WLL -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bobcat Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 11:24 AM To: Brewtus Subject: Re: Another steam tip
I just ordered the 2 hole Isomac and the 4-small-hole Vivaldi from Chris' Coffee. Loking forward to trying both, but I'd still like to get one of the single hole tapered body tips linked by the original poster. Can anybody point me in the right direction? On Oct 27, 2:21 am, Benjamin McCafferty <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, that tip is the right idea. I have the one in the link below, > but unfortunately the holes are bigger than advertised and too large > for good performance on the B2. It's not bad, but not the "perfect" > tip. So far the 2-hole isomac is my daily driver, and the one-hole > Brewtus is a close second. > > tx, > bmc > > On Oct 26, 2009, at 7:00 PM, rutnip wrote: > > > > > > > Nice international border symmetry! The reason that I was looking > >at this tip in the first place is that 1st-Line (Gold Pro) will not > >ship to Canada. I will look for the 2-hole Isomac. > > Benjamin, is this: > >http://www.chriscoffee.com/products/home/repairpartssection3/new4hole... > > what you are looking for? > > > On Oct 26, 6:26 pm, Benjamin McCafferty <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Sigh. Shaun always makes me feel like the Grasshopper. I can pour > >> a really nice 6 ounce latte, but I only aspire to something that small. > > >> Anyway. I use the 2-hole isomac (small holes) and Shaun uses the > >> 2- hole Gold Pro. They are nearly identical, and make excellent > >> foam for anything latte size or smaller (Italian latte, not > >> American swimming pool latte). The stock one-hole does a nice job, > >> but as you said, takes a bit more "hand". > > >> Search on "tip experiment" and you'll find a lot of info. > > >> tx, > >> bmc > >> On Oct 26, 2009, at 3:21 PM, Shaun Taylor wrote: > > >>> There are a few tips out there that I'd like to play with but if > >>>you don't want to try a bunch of experimentation and it's just > >>>good milk you are looking for there have been some really solid > >>>threads on the subject in the archinves (quite a lot of work done > >>>by Ben) and the recommendations made at that time are good in my > >>>opinion. As long as you go with a recommended tip, and practice, > >>>you can pour some fantastic microfoam with the Brewtus. I pour > >>>great milk every single day. Here's an example of a four ounce > >>>beverage I had a few days ago in my own kitchen: > >>>http://www.flickr.com/photos/staylortravelling/4007313284/sizes/o/i > >>>n/ > >>> ... > >>> 57594496028315/ > > >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------ > >>> ---------- > >>> -- > > >>> Shaun Taylor > > >>>http://shaundoreenevankeegan.blogspot.com/ > > >>>http://shaunseye.blogspot.com/ > > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > >>> On Behalf Of Benjamin McCafferty > >>> Sent: 26 October 2009 15:59 > >>> To: [email protected] > >>> Subject: Re: Another steam tip > > >>> My suspicion is that this tip will make it easier to draw air into > >>> the milk during the stretching phase, but will not make any > >>> difference during the rolling phase (which is where I feel the > >>> one-hole tip could be stronger). Let us know how it goes. I've > >>> tested lots of tips, but don't think I'll be trying this one. > >>> What I really would like to see is a four-hole that actually has > >>> holes .9mm or smaller. > >>> bmc > >>> On Oct 26, 2009, at 1:36 PM, Bobcat wrote: > > >>>> I've been wishing for something like this for a long time. The > >>>> tapered tip looks like it would make it easier to get good > >>>> microfoam. The original tip is just too bulbous. I'm ordering it > >>>> right now. > > >>>> I tried to get a tip that was supposed to be similar to this from > >>>> WLL about two years ago. They described it as the new latte art > >>>> steaming tip. After ordering it I was informed that it was on > >>>> backorder, and it would ship as soon as they had it. They went > >>>> ahead and charged my credit card and I eventually forgot about > >>>> it. Then, about 6 months later, a tip showed up that was > >>>> identical to the one that came on my machine two years earlier. > >>>> That was the last time I gave them any of my business. > > >>>> On Oct 22, 9:36 pm, rutnip <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>> Does anybody know anything about this?http://www.zcafe.ca/site/ > >>>>> Product.aspx?ID=472 > >>>>> I wonder if it really is an Expobar product.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
