Hello, I was looking into buying a GS3 or prima eagle one or Linea mini but I just realize the size of the brew boiler on the gs3 is huge! is that too big for home use? I will be making 3-4 cappuccino per day for myself most days (sometimes when I have family or friends over I will make many cappuccino or latte but most days I will be alone drinking )

Does the amount of water staying for so long in the brew boiler bad? Will i not have enough rotation?

Last machine I had was a gaggia classic pro but I decided to upgrade to a really nice set up I can keep for a long time, I have been asking alot of questions on this forums and everyone has been really helpful!

thank you everyone for taking your time to answer

Short answer is "no. It is not too big."

That said, there are advantages to the E1P system from a power management standpoint. Does it really matter in a home? I doubt it, but when you are talking about the energy footprint of potentially thousands of machines in thousands of homes, every little bit helps.

I have a GS/3 and I love it. The boiler is sized appropriately for how it was designed, which is to have excellent thermal stability and repeatability. I can pull the same shot back to back, day to day and hour to hour. I haven't seen any Scace temperature data for the E1P, but I've heard anecdotally that it is "very good".

As for turnover of the brew water in the 1.5L GS/3 boiler, it is a non-issue. The boiler is sealed stainless steel, purged of air and held around 205 degrees F. Every shot you make replaces old water with new, so I really don't see a concern, even with only 1 or two shots per day.

Cheers!

- Jake

Thank you, I read so much on this forum, sometimes some people's comment scares me about things that might not even be a problem!

I Really like the gs3

I already replied to you in the E1P thread, but I remembered two more things: E1P has much wilder preinfusion options (with cycling, super long times). GS3 has just 1-5s on and 1-5s off. That's it. And the autoflush.

Also, if you intend to use a scale-free water recipe, 1.5l is no issue. Also taste change in stainless boiler is probably just a myth. In case of E1P you get close to complete exchange each shot, especially including autoflush.