I am doing the same. Still lurking and reading what comes through. Hey Ben and Craig. I updated my stuff at home in Dec of 16 but still using a BII at our family's summer home.
Herman On Mon, Apr 21, 2025 at 11:52 AM Craig Stout <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey Ben - I went with a manual one - a Flair 58. So, can use all my 58mm > portafilters etc, and the maintenance is just a couple of O-rings. My wife > (horrors) only drinks brewed now, so the number of shots that I pull is 1 - > 2 day, unless we have friends over and I am making more. The Flair actually > makes a pretty nice shot, and if I want to get fancy I pull out the HG > grinder etc and do everything old school. You're right about the group > though - the people here are awesome and I will stay signed up just for the > commentary. And yes, Brewtus is going to make its way back to the states, > likely via sailboat so that should be cool. > > On Mon, Apr 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM 'Ben McCafferty' via Brewtus < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> What are you replacing it with, Craig? >> >> Nice of you to pass it along to the next enthusiast as well! >> >> I have a mini-espresso-museum in the garage—an old boiler-only krups,(no >> pump, maybe 3-4 years of service), very early Saeco Rio Vapore vibe pump >> (later called Starbucks Estra I think?, about 10 years of service), Expobar >> Brewtus 2 (modded with PID and rotary pump after about 8 years, maybe 13-14 >> years total service?), and now using an ECM Synchronika (7 years service so >> far; just chased down a dead computer in it so nearly all new parts on that >> one—GTG for a while). >> >> Man, that adds up to a lot of shots! Still love the Brewtus user group >> the best!!! 😘 >> >> Cheers, >> b >> >> On Apr 20, 2025, at 13:23, Joseph Helminiak <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> I love my machine but modded it quite a bit. only things i hate, long >> warm up time and noisy pump, well and the heating element changing once a >> while >> -jjh >> >> >> >> Joseph (Joe) Helminiak >> (314) 556-4488 >> >> >> On Sun, Feb 9, 2025 at 11:10 AM Craig Stout <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Hey Brewtus group - I am pulling the pin and getting rid of my ExpoBar >>> IV machine. I haven't used it for a couple of years, so it has been stored >>> in my garage. Never frozen, but I've had it since 2004. It definitely needs >>> some tender loving care, although I bet it would fire up and pull a good >>> shot even after all this time. I have some new parts for it, both gauges as >>> they were wonky and not reading right, but I never installed them. Because >>> it is old (AND HEAVY) , I am willing to part with it for free - however, >>> the person that gets it will be responsible for shipping. And as I am in >>> Canada, that will be an issue. I do however, pick up my green coffee beans >>> in Sumas, WA, so would be willing to drag it across the border, AND go >>> through the resultant grilling from the border gestapo, in order to send >>> from WA. 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