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BubbaDude
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Posted Mon Mar 19, 2012, 3:03pm Subject: Re: Breville Dual Boiler BES900XL Owners Thread

Sorry, I misread your post. You're seeing what I'm seeing.

"I've Scaced many HX/E61 machines, seeing shot variances of up to 8-10F or more. [The BDB] stays within 1F." - Mark Prince

jmdfd415
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Posted Mon Mar 19, 2012, 3:19pm
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BubbaDude Said:

Sorry, I misread your post. You're seeing what I'm seeing.

Posted March 19, 2012 link

So is this normal? Just going by the few vidoes I have seen it doesnt appear to be.

JohnLyn
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Posted Mon Mar 19, 2012, 5:32pm Subject: Re: Breville Dual Boiler BES900XL Owners Thread

So the shot clock goes off a few seconds after the pour. Being new I am paying attention to many factors at once and I like to keep track of the time of my poor. sometimes by the time I check it's gone. not a big deal, I can use another shot clock, but I am wondering if there is anyway to set it so that it maintains the last shot time until the next pour? probably not, but I figured I would put it out there...

STG
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Posted Mon Mar 19, 2012, 10:15pm Subject: Re: Breville Dual Boiler BES900XL Owners Thread

Thanks a ton for the updates Phil; Got my bottomless PF in today. Very nice!! The Synesso triple is a perfect fit for it. Doesn't seem to fit as nice as the stocker PF though, but I think the lugs just need to wear in. Only managed one shot with it, and I saw my distribution was a little off, no channeling however, but considering I rushed it, it wasn't too shabby at all. I've got a Q for the people doing latte art with the BDB, how do you go about steaming your milk? All i get is thin milk at the beginning, then a bit of thick foam at the end. Most vids I've seen on youtube with other machines, there's a very nice thick-ish foam at the end that is still pour-able and that's whats making the art.

Stuart
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Posted Tue Mar 20, 2012, 11:26am Subject: Re: Breville Dual Boiler BES900XL Owners Thread

First caveat: my latte art is not the best. Second caveat: I work with soy milk at home. What I do: I use the supplied Breville pitcher. I put milk in up to a line about "one finger" below the beginning of the spout in that pitcher. That'll make enough for a 10-oz. latte. I bleed steam from the wand for a second or so, then pull it straight toward me. I rest the rubber holder of the wand in the pour spout of the pitcher, and position the tip about halfway between the center of the pitcher and the right-hand (from my perspective) edge, just below the surface. I open the valve all the way, and try to refine the position of the tip to get a whirlpool going, then lower the pitcher just until I hear the steam breaking the surface intermittently. When the pitcher gets warm to the touch, I raise it slightly ("sinking" the tip); just enough to stop the "ffft ffft ffft" sound of air being incorporated. I keep the position the same, and the milk continues to swirl. When the pitcher gets too hot to hold (subjective, I know), I shut off the steam. I put the pitcher down, purge and wipe the wand, and then pour. This doesn't always give me microfoam, and I've been debating how to make my practice more consistent. Since getting the BDB, though, I've been drinking more straight espresso and just making lattes for my wife. Making one milk drink a day is no way to learn, or establish consistency.

selzoc
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Posted Tue Mar 20, 2012, 6:34pm Subject: Re: Breville Dual Boiler BES900XL Owners Thread

Got my naked portafilter today - quite nice! This way I can keep my blind basket in my spouted portafilter and do a water backflush more easily each night. I also like having access to the bottom of the basket with the naked for rinsing purposes.

JohnLyn
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Posted Tue Mar 20, 2012, 10:45pm Subject: Re: Breville Dual Boiler BES900XL Owners Thread

Re. milk frothing, the guide on this site is excellent "The Milk Frothing Guide" There is also this frothing exercise by Scott Rao for frothing and pouring practice that saves milk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxAvYoymUbM I love latte art and when I get it right it is usually because I have really found the stretching sweet spot. So far I find the BDB to be a real pleasure to use for frothing.

CoffeeGroo
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Posted Wed Mar 21, 2012, 7:44pm
Subject: Re: Breville Dual Boiler BES900XL Owners Thread

EvilCookie Said:

I'm using the baratza preciso for my grinding, a grinder which I hope is suitable for the job. I dialed the grind in to get 2 oz at about 26-32 seconds (11-13 bars) @ 200f and my starting point of weighed beans (before grinding) is 16 grams (tried 17 as well).

Posted January 31, 2012 link

Are you guys quoting time off the shot timer or post pre-infusion times? i.e. is the 26-32s counting a 7s pre-infusion (leaving a 19s-25s shot?)

Thanks.

CoffeeGroo
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Posted Wed Mar 21, 2012, 7:48pm
Subject: Re: Breville Dual Boiler BES900XL Owners Thread

CoffeeGroo Said:

Are you guys quoting time off the shot timer or post pre-infusion times? i.e. is the 26-32s counting a 7s pre-infusion (leaving a 19s-25s shot?)

Thanks.

Posted March 21, 2012 link

Heh... I reply to my own post. I see several pages down that I see that most people agree that subtracting the 7s is the right way to go.

Feuros
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Posted Thu Mar 22, 2012, 7:01am
Subject: Re: Breville Dual Boiler BES900XL Owners Thread

I was just thinking this same thing yesterday. Would be a nice feature.

JohnLyn Said:

So the shot clock goes off a few seconds after the pour. Being new I am paying attention to many factors at once and I like to keep track of the time of my poor. sometimes by the time I check it's gone. not a big deal, I can use another shot clock, but I am wondering if there is anyway to set it so that it maintains the last shot time until the next pour? probably not, but I figured I would put it out there...

Posted March 19, 2012 link

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