Yeah it is. I haven't seen his blog in a couple of years so when I saw your comment I went over to check things out. That's when I saw he'd changed machines. Once he switched to the GS/3
On Thu, Oct 8, 2015 at 1:10 PM, Benjamin McCafferty <[email protected]> wrote: > Yeah, cheers. For him to compare it to the Simonelli is high praise > indeed! > best, > bmc > > Sent from my apple IIe > > On Oct 8, 2015, at 09:44, herman dickens <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thought you'd be interested, There's a video on WLL that explains it as > well. Looks like it might even be better than our machines if you don't > want or need a rotary pump. > > On Thu, Oct 8, 2015 at 12:42 PM, Benjamin McCafferty <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Cool! Hadn't checked in for a while, thanks for the correction. Will >> take a peek. >> Best, >> bmc >> >> Sent from my apple IIe >> >> On Oct 8, 2015, at 08:54, herman dickens <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> 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. >> >> -- >> 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. 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