Random thoughts... I have sorta compared the Brewtus III-v to the Alex Duetto 2 superficially. The Alex's build quality seems a little brittle to me given it's price tag. The Brewtus offers more for the money it seems. I have been enjoying my B3 for 2 months, really amazing. If you are in Canada, www.zcafe.ca is the way to go for sure. Super helpful and quick shipping. Surprising prices as well.
I was really hesitating between HX v.s. DB for a long while, and decided to go for a DB. As per my early brainstorming, I was only giving the DB a slight edge on paper when doing comparisons, but after using it for a few months, and doing some side by side comparisons with my friends Rocket Cellini (HX), I would never go back. PID and DB allows you to focus on the other dozens of variables when pulling shots. I am so glad I went for it. You want 94 degrees? click click - done. In terms of visuals, the rocket/ecm line is better looking than the Brewtus I find. But the Brewtus is nice as well and looks shouldn't play a big factor. I also like the angled portafilter on the Brewtus... help when tamping or setting up the tamp. WHIS LIST: I wish I could have a switch to only turn on the brew boiler, which I know the the Alex has. Is it worth all this extra $$$ though, not really sure? Other thing. The Brewtus's steam power is too low when shipped. Cranking to 1 bar is super easy (30sec adjustment).... On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 7:29 PM, washingtonbrewgrass < [email protected]> wrote: > Has anyone compared the Rocket Evoluzion to the B3 or the Vibiemme > line? (or even the Izzo Alex Duetto II Semi Automatic Espresso > Machine?) > > What do folks think about the Dbl Boiler vs Single Boiler units? > After reading this, I'm questioning whether 2 are better than one. > > http://blog.seattlecoffeegear.com/2009/03/01/heat-exchange-vs-double-boiler/ > > I would appreciate anyone's feedback and recommendations. > > brewgrass > > -- > 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]<brewtus%[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.
