Great news. The wand is now “in-stock” and I ordered the foam knife tip, wand, and anti burn clip. Should arrive middle of next week.
I’ll post once I have installed and have a chance to use. Thx Ben and Herman for your help thus far…..Tony > On Nov 2, 2015, at 7:19 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > [email protected] > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/brewtus/topics> > Google Groups > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email/#!overview> > > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email/#!overview> > > Topic digest <> > View all topics > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/brewtus/topics> > Foam Knife 1 Steam Tip <x-msg://3/#group_thread_0> - 8 Updates > <>Foam Knife 1 Steam Tip > <http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus/t/b3ea25828fdbcf9d?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email> > > herman dickens <[email protected]>: Nov 01 07:44PM -0500 > > Glad I helped. Mine came from expressoparts and I'm on the east coast. It > only took a few days so the service is great. Like I said I just got mine > so I'm learning but I think you'll be pleased. Good luck. > Herman > > Tegespresso <[email protected]>: Nov 01 06:04PM -0800 > > Ben..... > > I do not know the exact thread of the wand. It is the stock Brewtus IV > wand with the single hole tip. I am assuming that I will have to buy the > wand and Foam Knife tip together. > > Also, I may have miss stated what I did in regard to the steaming when the > boiler is on. As you first stated in your original post with the steam > wand off and the boiler has the red light on to go back up to temp I let it > run up to temp and turn the wand on at 1.4 bars just before the boiler let > shuts off. I then can run the steam wand and it holds rock stead at 1.3 > bars while steaming without ever burying the steam boiler. What a great > trick. > > Herman....... > > I am in NY on the east coast. I am used to stuff coming from the west > coast take 4-5 days shipping. I'll order tomorrow and hopeful to get by > Friday. > > Lastly, watching many of Schomer's videos he recommends only stretching > until the milk reaches 100 degrees and then he buries the tip against the > side of the pitcher and rolls the milk in a clockwise motion until it > reaches 150 degrees. As I mentioned earlier, some of his videos are a bit > dated so maybe he practices have changed a bit. > > I can't wait to see how the Foam Knife tip upgrade works. I have been > disappointed for a while now and wish i upgraded sooner. > > Anyway.....that's the latest and thanks a bunch for all the help today. > > -Tony > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 8:26:49 AM UTC-5, Tegespresso wrote: > herman dickens <[email protected]>: Nov 01 09:11PM -0500 > > Tony mine is a BII and I had to replace the wand. I think you'd be better > off without the no burn wand anyway. I did get the steam wand anti-scorch > clip and I would recommend ordering one when you order the wand. I didn't > think I needed it but after 10 years of the no-burn wand I kept grabbing > the other wand and it's hot! You could call it a burn wand without the clip > and that would be accurate. If your parts come in as quick as mine you'll > get them by Friday. They shipped mine usps and they were here quick. Have > fun. > Herman > > TG <[email protected]>: Nov 01 09:39PM -0500 > > Sounds good Herman. I have read, whether rumor or not, that the no burn wands > create a wetter foam do to the inner tube??? But I have nothing to > substantiate that? > > I'm excited to get my new tip and wand. > > Thx so much again. > > > > > herman dickens <[email protected]>: Nov 01 09:52PM -0500 > > Tony, I think it's the plastic tube that causes that but I'm not sure. > There's a difference for sure. I like using the no-burn wand better but I'm > sure, eventually, I'll remember not to grab the new wand when it's hot.My > machine seems to steam a lot better with the new wand and the foam is > definitely different. It was a big change in the right direction for me. I > may try to find an adaptor and go back to the no-burn wand but the adaptor > that I had didn't fit and I didn't want to mess up the threads on a hundred > dollar tip. > Herman > > > Benjamin McCafferty <[email protected]>: Nov 01 08:59PM -0800 > > Got sucked into a Star Wars movie (my son wanting to binge watch all six > before the 7th comes out in December...thank goodness we're done with the > prequels...) > > Interesting comments on the wet vs. dry foam. I've never really paid > attention; maybe I'll put on the old wand and isomac and compare. Perhaps the > plastic lets steam condense and the straight metal keeps it vaporized? > > OK, I pulled out the thread gauge and took a photo for you. I hope it comes > through, not sure if the forum allows it or not. I'll describe what the parts > are below the picture. > > > OK, from left to right: teflon washer for adapter, original B2 no-burn wand, > Expobar one hole, Expobar 2-hole, 0.9mm 4-hole no-burn tip , isomac new > 2-hole, pasquini 4-hole, no burn to regular adapter, foam knife wand, foam > knife tip. > > You will note that the no-burn wand is female threads, which is why you need > the adapter to use more standard tips. The adapter threads in hard the first > time, but easy after that; the threads are a tiny bit different. It does not > damage the wand or the adapter; old no-burn tips work just fine still and you > can add/remove both tips and adapter with just fingers. > > You'll see that the large end of the adapter looks almost identical to the > foam knife wand; alas, they are different. The adapter is a metric thread > with 1.0 pitch; the foam knife wand is metric with 0.9 pitch. The foam knife > tip goes on about 1/2 a thread before binding, and I think you'd trash the > adapter or the tip or both if you forced it on. If I decide the old wand is > wetter (a good thing in my book except for cappucino), maybe I'll pull out > the tap and die set and convert the adapter to 0.9 pitch just for giggles. > > There were also other expobar tips; I think they were pointy at the end to > have less of a vortex when stretching, i.e. not pulling in as much air. Never > tried them. > > OK, there you go. Curious to know what your wand looks like, but betting it's > a no-burn with female threads, yes? > > best, > bmc > > Sent from my apple IIe > > Tegespresso <[email protected]>: Nov 02 05:44AM -0800 > > WOW....good stuff Ben. > > I am convinced that I need to upgrade the wand when I buy the steam tip. I > do not want to bugger up the threads on the existing wand as well as the > new tip. > > I tried to do everything online last night and looks like the wand is on > backorder. I will call today when they open and see what's up. > > Many thanks and I'll keep you guys posted on the outcome. > > -Tony > > > > > > On Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 11:59:38 PM UTC-5, bmacpiper wrote: > Ben McCafferty <[email protected]>: Nov 02 06:49AM -0800 > > No worries, glad to help. > > So just for my curiosity, is your existing wand a no-burn? > > By the way, you had mentioned Schomer's technique, and yes, I think it's > outdated for the foam knife. Your mileage may vary but try what I mentioned > and see what you think--that was straight from two of his baristas speaking > specifically on the foam knife. The clockwise thing is really just a matter > of which side the wand is on; it makes no difference otherwise. When I lay > the tip against the side (whether at an angle or not) it is splitting the > pitcher in half, if that makes sense, so it causes sort of a dual vortex. > Also, when steaming my wife's chai (directly in a mug), I stretch just long > enough to quiet the tip, and then bury directly in the center of the mug with > the tip just a bit off the bottom, pointing more or less straight down. This > allows me to set it down on the drip tray and do something else without it > blowing chai over the side of the mug. This technique works pretty well for > milk too, but the foam seems to be a little looser. Hmmm. > > Have fun, let us know how it goes. > > Best, > bmc > Sent from my iPhone > > Back to top <x-msg://3/#digest_top> > You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this group. > You can change your settings on the group membership page > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/brewtus/join>. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. -- 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.
