P.S. If you ever have a tip that's a little stuck, use one of those rubber jar gripper thingies (technical term, that). And if you have to use pliers, put a couple of layers of the jar thingie between the pliers and the tip to keep from marring it.
bmc "Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel....." > From: Josh Heisler <[email protected]> > Reply-To: <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:06:31 -0800 (PST) > To: Brewtus <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: New Brewtus III Steam Tip > > > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
