"Mack" - australians shorten their vowels at all costs... On 09/02/2012, at 11:17 PM, Ben McCafferty wrote:
> Cool. Is the long macc pronounced "Mack" or "mock"? > b > > Sent from my 8-track deck > > On Feb 9, 2012, at 2:01, Graeme Burton <[email protected]> wrote: > >> See here! >> >> http://www.fivesenses.com.au/news/2011/12/19/the-espresso-menu-explained >> >> Graeme >> >> >> On 09/02/2012, at 7:49 AM, Ben McCafferty wrote: >> >>> 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. 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