Hello Guido, I'm from Belgium, and I guess the only one here with a Brewtus IV... (Senseo is quite popular dough!) I bought it in the Netherlands and I have exactly the same problems as you describe in your posts. (taste, temperature fluctuation, not enough pressure...) Problem is I have to send the machine to the Netherlands, and I don't like the risk either. I read the whole thread, but couldn't find if you could solve the problem so far? Could you also tell me where you live, maybe if it's not too far we can help eachother out.
Doei :) Bedankt, Eline (from Leuven) Op vrijdag 6 april 2012 03:01:44 UTC+2 schreef Guido het volgende: > > hello barry, > > > i've ordered some vst ridgeless baskets too, yesterday. > > i've skimped on the tamper, i can't justify such an expense for a tamper > at this moment. but most importantly i'm still not certain if i should > need a calibrated one, i haven't been able to source one of these fitted > for the vst baskets. i'm not sure if they exist at all! > you are right in that pullman tamper has the looks, though. ;) > > > it will be a while before i receive the baskets, i ordered from the > states while i am in the netherlands (europe). shipping can take two > weeks, but if customs decide to stick their noses into my package, > delivery could be delayed with almost as much as a month. i can only hope. > > > i'm exited about my order, and i will report my experiences with these > baskets here as soon as i've worked a bit with them. > > > best, > guido. > > > > I've been using La Marzocco baskets and portafilters for many years now. > > Although I have always had channeling issues with the LM ridged basket, > > I preferred the taste to all other baskets I tried. The so called LM > > "ridgeless" was never a "real" LM basket and still didn't have the same > > taste to me, although there was less channeling. > > > > I should add that I almost always use Vivace Vita, as I live in the > > Seattle area and pick it up fresh and locally. This bean is far more > > prone to channeling than many other beans I have tried. I used to home > > roast, but I don't have the time for it anymore, although I enjoyed the > > process and results. > > > > A few months ago I got intrigued reading about VST baskets (look on any > > of the coffee forums for lots of info), and ordered an 18 gm ridged > > basket. Then recently they introduced a ridgeless version and I got one > > of those. > > > > *http://tinyurl.com/cbss5ou* > > > > I have noticed quite a difference! Just to add more variables into the > > mix I bought a VST tamper as well. These expensive tampers are made by > > Pullman in Australia, and they are beautiful. They are made larger in > > diameter than the standard 58mm tamper, so they cover much closer to the > > basket edge. I had been using a Schomer Ergo Tamper for many years, and > > it was a big switch to the flat base (his is slightly convex). > > > > Channeling almost never happens anymore, and the shots are darker and > > more intense in flavor. I can also get a much better ristretto with > > lower volume and less blonding in a 28 second pull (or longer!). > > > > This new setup required a drastic change in my grinder (Mini Mazzer) > > adjustment to a much finer grind. I like to overfill my baskets, about > > 20 grams or so. They are actually designed for this. I am not as > > precision oriented as Kitt, and others, weighing each basket, etc. > > > > Everyone will have a different tale to tell about how they prepare their > > espresso, but I can guarantee that you will have a different experience > > with the VST products. I am happy with my results. > > > > Best, > > > > Barry > > > > > > > > > > ___________________________________ > > Barry Corliss > > MASTERWORKS CD Mastering > > Seattle, WA (206) 282-2274 > > http://www.master-works.com > > ___________________________________ > > > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Brewtus" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]<javascript:> > . > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] <javascript:>. > > 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
