OK, some Saturday morning silliness--you can never be too careful. http://s258.photobucket.com/albums/hh280/bmacpiper/FF%20Espresso/
Makes it damn hard to tell how hot the milk is though! Barry--I have a B2--adapter needed? bmc On Oct 31, 2009, at 10:19 AM, Shaun Taylor wrote: > I’ve been doing some macro of espresso recently, like this > phenomenal 1.75oz straight shot in a bodum (5 day old Makwa, FVA, > Sanani and a couple of Ethiopians) which was no doubt the best > tasting straight shot I’ve had in months. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/staylortravelling/4056282884/ > > The espresso macro led me down the rabbit hole to this water > explosion, get in your bunker. ;-) > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/staylortravelling/4056282884/ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Shaun Taylor > > http://shaundoreenevankeegan.blogspot.com/ > > http://shaunseye.blogspot.com/ > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Benjamin McCafferty > Sent: 31 October 2009 11:03 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Steam pressure very high > > Yeah, I was thinking of full bunker gear for pulling shots. Picture > to follow... > bmc > On Oct 31, 2009, at 9:59 AM, Shaun Taylor wrote: > > > Maybe setup a blast shield? ;-) > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Shaun Taylor > > http://shaundoreenevankeegan.blogspot.com/ > > http://shaunseye.blogspot.com/ > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Benjamin McCafferty > Sent: 31 October 2009 10:47 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Steam pressure very high > > I have never changed the pressure stat, so it's about 2 1/2 years > old. I am due for descaling, but not overdue. > tx, > bmc > On Oct 31, 2009, at 9:40 AM, Barry Luterman wrote: > > > > Sounds like the P-stat is going . Keep your eye on it. When was the > last time you changed it?Could also be some hard water deposit > clogging a valve. When was the last time you descaled? > > On Sat, Oct 31, 2009 at 6:36 AM, Benjamin McCafferty > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Good morning, happy Halloween! > > Rambled downstairs this morning, and was preparing to pull a shot. My > steam pressure is normally at 1.45 bar. I glanced down as I was about > to purge the steam wand, and pressure was at 2 bar or a little above. > I purged, and it stayed at 1.7 with the boiler light "on". > > After steaming milk, the pressure had dropped down to 1.2 or so (as > normal), and recovered/shut off at 1.45. Since then all is normal. > > Is something about to let go? Do I need to worry about imminent steam > burns, ha ha? > > Thanks all, > bmc > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
