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#21: Post by redbone »

Anything that aids in consistency is great. For me having to use 1 La Pavoni basket and 1 Cremina basket meant having to dose differently on each to achieve similar pulls when making 2 double shots.

*fyi - The Elektra 49mm double basket fits my 1st gen 73/74 but not my 2nd gen 76 Europiccola.
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#22: Post by summer »

dergitarrist wrote:I was looking for a reliable replacement for my 50 year old Olympia basket. The Elektra wasn't doing it for me, the Pavonis weren't as good as the Olympia either, the Strietman/IMS works well with all the shots I've pulled so far. That is all.
Cool, I would like to try the Strietman/IMS with my Cremina some day. :D

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#23: Post by baldheadracing »

dergitarrist wrote:Yesterday, I saw a Strietman CT1 in person for the first time and the guy who pulled shots from it told me IMS makes their baskets. The website states the same, and they are very fairly priced. I asked if I could borrow one, so here we are:...
Thanks for the info, especially the comparison pictures; I just ordered one of Streitman's baskets. I hope that the Streitman basket will fit my Elektra Micro Casa a Leva (Richard Penny portafilter). I usually prefer the results from an Elektra single over the Elektra double baskets that I have; It will be nice to (hopefully) have another option as I have found that different baskets can have a pretty big impact in my 58mm machines.
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#24: Post by wsfarrell »

Great thread. Just ordered the Strietman/IMS basket for my Cremina. Will be using this tamper: solid copper base by Reg Barber, cocobolo handle turned by Laron Thompson, a member here. Can't wait......


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#25: Post by Boldjava »

dergitarrist wrote:...
So: At 12€ (what it costs here at least), it's a bargain and a must-have for Cremina users...
If anyone else gets one, please report!
Ordered and will do.
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#26: Post by RyanP »

SAB wrote:I'm dosing 15g in the ct1, regardless of roast level, and adjusting the grind to get the flow I want. As a home roaster, it's not just "medium" or "light", but a long continuum. I can better adjust by leaving dose alone.
That's interesting. I dunno, home roasting doesn't really interest me, but I do like to switch it up often and purchase beans from a wide variety of roasters here in Seattle and I think they represent that continuum pretty well. Maybe I go about it the wrong way, but at least on the Mahlgut, which is a large conical, I could make a judgement based on the visual appearance of the beans for which dose to use. It would consistently result in a very similar volume in the basket and I'd rarely have to change the grind setting, which was the goal. Not sure if the same will be true for the Monolith Flat, I haven't had enough time to experiment. Maybe I'll want to start sticking to a single dose and adjusting the grind around it like you do. But as an example, I know that with the Mahlgut, 15g of a coffee from a roaster like Slate or Kivu would leave quite a bit of headspace in the basket, more than I'd like, whereas even 16g from a roaster like Vivace would overflow the basket.

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#27: Post by erik82 »

Big flats need more adjusting then big conicals. With my Eureka Olympus with Mythos burrs (same as in the Monolith flat) I need to adjust the grind more often then with the 83mm conical burrs of the HG One. With 49mm baskets you have less room for dosing more/less then with 58mm so adjusting grind works better.

With the CT1 I, most of the time, try to keep the dose at a maximum which ranges from 14,5-15gr for darker roasts to 16-16,5gr for light roasts. This way I can squeeze the maximum amount of espresso out of those beans.

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#28: Post by SAB »

RyanP wrote:But as an example, I know that with the Mahlgut, 15g of a coffee from a roaster like Slate or Kivu would leave quite a bit of headspace in the basket, more than I'd like, whereas even 16g from a roaster like Vivace would overflow the basket.
A little more headspace doesn't bother me. Too little headspace does. With the ability to slowly preinfuse with great precision, the puck expands without channeling, with "too much" room. It can't really do that as well, it seems to me, with too little. Of course, I'm not talking about underdosing by several grams here, I'm talking about using the designated dose and not getting caught up in adjusting to fit the perceived ideal headspace.

There are, of course, lots of ways to skin this cat. For me, it works better to keep dose constant. But I'd be just as content running 16 gm all the time if I had enough room. After all, I run 19 gm in my 18 gm VST basket on my BDB as my routine there.

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#29: Post by redbone »

The Strietman baskets came in from the Netherlands today.
Good fit if anyone wants replacement baskets that fit a La Pavoni Europiccola.
These are a perfect fit for a 49.6mm tamper.


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#30: Post by grog »

Mine arrived this week too. They fit in all of my 49mm PFs but it takes some wiggling and finagling to get them into the Olympia groups (Cremina and Club). The basket fits more easily into my 1st gen Europiccola and brass sleeve Marcfi groups.

I haven't seen a noticeable difference in flow rate with the same coffee and dose relative to the Elektra double basket I usually use, but I've only used it for a few shots so far. My OE tamper fits it much better than in the OEM Oly baskets and slightly better than the old school OEM Pavoni baskets.
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