I'd be interested in seeing numbers backing up that blog post... how quickly does the alkaline content increase while the water is sitting in the boiler? This certainly makes me think about whether or not I should leave my Brewtus sitting hot all the time, but has anyone actually tested and compared pH and mineral content from water coming through DB and HX under normal operation? I imagine if I just turn on the Brewtus, let it heat, brew, and then turn it off when I'm done, that it isn't going to have a chance to make the water more "stale" than an HX machine.
My fairly non-scientific answer to why I went with a Brewtus: * DB gives me better control over brew temperature, which is especially important to me since I play around a lot with pulling shots of varietal beans vs blends. Exact temperature makes a HUGE flavor difference for varietals. * I knew that if I bought a HX I would always consider it a "stepping stone" machine and would eventually want to buy a DB. This kept me from spending money in the long run. Cheers Scott On 27 Nov 2010, at 9:13 AM, Todd Salzman wrote: > In regards to your comments about the steam pressure. If you purchase a > machine in the USA (Whole Latte Love) the machine will be set up before > shipment and the steam pressure will be set to operate between 1.3 and 1.4. > You have this high a steam boiler pressure on a double boiler but you can't > on a single boiler/heat exchanger machine or you would have a lot of steam > coming out of the brew group and would have a very large cooling flush. > > Todd Salzman > Whole Latte Love > > > 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]. > 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. -- 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.
