After some discussion with the vendor of my IV-R I decided to increase the steam pressure to about 1. I was thinking 1.2 but the vendor was discouraging about the energy costs and the effect on the brewing temperature so 1.0 was a compromise. I first changed to .9 and didn't see much difference. But when I went to 1.0 I seemed to have lots of steam pressure and I'm now very happy. I had a very hard time creating microfoam at both .8 and .9 but I find it fairly simple at 1.0. Note: I am just steaming enough milk for a single cappuccino and I was more concerned about getting some swirling action in the milk than with heating large quantities quickly.
Setting the steam pressure is very easy. Take the lid off -- after unplugging the machine, of course. There is a copper pipe coming out of the steam boiler that forms a large U. At the end of the pipe is a black sensor that has a knobbed wheel. Turn the wheel clockwise about 1/2 turn. Check your pressure and adjust as required. There are images and discussion on this subject all over the web including this group. You might want to read http://coffeesnobs.com.au/YaBB.pl?num=1219283242/4 which also has an image in one of the posts. (Note: Minore==Brewtus in Australian.) peter On Apr 20, 11:48 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > While we are on the subject, I really need to adjust my steam > pressure. When I received my Brewtus iv, the factory settings were .8 > for the steam pressure and 12 for the brew pressure. I already > adjusted the brew pressure to 9 bar (Thanks Ben). However, I'd like to > set my steam pressure to around 1.2. I understand there is a little > wheel adjacemnt to the steam boiler that needs to be turned. Is it > pretty easy to locate once the "hood is up"? and how much do you think > I need to turn it to move from .8 to 1.2 ? > > Thanks, > > Pete > > On Apr 20, 9:20 am, Benjamin McCafferty <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Yep, that's what I was trying to say also. Nothing is perfect, at least > > until you invent the carbon-fiber steam wand, ha ha. :) Heat conduction > > is a pretty hard thing to stop in stainless! > > bmc > > > On Apr 20, 2011, at 8:18 AM, Todd Salzman wrote: > > > > FYI, this is perfectly normal. > > > > Todd > > > > -- > > > 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 > > > athttp://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.
