I realize that now--I meant where you said "Brian". We officially have achieved the internet phenomenon of three separate conversations going about the same topic with the same people. :) best, bmc Sent from my apple IIe
> On Sep 1, 2015, at 16:29, Jesse Livingston <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ben – I was responding to Ira's comment ;) > >> On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 7:28 PM Benjamin McCafferty <[email protected]> wrote: >> No worries. It's Ben by the way. :) >> The small spout gets used if you install a rotary pump and plumb in the >> machine. Overflow goes through it into the drip tray. Otherwise it just sits >> and looks cool. >> >> Best, bmc >> Sent from my apple IIe >> >>> On Sep 1, 2015, at 16:10, Jesse Livingston <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Ah OK. Makes sense. I'll give that a try. >>> >>> But while I have your attention, Brian, I noticed something strange. As I >>> was looking under the hood, the little spout behind the the E61 group >>> (pictures attached) has no tubes going to it. It's just.... there. My >>> impression was that excess water from the brew boiler (redirected from the >>> OPV( is supposed to go through to there. What's wrong with my tubing? >>> >>>> On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 6:55 PM Benjamin McCafferty <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> That's what I meant essentially--the first position on the lever on your >>>> B2 allows water to flow at line pressure, i.e. no pump, and you can get a >>>> decent wetting of the puck from that without blasting it with 9 bar over a >>>> few seconds. And you can indeed control the length by letting water flow >>>> for a certain number of seconds, then dropping the lever again if you wish >>>> to allow some amount of time to let water absorb. I know it's rudimentary, >>>> but like many variables, you'd be surprised how consistent you can be >>>> without a ton of fancy tools. :) You can also adjust on the fly as >>>> weather changes, etc. if things seem to be going wrong. >>>> >>>> Give it a shot (yuk yuk), you might be pleasantly surprised. >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> bmc >>>> >>>> Sent from my apple IIe >>>> >>>>> On Sep 1, 2015, at 15:44, Jesse Livingston <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Ben, >>>>> >>>>> Interesting. I'll read what the Schomer man has to say. >>>>> >>>>> I have a Brewtus II so I can't affect the length of my preinfusion. There >>>>> is a natural "ramp-up" in pressure due to the size of the grouphead, but >>>>> that's all. The controlled preinfusion didn't come until later models – >>>>> the IV I believe. >>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 6:31 PM Benjamin McCafferty <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> I'd look at David Schomer's thoughts on shot profiling--it's the one >>>>>> variable that he feels is best left steady. >>>>>> >>>>>> But based on your thread title, I think what you're saying is to affect >>>>>> pre-infusion by lowering pressure at the beginning to some low value, >>>>>> then crank up to brew pressure, right? In other words, not shot >>>>>> profiling per se. >>>>>> >>>>>> If it were me, I'd mess around with the basic pre-infusion that you >>>>>> already have, simply by changing the length of time that you pre-infuse >>>>>> to affect different outcomes. Since everyone's water pressure is >>>>>> different, there's no set "right" time to do it, but you may find a >>>>>> level that works for you. >>>>>> >>>>>> Best, >>>>>> bmc >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from my apple IIe >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sep 1, 2015, at 14:31, Jesse Livingston <[email protected]> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I've been thinking through how one could implement a controlled >>>>>>> preinfusion on the Brewtus II. I've been admiring Graeme's post on all >>>>>>> of his fantastic mods but am considering another approach. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> What if there was some way to attach a lever to the OPV valve that was >>>>>>> reachable, allowing you to dynamically adjust the pressure as the shot >>>>>>> was brewing? I'm thinking of something that could hook into the OPV and >>>>>>> latch onto the adjustable part. Aside from the challenge of finding >>>>>>> something like that and modifying the casing to make it reachable >>>>>>> somehow, would that potentially do long term damage to the pump or OPV? >>>>>>> I guess it's not meant for constant adjustment, so just wondering >>>>>>> whether this solution is detrimental to the machine. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thoughts? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Jesse >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> 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/d/optout. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> 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/d/optout. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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/d/optout. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> 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/d/optout. >> >>> <IMG_0282.JPG> >>> <IMG_0287.JPG> >>> <IMG_0285.JPG> >>> <IMG_0283.JPG> >> >> -- >> 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/d/optout. > > -- > 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/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Brewtus" group. 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