Brewtus IV-R

I live in Colorado and new to the group. I have a PID'd Gaggia Classic that I've been using for a couple months and decided I wanted something more. The IV-R should be here Thursday and I'm real excited. I've got the plumbing all ready to go with a 3/8 coming from the basement with a shutoff

Re: Brewtus IV-R

the new machine! bmc Sent from my iPad On Feb 18, 2013, at 18:35, brian par...@gmail.com javascript: wrote: I live in Colorado and new to the group. I have a PID'd Gaggia Classic that I've been using for a couple months and decided I wanted something more. The IV-R should be here

Re: Brewtus IV-R

Thanks Todd. So, if my incoming pressure is say 25 PSI I will need to adjust the OPV and pump pressure. First, I set the pump pressure for 11 bar and then set the OPV and set the pump pressure back to 9 PSI, correct? Brian On Tuesday, February 19, 2013 7:31:43 PM UTC-7, Todd Salzman wrote

Re: TDS and Hard Water

My reading seems to indicate it is considered a solid. -- 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 brewtus+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group,

IV-R OPV

I set the brew pressure to 8.5 while brewing and the OPV is at 11.5. They were set to 9 and 11 with a blank disc. Both are the readings on the stock gauges. I have a portafilter gauge and it is very close to the machine gauges. Is having the OOV open at 11.5 too high? Should I be resetting

Re: IV-R OPV

I didn't intend to set it higher. I set both since my incoming pressure is 25 psi rather than 40 which is where the manual said it was set from the factory. If 11.5 is too high I'd just open it and set it exactly to 11. Thanks for the reply! -- You received this message because you are

Re: Tip for steaming wand

I ordered a two hole tip when I got my IV-R. It does steam quicker but it runs the steam boiler out of steam real fast. I'm sticking with the single hole tip. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Brewtus group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop

Re: Tip for steaming wand

I read through all the threads and they are quite informative. I would need an adapter that I can't find to use the highly recommended two hole tip since my IV has female threads on the wand. The adapter I see at Chris Coffee has male/male 8mm to 10mm. I found a thread here that states the

Re: Tip for steaming wand

Well, duh, now that I look closely at that adapter I see it will fit! -- 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 brewtus+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to

Re: Tip for steaming wand

I tried the 2-hole tip which was one that BMC reviewed in his previous threads. Boy, you really can produce a lot of microfoam with that tip. I don't feel like I have the control I have with the stock 1-hole tip but I'm sure that will come with practice. -- You received this message because

Re: Tip for steaming wand

I played around a bit with the direction of the two holes but I'll keep working on that. For me, it's tough to get the right amount of air. The tip has to be just right or you'll have too much pretty quickly. Then, trying to roll the milk is different since the steam comes out at angles.

Cup Clearance on Brewtus IV?

My IV-R -- 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 brewtus+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to brewtus@googlegroups.com. Visit this

Water Softener

I moved and my new house does not have a whole house softener like my old house. The new house has a septic system and well and the water is very hard so I haven't set up my Brewtus. I want to get another whole house softener to save the new dishwasher, clothes washer and Brewtus. Has

Re: Water Softener

I ordered a Fleck 5600SXT valve and 1.5 cu ft resin and will just install that with the help of a plumber. -- 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

Re: Should I get a Brewtus IV?

I bought an IV-R about a year ago and haven't had any issues. I was looking at the Rocket but, during my research, heard some complaints. I don't recall them exactly except that they were mainly from early adopters who may have run into issues with the gen 1. The complaints I've seen

Re: Should I get a Brewtus IV?

I forgot to add that I came from a Gaggia Classic with PID and Rancilio wand. I have a Baratza Vario grinder. When I got the Brewtus I replaced with wand tip with a smaller volume wand for better control after reading about it here. It helped me learn how to make great foam. It took longer

Pressure Question

I moved to a new house and came from city water with a softener to well water with a softener. I know the pressure in the new house is different so I adjusted the OPV and brew pressure on my plumbed IV-R. I've searched here and the web plus the manual and can't quite get the answer I'm

Re: Pressure Question

For now, I've just adjusted it to 7.5 during pre-infusion which hits 9 after that. It brews coffee at 8.5 setup like this. -- 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

Leak Around Steam Wand

I've got a two year old IV-R and it's dripping a little water around the steam wand attachments. I assume there are O rings to be replaced but thought I'd ask here before taking it apart. I assume I could use high pressure thread goop as well. -- You received this message because you are

Re: Leak Around Steam Wand

Thanks for the detailed rundown. I've always been cognizant to barely close the steam knob knowing that over tightening is bad. It appears to be leaking in front of the nut that holds the assembly to the case. In other words, on the knives side of that nut is where I see drops of water

Re: No longer heating?

: Hello brian, Tuesday, January 27, 2015, 7:56:37 AM, you wrote: It heated up and worked as normal so I'm not really sure what the deal is/was. Note, descaling must have done something. Over the last few months I've had to grind coarser to get a good pour. After descaling, I'm finding

No longer heating?

I have an 18 month old IV-R plumbed into the house. This morning I made three latte's and then turned off the machine. 20 minutes later I turned it back on to make another and checked back in 15 minutes and the temp was 136. The steam boiler gauge showed no pressure and I've not seen the red

Re: No longer heating?

A little more info. I pulled the cover and checked all the connections. On the steam boiler there are two red connectors. One has one wire and the other has two. I wiggled the single wire connector and pushed it down a hair since it looked a little higher on the connection. I plugged the

Re: No longer heating?

It heated up and worked as normal so I'm not really sure what the deal is/was. Note, descaling must have done something. Over the last few months I've had to grind coarser to get a good pour. After descaling, I'm finding I've got to grind finer and I'm not back to where I was a year ago. --

Re: Replacing Heating Elements

I had to go buy a socket that large. It's huge! -- 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 brewtus+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send

Replacing Heating Elements

I replaced the steam boiler element and thought I'd pass along my experience as well. I'd read the experiences from others here and here's what I did. I ordered some Loctite 567 from eBay since I'd read where some people would have leaks after a couple days when using only tape. I found the

Re: No longer heating?

had my heater elements out a few years ago I removed a bunch of mineralized growths, especially from the brew boiler. Literally a hand full. Maybe the descale caused some crust to slough off? On Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at 6:37:46 AM UTC-8, brian wrote: A little more information. I've

Re: Pressure

All right. I adjusted the pressure on the IV-R. I set the OPV to 11 bars where water just starts dripping into the drip pan at 11. I adjusted the brew pressure by setting the pressure to 9 bars just before it bumped up to 11 and started dripping. It took a few pulls of the handle to get it

Re: Pressure

I was following the directions in the manual but obviously not perfectly. I decided to set the brew pressure while pulling a shot. When the lever is first pulled up the pressure hits 7.5 When the espresso starts exiting the portafilter it's at exactly 9 now. The OPV will drip at 11 bars

Steam Boiler Does Not Fill

Once, a week or two ago, when steaming the pump came on and steam pressure dropped to zero. It ran for a short time and pressure came back and it worked until today. Since there's no such thing as a coincidence I'm sure whatever that was is the same thing I ran into this morning. Today, the

Re: has anyone "biancafied" their brewtus?

Very interested to know as well! I've recently obtained a B IV, and would like to play with flow profiling. Let me know if you find anything out! On Sunday, February 2, 2020 at 10:16:28 PM UTC-5, jt123 wrote: > > Greetings! > > As the title suggests, some of you may be aware of paddle + valve

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Re: has anyone "biancafied" their brewtus?

I saw the Mara yesterday, didn’t know about the review on WLL. I’ve been waffling with the idea of getting either the biancafy kit from 1st line or picking up the profitec kit somewhere. I don’t believe WLL is selling the kit separately any longer so it would need to be sourced elsewhere. --

Re: Ulka EX5 vs EAX5 - Brewtus II

think a 1/1.5 duty cycle is good enough for espresso use. On Friday, September 4, 2020 at 8:42:55 PM UTC-4 Brian wrote: > >1. With ulka vibratory pumps the E series is the high pressure series. >5 is the flow curve, so you should see nearly identical flow with each of >

Re: Ulka EX5 vs EAX5 - Brewtus II

1. With ulka vibratory pumps the E series is the high pressure series. 5 is the flow curve, so you should see nearly identical flow with each of those pumps. This can be seen on the Spec sheet for the E series pumps.

Re: Tank Conversion

majs...@gmail.com wrote: > That works with no pressure on the in-line? I've read some solutions with > bottle water and Flojet or a similar pump but hadn't seen anything on open > systems > > On Saturday, August 22, 2020 at 10:51:58 PM UTC-4 Brian wrote: > >> >> if

Re: Tank Conversion

e safe for the long-term > > On Monday, August 24, 2020 at 2:24:09 PM UTC-4 Brian wrote: > >> >> Yes, should work fine with no pressure on the incoming line, you may need >> to adjust the pressure bypass valve toachieve target group head pressure >> thoug.Ideally th

Re: Brewtus IV-R: 0 pressure, steam boiler venting

It’s fairly common for the vacuum relief valve on the steam boiler to fail, or get stuck open, especially on older machines. It’s a very cheap part, and easy to replace. Take the cover off the machine, turn it on and be careful not to touch any wires. When it gets hot and starts to vent steam

brewtus regular Maintenance questions

Hello Rizwan! So it sounds like the machine is in decent shape, generally speaking parts are not hard to come by, so no big incentive to pre-order parts. The one exception is the group head gasket, and id get a silicone one to replace the black rubber one if it hasn’t already been done. Makes

Steam and hot water pressure are not holding steady

Bmacpiper has a great write up regarding doing the work and some common pitfalls in the following thread: https://groups.google.com/forum/m/#!topic/brewtus/urDFjRH8-Ac -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Brewtus" group. To unsubscribe from this group

Re: has anyone "biancafied" their brewtus?

Awesome, thanks Jason, thats very good to hear. Out of curiousity what country are you in and where did you get your kit from? Also would love to hear your thoughts on its use after you've had it for a little bit. On Monday, June 15, 2020 at 10:21:02 AM UTC-4, studiocommercial wrote: > > Hi, I

Any guides out there for repair/rebuild?

If the steam boiler is venting steam it’s most likely caused by one of 3 things: 1) the pressure relief vent is venting at too low a pressure and needs to be adjusted or replaced. Causing the vent to open before the pressure in the boiler reaches the setpoint on the pressure stat so it never

Re: Any guides out there for repair/rebuild?

If it is generating pressure, then that eliminates the vacuum relief valve, as that would never let the machine generate pressure to begin with. I’d say the next step would be to see at what pressure the steam starts to leak, and see if you can identify from where. Since the pressure relief

Re: Any guides out there for repair/rebuild?

Rizwan, Please start another thread as the brew boiler and steam boiler pressure problems arise from very different causes, and trying to keep answers straight between two different cases in the same post will be unnecessarily confusing. -- You received this message because you are

Re: Chris king tamper

Eric, Don’t tell me that! I was hoping to avoid upgradeitus for a while... congrats! Enjoy the buzz -- 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

Re: Steam Boiler Heat Gone

Most likely it’s a burnt out element, or a failed wire/connector. Always best to confirm what’s happening with a multimeter. If you remove the connectors to the element and measure the resistance, you should see by my best guess ~11 ohms if it’s a 120volt machine, and ~5.5 ohms if it’s a 240

Re: Where to buy this swiveling elbow fitting?

ieve I'm measuring the OD at 4MM, though. Does that make >> sense?[image: PXL_20210111_015701709.jpg] >> >> On Sunday, January 10, 2021 at 8:06:29 PM UTC-5 Brian wrote: >> >>> Sorry one last thought: >>> >>> Looks like the tubing may actually be

Re: BIII Rotary Pump - Spring Location

According to the exploded parts diagram there are no additional springs there. If you have other parts disassembled at the same time, is it possible it came from somewhere else? Otherwise I’d have to agree with Ira, that it must be from the balancing circuit in the pump head that regulates

Re: BIII Rotary Pump - Spring Location

It’s that’s a great thought, but best as I know none of the rotary machines have water tanks, pretty sure they are made to be plumbed only (or fitted with an external tank). On Sunday, January 3, 2021 at 2:56:10 AM UTC-5 Ira wrote: > Hello Mario, > > > Saturday, January 2, 2021, 11:16:59 PM,

Re: Where to buy this swiveling elbow fitting?

I do not have familiarity with that part in my machine, but i do work with those kinds of fittings all the time for work and I have a few observations. 1) the part you linked to says its 1/4" tube x 1/8" NPT, but the diagram lists all of the threaded connections as 1/4" and the tubing as

Re: Where to buy this swiveling elbow fitting?

I was wrong about it not listing the material, it does say it's brass, so it is almost certainly leaded brass with a nickel coating neither of which are safe for food. On Sunday, January 10, 2021 at 7:58:31 PM UTC-5 Brian wrote: > I do not have familiarity with that part in my machine, bu

Re: Where to buy this swiveling elbow fitting?

.cafeparts.com/Elbow-Coupling-1/8/Product/15795>. On Sunday, January 10, 2021 at 8:00:19 PM UTC-5 Brian wrote: > I was wrong about it not listing the material, it does say it's brass, so > it is almost certainly leaded brass with a nickel coating neither of which > are safe for food.

Re: Brewtus IV-R pump won't turn off

rom Amazon. Of course, I don't have a clue if that's > where the problem is, but we'll see... > On Saturday, April 24, 2021 at 9:37:18 AM UTC-5 billherbst wrote: > >> Brian and Ira, >> >> I had a long response composed, but let me cut to the chase. I think the >>

Re: Brewtus IV-R pump won't turn off

! On Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 11:25:51 AM UTC-4 billherbst wrote: > > Brian, thanks so much for your willingness to help, and your patience as > well. > > Here’s some more info that may affect the troubleshooting diagnosis. When > I remove the level sensor and fill the st

Re: Brewtus IV-R pump won't turn off

Hey Bill, Looking at the wiring diagram there’s some good news! This one should be pretty simple. Do you have access to a multimeter, and do you know how to use one/feel comfortable that you could safely disconnect the unit from power? The pump motor can recieve power from two sources. In

Re: Brew Boiler

Definitely worth checking that the boiler isn’t over pressure. But a slow consistent leak is certainly likely to be a failed safety valve. When the safety valve goes off it tends not to be subtle. I purchased my brewtus IV a little over a year ago, and experienced the same issue, I’m the

Re: lowering tray for scale and high cups

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

Re: lowering tray for scale and high cups

fit just fine in the brewtus drip tray, though it is a little right and doesn’t leave a ton of room on either side to blow out the steam or hot water wand. On Sunday, April 4, 2021 at 10:58:21 PM UTC-4 Brian wrote: > I use a bottomless portafilter, and it leaves plenty of space for a sc

Re: brew water way too hot

than at the boiler. So at a setpoint of 200, the water in the brew boiler should actually be about 210-218. Just something to remember as you go about troubleshoting. Best of luck, -Brian On Sunday, September 5, 2021 at 9:45:23 PM UTC-4 billherbst wrote: > > UPDATE: It's now been a full day

Re: Brewtus III-R.... WHICH Sensor Failed?

Hey Mike, The reason the steam boiler is effecting the ability of the brew boiler to heat is because power to the brew boiler is routed through the pressurestat. The pressurestat has 3 prongs, one is the common where the power is fed in. One is normally closed which feeds power to the steam

Re: Grouphead not depressurizing portafilter

FYI, cafe parts seems to have the gasket #7. That said based on the description of the problem the brass parts could be worn. Generally when the gasket goes they leak, not fail to properly depressurize. https://www.cafeparts.com/Valve-Gasket-Ø-13x4x4-mm/Product/9670 On Wednesday, August 4,

Re: PID installation

the SSR and base of the machine. Without it the SSR will fail prematurely, as it will generate enough heat to cook itself. Best of luck! Brian On Saturday, April 2, 2022 at 7:26:56 PM UTC-4 Andre wrote: > Hi group, I am in the process of PID kit installation into my Brewtus 2. > You need to

Re: Brewtus IV-R 1/4” Supply Line

What is a John Allen adapter? On Sunday, October 23, 2022 at 1:05:05 PM UTC-6 WestfaliaBoy wrote: > I do. Used a John Allen adaptor to bring it down, as I run the machine off > a reverse osmosis filter > > > Sent from my iPad > > On Oct 23, 2022, at 07:42, brian wrote:

Re: Brewtus II manual

Thank you Herman! Love this machine. My email is: 3ba...@gmail.com Cheers, Brian On 13/09/2012, herman dickens badhabit...@yahoo.com wrote: give me an email address and i'll send it On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 1:04 PM, rutnip 3ba...@gmail.com wrote: Hey Everybody, I think that there used

Re: Pulling multiple shots

My three month old Brewtus IV-R will drop the brew temp a couple degrees if I pull water for an Americano. I figured that was normal. On Jun 16, 2013, at 12:37 PM, Ira laza...@gmail.com wrote: Hello winnipegger65, Sunday, June 16, 2013, 10:39:58 AM, you wrote: What you say makes

Re: Brewtus II plumb-in, sort of

You are so right. I should probably confess that my budget was an important consideration. I bet what I did took twenty times longer than your rig. The shot cam will have to wait, too! Brian On 5 April 2014 23:44, Benjamin McCafferty bmacpi...@me.com wrote: Brian, I have to admit that I

Re: How often to Clean the shower screen

My setup is just like Ira's and do exactly as he does. However, I only do a detergent clean every 4 months or so. I haven't descaled in 20 months or so. I've got a whole house softener but I figure I should do it soon anyway. I've never pulled the shower screen or gasket even though I have

Re: Brewtus II Pressurestat Replacement Part

Awesome. I'll give that one a shot. Thanks for the help! On Monday, October 26, 2015 at 9:48:32 AM UTC-4, herman dickens wrote: > > I'm using the same one Ben is and it works great. It's a lot better than > the one that comes with it. > Herman > > On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 9:4

Re: Of Steam and teflon and scale and... was: Re: Dead steam boiler, but...

I used Loctite paste, 442, I think. I'd have to double check. I tried Teflon tape and they both leak rather quickly. On Jul 10, 2015, at 1:59 PM, Ben McCafferty bmacpi...@me.com wrote: I have the machine completely disassembled and in the process of cleaning it. Even the group is torn

Re: Brewtus Temp Control

Defrost mode? > On Jul 16, 2016, at 9:36 PM, jpaul wrote: > > Silly me, this is the second time I've inadvertently put the PID into defrost > mode. Figured it out about 4 hours after I did it. > >> On Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at 9:06:09 AM UTC-7, jpaul wrote: >> I have a

Re: Brew Boiler Leak

the impact wrench. Brian > On Sep 13, 2016, at 9:54 AM, Ben McCafferty <bmacpi...@me.com> wrote: > > +1 on Herman's comment. The element does not use a flare or compression > fitting, and the factory sealed with a liquid dope that sets up quickly. > Tightening is going to make

Re: Pressure

Should I bother reducing the pressure? Brian > On Mar 2, 2017, at 11:48 AM, herman dickens <hermandick...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I'd keep an eye on it but it's probably nothing to worry about. > >> On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 12:52 PM, brian <pars...@gmail.com>

Re: Brewtus IV-R: 0 pressure, steam boiler venting

tor it and if it starts to act up again I'll replace > the valve. > > Thanks again for taking the mystery out of this problem for me and providing > the solution. > > Peter > >> On Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at 7:28:43 PM UTC-7 Brian wrote: >> It’s fai