Very cool! I recall when we visited Oz and NZ that there was a whole other coffee language, i.e., long black, flat white, etc. I have meant to look it all up, but maybe you can enlighten me with the names of the drinks and what's in them?
Still loving your machine! b Sent from my 8-track deck On Feb 8, 2012, at 15:40, Graeme Burton <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for the plug Ben. I have recently added a reverse osmosis system and > I am pretty sure (without doing the double blind!) that my shots are tasting > better. > Perth, Western Australia water is pretty bad - very salty and around 500ppm > TDS. > > I reckon it would be nice to add another valve so that you could mix cold > water into the hot water spout (like the Synesso does) - steam boiler water > is too hot for long blacks - thats my next project. > > Graeme > > On 08/02/2012, at 11:36 PM, Ben McCafferty wrote: > >> I switched to a rotary pump also, and it helped a lot. However, there is >> still vibration on the drip tray, which I can resolve by pulling it forward >> slightly. I'm still thinking about a way to insulate that from vibration. Up >> top what you were looking for is a silicone baking sheet that you can find >> at home stores as someone already mentioned. They are something that gets >> used to line a cookie sheet for example and they're made of silicone rubber >> so are heatproof. >> >> Have you seen Graeme's super pimped out Brewtus online that has LED lighting >> below as well as a shot cam? Now THATis a pimped out Brewtus. >> >> http://blog.fivesenses.com.au/2011/01/17/modding-an-expobar-for-increased-functionality-and-bling/ >> >> b >> >> Sent from my 8-track deck >> >> On Feb 7, 2012, at 23:32, John Brinkman <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Went from a vibe pump to a rotary, was a huge improvement! >>> >>> On Feb 8, 2012 2:06 AM, "Ira" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> At 01:18 PM 2/7/2012, you wrote: >>> 1) change out the steam and hot water knobs/valves and replace them >>> with the on/off kind found on an elektra sisxties machine. I think >>> those are amazing looking and would add something to the look of my >>> brewt. Can it be done? what sort of parts would be needed? have any of >>> you tried this? >>> >>> It's not very difficult, but the price of those Electra parts will shock >>> you. $180 per valve or something like that. >>> >>> 2) Something to eliminate the rattle-fest of cups due to boiler refill >>> and vibe pump-in-action. I was originally thinking astroturf or a >>> blond wig but that might be a little weird and/of flammable and/or >>> meltable. On second thought, how about a nice thin sheet of non-porous >>> food safe rubber? sources for such a thing? what have the rest of you >>> done about rattling? >>> >>> Rotary pump is the best answer. I have a clear patterned thing from Bed >>> Bath and Beyond cut to fit on the top. It's an array of 1/2" circles and I >>> just cut out sections for venting. I also found some much nicer looking >>> stainless drawer handles and replaced the stock ones. >>> -- >>> 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. -- 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.
