Ben thanks to a post from you that I read a few weeks back I got one of the foam knife tips and the wand that attaches it to the BII. I've only used it a half dozen times so far but I'm amazed at the microfoam. I'm not consistent with it yet but it's the best microfoam that I've seen from any of the tips I've used over the last 10 years. I think once I get the hang of it I will be able to do a much better job. I'd gotten complacent with the machine before I had trouble with it and doing a lot of research and reading your old posts pushed me over the edge and I bought the foam knife. Now I wished I'd purchased it long ago. Tegespresso all I can say is go for it. You'll be glad you did. It foams so fast that it will take a little getting used to but I think it will make a lot more difference than you can imagine. Good luck and keep us posted. Herman
On Sun, Nov 1, 2015 at 10:50 AM, Benjamin McCafferty <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey Tegespresso, > If you look back through the archives for "steam tip" you should find > numerous posts that I've made. In some of those, I did performance tests > on many different tips, including how long it took to heat a certain > quantity of water to a specific temperature (speed) and whether it > overwhelmed the boiler, etc. We don't have unlimited steam in our > machines, so a balanced tip is pretty important--so you'll find you need > something that is slow enough to make good foam and not outrun the boiler, > but also is fast enough when you make multiple drinks. > > One side note--a tip from long ago from Ira or Herman I think--open your > steam wand until the red light comes on, and then close it. When the > pressure builds to just below your set point (i.e. where the red light > would go off), start steaming your milk. This will give you a head start > on the boiler--it will already be heating when you begin. It tends to give > you better steam pressure up front and longer duration. > > All this said, I've used all the tips you are considering. My opinions: > The Pasquini 4-hole will give you fits; tough to get good foam on our > machine and it outruns the boiler easily. I used the new isomac 2-hole for > about 5 years; it is similar to the gold pro from 1st Line and is a very > good tip. It makes tight foam, but is fairly slow, so your guests will be > waiting. I have now had the foam knife for about 18 months, I think, and > if anything, it is almost too good. I make mainly lattes, and frequently > have cappucinos instead because it produces foam so easily! > > For me, the investment in the foam knife was well worth it, and I wouldn't > even consider going back to the isomac, although I loved that tip for its > time. If I buy a new machine someday, I'll be switching the tip as soon as > I get the machine. > > I've made this offer to others; if you'd like to borrow my tips and > adapter, I'm happy to send them to you so you can try before you buy. So > long as you promise not to put pliers on them and to return them. :) > > All the best, > Ben > > Sent from my apple IIe > > On Nov 1, 2015, at 05:26, Tegespresso <[email protected]> wrote: > > As many of you already know, and has been discussed ad nauseam here, I am > struggling to get good "consistent" microfoam from my stock single hole > steam tip. > > I've had my Brewtus IV for roughly 2-years now (absolutely LOVE this > machine) and been practicing making good microfoam ever since. I've done > exhaustive searches on the internet and watched numerous Youtube videos and > frankly I think it is time for a steam tip upgrade. > > To that end, I have it narrowed down to the 2-hole "new" Isomac tip, the > Pasquini 4-hole tip and the Foam Knife 1 tip. The Foam 1 Knife tip being > the leader right now, but with the $100+ expensive along with a wand change > at roughly $40 is really putting a damper on that decision. > > Sooooo, does anyone have any suggestions before I purchase an upgraded > steam tip? > > Many thanks to all that have contributed to this wonder Google Group and > thanks in advance to anyone that can shed some light form their experiences > with upgraded steam tip on their Brewtus machines. > > -- > 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.
