VST or IMS

dfk41

I wondered if anyone had any thoughts as to which is their preferred and why? I also wondered if anyone was in the camp that the original is good enough and apart from scratching your ballsack it makes next to no difference!

Jason1wood

Have one of each, and stock. They get mixed up all the time and I can’t really tell a blind bit of difference. Maybe a second or 2 in the pour but my taste buds can’t tell

Dusk

I read reviews that VST are more temperamental than IMS and VST are also more expensive so it was a no brainer for me. Although I now use a Pullman basket.

dfk41

Dusk I have heard quite good things about Pullman baskets but I still wonder if we are in splitting the atom territory!

Dusk

dfk41
We probably are, I started to get pucks sticking to the shower screen with my IMS basket which was the only reason for buying the Pullman which has cured the issue. Could I tell a difference in taste, definitely not.

Cuprajake

Baskets can and do make a difference, i dont have time to type out a long answer,

I prefer ims

axpetts

I prefer VST. I tend to have to grind finer with VST baskets, which seems to give a better texture to my shots. I’ve tried a few different IMS baskets - most have given good shots but I always find myself going back to VST. I also find that the shear number of IMS variants is a little confusing. VST has a much simpler and intuitive system.

dutchy101

I’ve been using a Vst For about 3 years now. I have to grind pretty fine - most coffees at about 5-7 on my T-64 grinder.

I freeze a lot of my coffee and starting to wonder if that’s part of why all my it all tends to be ground around the 5 mark on my grinder….

MMight get the ACS stock basket back out again and see what difference it makes

dfk41

I prefer the name VST to IMS if that helps anyone! I do not like the 4gm range for the IMS basket but maybe that is just me. I have never had a Pullman before so might go for one of those. I ordered a 17 to 19gm Pullman, £20 delivered!