Let's do the mypressi TWIST - Page 11

by **ohofmann** on Sat Jan 23, 2010 9:39 pm

Has anyone gotten a revised Twist yet, or gotten a timeline for a fix to the old ones to handle different cartridge sizes?

by **adimperial** on Sun Jan 24, 2010 4:19 am

kupe wrote:I'm strongly considering selling my Gaggia classic and picking one of these up. I don't think I've seen it mentioned in this thread or elsewhere, but since every part the coffee touches is stainless steel, I figure you don't have to bother with seasoning sink shots like you do with machines that have exposed brass parts. I'm also terrible at temp surfing with my Gaggia, and get inconsistent results. If I can get even similar quality with the Mypressi and not have to deal with either of the aforementioned issues, I think it would be worth it. Thanks for the information on the stovetop steamers. I would pick one of those up as well.

I wouldn't recommend this. I had a Silvia and bought my parents a Gaggia Classic and tested them side by side. Silvia was on Ebay the next day. I bought the silvia steamwand and put on the Gaggia (steam power isn't as powerful as Silvia, but enough for 2-3 lattes)

I bought a Mypressi Twist also. Impressed with design and quality.. But no matter how hot your water is when you pour into chamber, the shot comes out warm and on the bitter side. And I preheated everything. I think it has to do with the N2O chargers cooling the water or something. Until they fix that issue, it will continue to be more of a novelty item imho.

by HB on Sun Jan 24, 2010 8:06 pm

King Seven wrote:I did, however, manage to Scace out a few brews. I have a 53mm Scace 1 (I worked for La Spaziale UK), and it fit nicely. Have picked up a few tips for heating - though I doubt you'd get much above 92C, no matter how crazy you went.

Thanks James for the link and the standardized measurement. Your results are fairly consistent with Abe's/my over the lip measurements in the low 190°F range.

Novel idea about using the Mypressi for alternative extracts during competition! Since the Mypressi is so easy to clean inside and out, it does open the possibility of spices/liquids one would never consider putting through a conventional espresso machine. Reminds me of the famous coffee + cayenne pepper extraction that led the SCAA to ban anything but coffee in the portafilter. :shock:

by **yakster** on Mon Jan 25, 2010 5:03 pm

King Seven wrote:To be honest I am more interested in using it for doing less traditional extractions (yes, I have brewed espresso with whisky instead of water. It is better if the whisky is hot though).

Agreed, it's better hot. :-)

by **mypressi** on Thu Jan 28, 2010 9:15 am

There were some requests in this thread regarding the availability of additional 53mm standard baskets for the mypressi TWIST. You can find them here. http://shop.mypressi.com/-strse-Spare-%26-Replacement-Parts/Categories.bok

La Spaziale 53mm baskets also work well, although we designed ours to have a little more capacity.

by **mypressi** on Thu Jan 28, 2010 9:28 am

We also put together a brief article on the N2O and any possible cooling effect because it is one of the most asked questions we've seen. The short answer is that there is no measurable impact. The longer answer is here: http://help.mypressi.com/faqs/top-issues/gas-expansion-and-adiabatic-cooling.

by **kupe** on Thu Jan 28, 2010 1:58 pm

adimperial wrote:I wouldn't recommend this. I had a Silvia and bought my parents a Gaggia Classic and tested them side by side. Silvia was on Ebay the next day. I bought the silvia steamwand and put on the Gaggia (steam power isn't as powerful as Silvia, but enough for 2-3 lattes)

I bought a Mypressi Twist also. Impressed with design and quality.. But no matter how hot your water is when you pour into chamber, the shot comes out warm and on the bitter side. And I preheated everything.

Thank you for this. I'm impressed that you prefer the Gaggia to the Silvia. I've never gotten to try the Silvia, but I was under the impression that most people liked it better, perhaps due to the much larger boiler. I have to say though, I've been getting much better results from my Gaggia in the last couple of weeks with some changes to my methods. And I suppose I really don't steam all that much milk. Just a bit for one cappuccino or a couple of macchiatos. I guess I'll hold onto it and see what people think of the Mypressi after some more time, and maybe just add it to my collection rather than trading for it.

by **Bushrod** on Thu Jan 28, 2010 2:23 pm

mypressi wrote: La Spaziale 53mm baskets also work well, although we designed ours to have a little more capacity.

That's pretty interesting. Do you know if your basket would work in a La Spaziale? How much more capacity would it give?

by **mypressi** on Thu Jan 28, 2010 3:39 pm

Very small. It may allow an extra gram but I am really not sure how much. The TWIST basket has slightly less draft down the side, which may add a little volume, but in the end it wouldn't be a lot of difference. Sorry if I got your hopes up for making an extra-dosed shot on a La Spaziale. The historical note to this is that when we were demonstrating the TWIST at the SCAA show in April last year we were using La Spaziale baskets. We even tried very hard early on to make everything work with a 58mm basket, but there were too many factors against it.

by **ASFx** on Sun Jan 31, 2010 9:15 pm

Im really enjoying my Mypressi so far. I'm making some great shots with it, however one small issue i've noticed is that when I do naked shots, I keep getting small sprays of espresso coming out of the outer holes of the basket and hitting my countertop or the top edge of my glass.

It's not a huge issue since it's just tiny little spritzes, but i'd really like to solve the problem. It seems no matter how I adjust my tamp, this keeps happening. Is it possible that I got a basket with uneven holes in it? Or is this caused by something else i'm doing wrong?


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