ACS Vesuvius Evo Leva

Cuprajake

the marks on the new group are they not casting marks? the ones of steves are damage

DavecUK

Cuprajake the marks on the new group are they not casting marks? the ones of steves are damage

Both are scraping….funny enough the 6 year old group on the alpha is unworn in that area and that pulled thousands of shots in a bar! I guess some mark and some don’t…depends on the fit.

Cuprajake

same with my londiniums, the 2014 l1 of norvins and the group was immaculate, the lr24 of mine marked first pull, and a friends and mine had casting marks, so its luck of the draw

NelisB

LMSC There is nothing wrong with the machine. I love it! I just like to experiment. That’s all.

darkstefano

I think now we are losing the hand here 🤣

Paolo5

I just pulled a few shots on my Evo….FABULOUS extractions!

I love my Evo…

Cuprajake

Is there a uk supplier for a stock version basket?

Mine only came with one double and im not sure on these ims atm

Think i prefer the extra depth

Stevebee

Cuprajake have you tried the larger IMS, think it’s number is 32 rather than 26?

I fit 20g in those with plenty of headroom

LMSC

Cuprajake You can use the double basket from the pressurised one.

DavecUK

LMSC You mean spouted one…

Cuprajake

i only have 2 baskets from buying the leva, the single and a double,

i think im just over extracting the ims but 18g seems to be its max, and i dont want to under dose really

LMSC

Cuprajake i think im just over extracting the ims but 18g seems to be its max, and i dont want to under dose really

Interesting you find the IMS over extracting. Hope you aren’t using some sort of a puck screen, which can cause challenges as the Evo hits 10.5 bar easily. If we try adding a puck screen on the deeper basket, ww can’t drink the cup.

We don’t see a difference between IMS and Stock. I think it is grinder specific as you have 83mm burr sets. @Systemic may share his experience as he uses a similar burr set.

You may want to try tweaking your temperature profile and see if it helps.

Agree, 18g is max. However, the IMS 26 can create outer circles even at 18 on some medium roast beans. I try losing 2-3 beans. The 17.5 or 18g, you can’t really notice a difference really, unless you are a super taster. Neither I am nor want to be one. My family already roll their eyes when I make coffee for them! 🤣

Edit :

Thanks dfk41. I corrected it.

LMSC

@“Cuprajake”

I thought we all get 2 spouted (thanks dfk41) and 1 bottomless.

dfk41

LMSC They are not pressurised matey. The spouted pf’s have a single hole for the coffee to pass through which then either diverts down a single spout, a double spout or indeed, a triple spout!

LMSC

Not sure if these helps

https://www.shopcoffee.co.uk/product/spares-parts/san-marco-parts/san-marco-double-filter-basket-16-gram-original/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIoqSozbPt9gIVGOvtCh0lNAVDEAQYCyABEgLlwvD_BwE

Cuprajake

thanks , my machine was used, ive asked adam to have a quick look once hes moved haha

Systemic

Thinking about @Cuprajake comment about over extracting, for me, Evo is at its best when the grind is dialled in for shots around the 25 sec margin. Having a titan burr grinder is, of course, a big factor but I think the time margin will apply to all flat burr grinders when paired with the Evo. I don’t have any problems with the IMS 26 and 18grms is my go to dose. I don’t use scales anymore - pull the shot when the group pressure gauge hits 6 bar which gives a 1:2 - 1:2.5 ratio with clock like regularity.

Cuprajake

thats what i think im doing, im pulling too long,

but visually it looks like im almost too fine.

Systemic

With my previous lever, taming high acidic beans meant pushing extraction times into the 40 sec plus margin - as mentioned in much forum discussion by other owners. Whilst this worked well, it inevitably courted the issue of introducing over extracted notes so could be a frustrating process.

Evo’s extraction profile is very different. It pulls more from the bean in the very early stages of the shot including the all important sweeter elements - no doubt the higher bar pressure is a big factor here. I’ve been surprised how shots that I would consider sink shots, i.e. around 20 secs are drinkable albeit sharper and more acidic.

Cuprajake

Thing of the devil, is rhis clip made by vst?

LMSC

Cuprajake

Please get Stainless steel GU10 clips. It is perfect and not obstructive. Alternative is removing the clip from the single spout and fit. Both will be easier to remove for cleaning the shower screen.

darkstefano

Cuprajake clip made by vst?

it is a generic clip that you can find in the hardware store…

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