Dogshot wrote:Have you taken a look at what's locally available? The Greenbeanery has a Kedge T1, which is supposed to be an Astoria clone. It has a 6l stainless steel boiler(!), volumetric dosing, and Im' pretty sure it's a rotary pump - for $1,650 (CDN!!!).

Mark

Troll wrote:I'm trying to decide between the Andreja and Expobar III-V. I've only began considering the Expobar III recently after fiddling with my PID'd Silvia. I'd like to not worry about brew temperature.

Having said that I don't like the large size of it and not crazy about it's styling either.

I prefer the Andreja's styling, build quality and smaller foot print. Both are available from Canadian retailers for roughly the same size so pricing is not factored into my decision making.

Mark,

I think the sheer size of the Kedge rules it out for the OP. If he thought a Brewtus was big, he'll when he sees the dimensions for the Kedge.

Thanks for all your help guys. I finally came to a decision and purchased the Brewtus III. The guys over at the Brewtus Group were very helpfull as well. When it came down to it I just wasn't thrilled about going back to temperature surfing.

I'll be sure to share my experiences with the Expobar. I purchased it from Zcafe and they were a pleasure to deal with.