ACS Vesuvius Evo Lever - So easy to use
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- Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
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One of the most advanced dual boiler lever machines on the planet, but so easy to use.
26mm deep double basket, 14g coffee, 1.7mm sintered puck screen, 30g espresso out in 33 second shot time..Auto stop feature enabled.
Coffee Columbian Anserma 97+ fermented, roasted by me 8 weeks ago.
Made for my friend Paolo...
I have the Vostok, but with the same functionality. I cannot agree more about how simple these machines are to use. I love the workflow. They allow me to adjust or tweak as much as I care too but once dialed in they are so consistent. Heck even when not dialed in, the output is often pretty darn good!
I've never yet pulled a shot that comes close to what I could buy at the local Starbucks or Costa. That should read comes close to being as bad as.....
Even with a new unknown bag of beans and guess at dialling in!! Always drinkable☕
Its good to see the V2 flush lever fitted.
Yup, I have done another video specifically about the flush lever, it works well, but needs a little more development to try and realise the benefits of changes in swept volume and pressure. This one doesn't effectively do that yet.
Hello Mr Corby -as I recall you never made a video showing the insides of the ACS LEVA EVO 2 - it would be an interesting video to hear your viewpoint on some of the design subtleties . Thank you
It is actually a video I intend to do...
How would you compare the Vesuvius, Bianca and Crem One? I am trying to decide between these and Linea Micra.
There is no comparison, the ACS Evo 2 is end game for me, Bianca is good, Crem One lost it's way in development. If you have the space, go for the Evo2.
To chime in, I have had the Evo Leva 2 for about 3 weeks now. I had a Breville Dual Boiler that was Slayer Modded before this machine. The Evo is definitely an endgame machine. I made pretty good espresso on my Breville and to be honest, the medium/dark roast coffees aren't significantly better on the Evo. However, the machine absolutely shines with medium/light roasts. The shots taste remarkably better on the Evo. I enjoy the workflow of the machine as well. Once you're dialed in, you just pull and release. You're going to get consistent shots pretty much all the time. The machine is also very forgiving; shots that aren't perfectly dialed in are still very drinkable.
Dave, at 7.4bar release setting what is the output you get in grams? 42-44 grams?
I get about 34 ish grams...it will vary depending on whether you have the safety system or not. It's best to weigh initially and see what the pressure on the screen is when you get the shot weight you want...then set your pressure release. After which use the scales again and fine tune the pressure up or down to get exactly what you want...before losing the scales.
Beautiful machine. How to order in Canada? Can you remind me how fast the heat up time is? Thanks
Hey hi I just received mine but unfortunately I have to abandon coffee for health reason - interested ? It's two weeks old ? All loaded with all features -- thx
15 minutes.
@@xiatian80 hi I have one fir sale barely 1 month old in Montreal -- thx
@@xiatian80 mine us fir sale all loaded 1 month old !!;
Hi Dave, I can see the appeal of this beautifully engineered machine, especially with your upgrade to automate shots based on end of shot pressure with fixed volume. Comparing the workflow with mine using my Elizabeth's it looks identical. The key difference is that the Evo is volume limited whereas the Elizabeth is time limited (when used in the automatic mode for both). I do find that shot volume does vary a bit even with the same batch of coffee and I do have to make very small adjustments to the grind (Eureka Mignon Oro SD).
The key question is 'Does it make better coffee?' Reviews so far have been very coy about the cost of the Evo and it's hard to find this online. I assume it must be north of £3K (ie +/- three times the Elizabeth). I am tempted by the engineering quality and the potential that pressure/volume limiting might provide more constancy in the output coffee - although I am not really sure about this.
Leaving aside the emotional and technical appeal is it worth it?
I also have the Evo 2 and recommend it. The price I paid was £😊 . It's not a secret, just request a quote!! I've had many machines in the past, closest to yours being synchronika. Had an Evo 1 and now evo2. Wish I had converted years ago to the simply repeatable simplicity of this lever. The whole experience is better and the taste is subjective. Love mine ☕
The Evo ends the shot by time or pressure. Pressure is remarkably consistent in it's volume output, simply because the swept volume of water delivered by spring pressure is always the same for a given pressure reading. So much so, that once it's set up you don't need to use scales and it's usually within a gram. What's really important (unlike the timed shot on an Elizabeth), if the flow is faster or very slow, the weight of espresso delivered is the same...as it ends at the same pressure point!
It's 3 times the cost, but 100% worth it if you have the space and budget.
@@DaveCorbey I have the space but as I use two machines, in different locations, it would push the budget a bit!
How much has your lever arm biceps grown since buying the Evo? :)
Even my wife says, is that it?! Thought from comments online it would be difficult. Well, it is not 😎 the technique I guess is to initially pull out not down as initially tempted!!
As I sometimes use the left arm and other times the right...I can't tell. In truth, it's not that hard to pull...before the Host Milan 2023 show, I taught Maria at ACS, who is quite small and slim how to use it and she had no problem pulling the lever down to make 100s of coffees at the show.