Hi Troll I agree, I have my steam pressure set for 1.4 bar and it is a major improvement.
You can set you brew pressure by adjusting the OPV valve, where it is accessed is another question. Do you have the rotary pump or vibe pump BIII? If vibe pump you should be able to see the adjustment by removing the drip tray and looking through a hole on the rhs of the machine behind where the drip tray sits (you could adjust it here on the BII in any case) , you should be able to see the head of a flat brass screw that is the adjustment on the OPV valve. Can's remember which way is up and which way it to adjust down so suggest playing around to see. If you can't see the adjustment or have a rotary pump machine I think that you will need to remove the top & side covers of the machine and look for the valve adjustment after the pump. I have a rotary pump BIII now, used to have a vibe pump BII, look for the adjustment after the pump, should be a brass fitting with a flat screw head on it. Be safe and make sure the machine is switched off at the mains when adjusting pressures, you don't want to get shocked by accident and only takes a few seconds! JohnB On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 6:43 AM, Dennis Keating <[email protected]> wrote: > Troll, You can definitely raise your steam pressure. Find the pressurestat > mounted on the U shaped tube with three wires going to it. On top will be a > disc to turn your pressure up or down. Set it to 1.2 bar or 1.3 bar when it > shuts off on the high end. > Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Troll > Sent: Monday, February 15, 2010 2:12 PM > To: Brewtus > Subject: Steaming & Brew Pressure with my new B-III > > I'm enjoying my new BIII but was hoping you guys might be able to help me > with the steaming process. > > First of all I should state that my steam pressure gauge reads 0.8 bars. > Once I start steaming the red light turns on and the gauge drops to about > 0.7 bars. Isn't this alittle low? If so, what pressure 'should' I be at? > Once I finish steaming the red light goes out. I assume this is normal? > > On another note, when brewing espresso, the gauge ramps up to 11 bars. I'd > like to experiment alittle and try to bring this down to around 9.5 bars or > so. How would I go about doing this? Are there any step-by-step guides out > there? > > Thanks for the help. > > -- > 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. > > -- > 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. > > -- 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.
