Yeah it's a bit strange but I think I like the simplicity. The only thing you have to worry about it temp and getting your grind right. That said I'm sure in a month, or six, I'd be wishing for more flexibility and then I'd wish I had something else. I tend not to be fickle once I decide exactly what I want and I've been reading everything I could find since before I got the roaster. I will move the Brewtus to our family vacation home or sell it. Probably won't sell it since it's been pretty much rebuilt in the last year. The Alex is a great machine. I do mostly milk drinks now and wanted all the steam I could get in a double boiler. Hopefully I made the right choice. Good luck on your search.
On Mon, Dec 19, 2016 at 1:58 PM, Benjamin McCafferty <[email protected]> wrote: > Nice, have fun with that! Yeah, the linea mini is a weird mix to me—high > price, but low/analog feature set. Seems strange. > b > > On Dec 19, 2016, at 10:26, herman dickens <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey Ben! It hit me as well. I lost my mind Friday afternoon and ordered a > new GS3 mp from Chris. It should be here before Christmas but you know how > deliveries are this time of year. I've wanted one since they came out and > finally just called them. I talked with Mary and was leaning toward the > Linea mini because I thought I'd probably be happy with it but Mary > convinced me, after talking for a while, that if I wanted this to be my > last machine to order the GS3. Wish you lived closer so you could try it > out. It will have the new conical group with the manometer on top. Must be > the time of year! Still waiting on Denis to get the next group of grinders > out and I'll be set. Good luck with your search. > > H > > On Mon, Dec 19, 2016 at 1:16 PM, Benjamin McCafferty <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hey all, >> Hope you’re all well and having a great holiday season! >> >> I’m considering replacing my old Brewtus 2, and pretty much everything is >> on the table. I visited Synesso last week (wow, awesome people and >> facility, amazing machine technology, totally open culture), spoke via >> email with Slayer (nice machine, but totally different culture—very >> restrictive, want a liability waiver to build wood parts, won’t deal with >> customers directly, etc.), and have been perusing just about everything I >> can find online (simonelli, van der westen, etc.). >> >> In the end, I am not sure I can convince myself I need to be at those >> price points, but who knows. I’ve always had my eye on the Alex Duetto, and >> it’s just come out in a v.4 with some nice changes/additions. As an added >> bonus, I could keep my business with Todd and WLL, who have been nothing >> short of amazing over the years of Brewtus ownership. >> >> Anyway, I’m just sort of kicking it around and wonder what experiences >> you’ve all had with the Alex, Synesso, etc. or any others that might not be >> on my radar. >> >> Things that are important to me: >> —Amazing espresso (of course) and powerful steam >> —Beautiful design and heavy machine that’s well-built with little/no >> vibration >> —Somewhat manual experience if desired (i.e. push button machines are not >> for me—I love the E61 but would consider something else for significant >> gains in coffee quality) >> —Ability to plumb in both water and drip tray >> —Can do either 110 or 220 >> >> OK, all the best and talk soon. >> Ben >> >> -- >> 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 https://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 https://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 https://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 https://groups.google.com/group/brewtus. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
