I think he has a Monolith too. I tore my rotator cuff and that's the reason I pulled the Autotamp back out. I'm not sure how much difference it makes overall but it does help a lot with consistency. I've noticed my pull times are more consistent so I'm thinking since the autotamp is the only change I've made that it's what caused the pull times to be closer. I still have my Brewtus II but I took it to a summer home. I have a GS3 now that I use every day. I love the GS3 but I think if the Brewtus ever breaks to the point that I can't repair it I'll probably get a Londinium. The Brewt still makes great espresso and I got it the month the II's came out in 2005. I end up replacing the o-ring in the vacuum breaker in it and the GS3 once a year so it's a wash as far as that maintenance item. I got the Gs3 when the new paddle style came out in late 2016 and that o-ring is the only part I've had to replace. The Brewtus has had the controller replaced three times, the last was to change to a pid. I'm not sure how many pressurestats I've replaced but I'm guessing at least a half dozen probably more. Other than that it's been very reliable. The Monoliths make a lot more difference than the machines. Since you can get a Monolith and a Brewtus, or Londinium, for less than a GS3 I'd suggest getting the Monolith first and then making a decision on an espresso machine. I think with your Brewtus and a Monolith you will be very satisfied and your espresso would be on par with, or better than, 98% of the rest of the world.
Herman On Fri, Feb 21, 2020 at 8:42 AM Eric Christoffersen <[email protected]> wrote: > Apologies for mixing you two up. > > Im really surprised to hear such high recommendation for the autotamp. > IWhen they were sold thought it was a joke! Im still skeptical that 30 or > 60 pound tamp makes any difference compared to the 550 of force to the puck > when brewing. My wife gets great pulls with a dainty 5 pound tamp. > > So many things i feel are more important, like weighing the grinds. Would > be awesome if an autotamp really was such an easy secret, id love to be > shown wrong. > > > On Thursday, February 20, 2020 at 3:46:21 PM UTC-8, Herman Dickens wrote: >> >> I have a monolith flat and conical. They are wonderful. I also have an >> Auto tamp but have been using one of the tampers that Denis sold me. I just >> pulled the autotamp out and started using it again. It really helps a lot >> consistency wise. Not even sure if they make them any more. >> >> Herman >> >> >> On Thu, Feb 20, 2020 at 6:38 PM Eric Christoffersen <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> That’s a wild claim for a tamper... mine sure sees bad pours. But don’t >>> you also happen to have a monolith grinder? >>> >>> -- >>> 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 view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/brewtus/d006d7d1-081c-4f0f-9ec7-61fbdd8535e0%40googlegroups.com >>> . >>> >> -- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/brewtus/0eda0c99-f1cc-4e47-ab8a-bd9c0167f093%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/brewtus/0eda0c99-f1cc-4e47-ab8a-bd9c0167f093%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/brewtus/CAM9mha26RWKtfemFcAO_YY7HN8zzTzMyq0%2BcKEhnDutYXtpxPA%40mail.gmail.com.
