I use a bottomless portafilter, and it leaves plenty of space for a scale and my espresso cups. That said I’ve been considering the same thing, I just don’t love the process of moving the scale in and out. I’ve discovered two answers and I haven’t decided which to pursue yet.
Option 1) buy an Acaia Lunar and integrate it right into the drip tray. There is a company that makes kits so you can cut your drip tray, snap in an insert, and the scale will sit right in there. Pros: looks very clean, excellent scale, pretty much water proof. Cons: expensive, have to permanently modify a piece that is no longer easy to find a replacement. Here’s the link to a company that makes the kit: https://www.pantechnicondesign.com/products/linea-lunar-scale-mod Option 2: raise the machine high enough to fit the scale beneath the machine with the display sticking out, use a piece of acrylic or other heat resistant plastic in the shape of an open sided square to place the cup on, so it is over the drip tray but actually resting on the scale sitting safely underneath the machine. Pro’s: cheap, DIY friendly, can use any scale, easily reversible. Cons: not as clean looking, a little less stable. Here’s a reddit thread that shows this example, and talks a little about how to make one: https://www.reddit.com/r/espresso/comments/lexktd/made_a_diy_scale_stem_and_thought_id_share/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf Report back whatever you end up doing as I’m still debating which direction to go, and would love to hear some experience with the brewtus’ extremely narrow but deep driptray. On Sunday, April 4, 2021 at 1:33:37 PM UTC-4 [email protected] wrote: > I don't have a solution along the lines that you are looking for, but I > would recommend a bottomless portafilter to give you more room. Using my > bottomless portafilter, I have 5 inches of clearance on the Brewtus IV. It > also allows you to use a 3 shot filter basket if you are so inclined. > > A flatter scale lower profile cups might also give you enough room. For a > super tall mug, I just remove the screen on the drip tray and hold the cup > while pouring the shot. Not very elegant, but gets the job done for a > travel mug, etc. > > HTH, > > Adam > > > > > > > On Sun, Apr 4, 2021 at 3:13 AM '[email protected]' via Brewtus < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> If I put my scale on the tray and place my cappuccino glasses under the >> double spout it got stuck. >> Did anybody have same experience and come up with a good solution? >> >> Custom made tray or 'etagaire' solution? >> >> Thanks >> >> -- >> 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/2863bde2-f0c4-4eba-b3bc-fec100317771n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/brewtus/2863bde2-f0c4-4eba-b3bc-fec100317771n%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/5213a049-78f9-448f-a2af-22bc064a8f72n%40googlegroups.com.
