Ben, Not sure if there is something wrong with my wand. I think the thread is not great. But I had a hell of a time getting the stock tip off. Had to use my pliers and mangled the old tip. Now I can't get the new tip fully on. Really a pain in the behind. Every experience this? And if so, any advice?
Josh On Feb 8, 12:53 pm, Ben McCafferty <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm sure they do. Try Todd Salzman or Gary Salzman directly--especially > Todd tends to be pretty active on this list. [email protected] and > [email protected] > > Take care, > bmc > "Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel....." > > > From: Josh Heisler <[email protected]> > > Reply-To: <[email protected]> > > Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2009 07:57:18 -0800 (PST) > > To: Brewtus <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: New Brewtus III Steam Tip > > > Hi Ben, > > I've been reading your posts and I want to thank you for the excellent > > advise. I bought the 2 hole Isomac based on your advice from another > > thread and I'm waiting for that to come in the mail. But I'm > > interested in experimenting. I'm new to all of this. At the class I > > took I did pretty well in getting microfoam but it was on a very high > > end professional machine. I'm hoping I can do something approximating > > that. And I soon I hope to do the latte art. > > > Regarding the new expobar tip, you mention that you intend to try it. > > Do you have any idea if WLL sells it? I've yet to hear from them > > through email. Perhaps I should just give them a call. > > > Josh > > > On Feb 7, 10:21 am, Ben McCafferty <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hey Josh, > >> Just for clarification--the stock 2-hole tip is the one that I don't think > >> works well. The 1-hole is actually a very decent tip--balanced and a good > >> compromise between speed and fine foam. I've yet to try the new one, but > >> will do so soon. I think it's a 1-hole, and the difference is that it is > >> tapered to a point, which is supposed to introduce air more readily without > >> turbulence under the tip itself. > >> tx, > >> bmc > >> "Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel....." > > >>> From: mariowar <[email protected]> > >>> Reply-To: <[email protected]> > >>> Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2009 21:09:35 -0800 (PST) > >>> To: Brewtus <[email protected]> > >>> Subject: Re: New Brewtus III Steam Tip > > >>> Josh, I have no previous experience with older models. > > >>> The Brewtus lll comes with a new medium sized one hole tip which I > >>> found perfect to get microfoam every time. > > >>> I understand that Brewtus ll had a 2 hole one, therefore, you have > >>> nothing to lose trying this one. > > >>> On Feb 5, 5:08 pm, Josh Heisler <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> Hello, > >>>> I've been reading the discussions here on and off for a few months. I > >>>> bought my Brewtus II in Sept. Wish WLL had warned me that a new one > >>>> was coming out. Anyway I just took a class in milk steaming yesterday > >>>> and feel like I have a handle on microfrothing. But from what I've > >>>> read, particularly from Ben, the stock tip does not live up to the > >>>> task. I saw that someone asked about the new tip for the Brewtus III > >>>> on another thread but WLL's response was unreadable. And I emailed > >>>> them today but have yet to hear back. Can anyone speak from experience > >>>> if the new tip is an improvement? And how many holes does it have? > > >>>> What is the best tip I can get currently to microfroth? I read earlier > >>>> about some attachments. But would love to stick with something that is > >>>> easy to attach. > > >>>> Much appreciated, > > >>>> Josh --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
