mai tais on the beach, and it may as well be me... >> >> Where in the world are you, anyway? >> >> bmc >> "Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel....." >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From: *Barry Luterman <[email protected]> >> *Reply-To: *<[email protected]> >> *Date: *Wed, 21 Jan 2009 08:19:43 -1000 >> *To: *<[email protected]> >> *Subject: *Re: Descaling and philosophy >> >> Things here are great now that my B1 is back up and running. Had 3 weeks >> down time. Moka pot coffee just did not compare to my espresso. WLL thought >> it was my controller that went out. It turned out to be a short in the >> temperature sensor wire. Back up and running and enjoying the best espresso >> west of the North West >> >> On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 8:08 AM, Ben McCafferty <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Barry's comments below pretty much take care of my comment in my other >> response on this topic on needing more water to flush out all the citric. >> Thanks Barry! How's it going mate? >> >> bmc >> "Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel....." >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From: *Barry Luterman <[email protected] <http://[email protected]> >> > >> >> *Reply-To: *<[email protected] <http://[email protected]> > >> >> *Date: *Wed, 21 Jan 2009 07:33:40 -1000 >> *To: *<[email protected] <http://[email protected]> > >> *Subject: *Re: Descaling and philosophy >> >> >> I descale twice a year and have been doing it with my B1 for 3 or 4 years >> now with no problem. I wrote up my procedure and it should be in the >> archives. The only change I have made is when I rinse the sour salt (Citric >> Acid) out. Now I drain the steam boiler three times ( 1 tank of water). then >> concentrate on the brew boiler. I put through 3 tanks of water through the >> brew boiler. I drain for 1 and a half minutes then let the pump rest a few >> minutes and continue for three tanks full >> >> On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 6:42 AM, Benoit <[email protected] < >> http://[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> >> Hi, >> >> I've been searching the posts to find good and valuable information >> about descaling the Brewtus. I found a lot of things but it seems >> there is no consensus yet on the subject. Is it that risky to descale? >> What is the best procedure? Can the pump hold the job on a regular >> basis? How many of you guys are doing it? >> >> I don't know anything about the specs of the tap water I fill my >> machine with every day. I wish I could just descale without wondering >> about doing it the right way. And avoid the whole "water-filtering- >> recharging-testing-worriying" cycle. >> >> I beleive that descaling is a necessary procedure when it comes to >> keep the machine healthy for a long time, and especially for the >> taste! I understand as well that the Brewtus is a case of exception >> because of the two boilers and it's tricky. >> >> And as the operation is not recommended by the company, I'm just >> conscious about the procedure itself, could we build a document about >> it? That would help a lot of users like me. >> >> If you descale your B on a regular basis, and succesfully, It would be >> great to hear your succes-stories! >> Or put the links to the posts about it (maybe I missed some of these) >> >> The expobar service (and speciality coffee machines in general) is >> close to nonexistent in Quebec, so this group is a great source of >> knowledge for me. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Benoit >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
