Shommer is now recommending the dual boiler breville instead of the GS/3 it retails for around 1,300.00. I don't have any experience with one but it looks like a good machine. Herman
On Thu, Oct 8, 2015 at 9:49 AM, Benjamin McCafferty <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, you are right, he does say that it makes the best shot of all the > machines they sell. I have to give Todd a bit of a bad time and point out > that the shot in the video is severely over-extracted, though. :) > > The video is from 2010 so I don't know whether they have another machine > they like better by now, but the Brewtus has been one of their main > machines for a long time. > > I don't know the answer to your gicar question on other brands, but the > Brewtus PID gives very good temperature stability. > > If you haven't seen this site, look also at http://www.home-barista.com. > There is tons of good info and forums there, both for buying and for > repairs, shots, etc. > > David Schomer is something of a guru around here as well; his website is > http://espressovivace.com. His books/videos on espresso technique are > very good also. He usually has a "recommended" machine for home use, and > that was the Brewtus for many years. It is now the La Marzocco GS/3, which > lists for $7500! So not really a home machine for most of us. > > Anyway, good luck and enjoy whatever you end up getting. > > Best, > Ben > > Sent from my apple IIe > > > On Oct 8, 2015, at 00:01, espressofan2015 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Thank you very much for the prompt replies! You are really great > community!! I wonder why some European dealers which sell expensibe models > - Rocket, etc. refuse to sell Expobar claiming for poor quality? Obviously > Expobar quality is not poor! Rocket do not use Gicar controller for filling > the boiler(s) of their machines while Expobar uses Gicar it, isn't it? > > > > I am not English natibe speker, but an I correct to hear that Tod said > that Brewtus has made the best shot among all the machine WWL sells: > > > > https://youtu.be/K3IUqHdEkR0 > > > > Best regards, > > Petar > > > > -- > > 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.
