Vibiemme espresso machine

Looking for a Vibiemme espresso machine?

The Vibiemme espresso machines feature only the E61 grouphead. It’s one of the brands on our consideration list to retail in Singapore.
They are the founder of the E61 grouphead and still hold on to the same system.

This is an example of an E61 Grouphead.

We currently put it on hold to retail the Vibiemme espresso machines in Singapore, as there are two brands that we carry that has the E61 grouphead, that’s the Bezzera and Expobar, which you can find on our main website www.finecoffeecompany.com. Bezzera is the first company that created the first espresso machine and had been in the business from the start, since 1901. Bezzera is one of the few manufacturing companies in Italy that have a full production plant, that can build an espresso machine from scratch.

Since the E61 grouphead is an open patent, it comes as no surprise that many manufacturers adopt this system. The cost of the Vibiemme is currently higher, and we think that it might not add much value to our vast collection of machines at the moment. There are also other systems of the groupheads available.

Here are the advantages and disadvantages of the E61 grouphead.

Advantages:

• Thermal stability (If the machine had idled long enough)
• Slightly easier extraction due to preinfusion
• Easy to operate
• Components are easily available for servicing

Disadvantages

• Great fluctuation of temperature especially if the boiler is too small ( Below 2 litres)
• Many small components required for servicing, approximately 20 pieces.
• Abrasion between brass components resulting in wear and tear.
• More oil and residues trapped within the preinfusion chamber.
• Longer startup time due to the thermosyphon system
• Limescale build-up within the grouphead due to the thermosyphon system

Since E61 debuted in 1961, many manufacturers had remastered the grouphead and created new systems to correct the existing issues. One of them is the Bezzera BZ Thermal efficient range. Models available are BZ07, BZ10, BZ13 and BZ16.

They are designed specifically for a few things in addition to great tasting espressos. They are designed to be easier to service, quicker and smaller. The 20 small components in the E61 grouphead, had been replaced by an electronic solenoid, which is a simple switch that turns on and off via electromagnetism. This component is hardy, easy to replace and affordable. Most espresso machines with boilers should have at least one solenoid in the system. Instead of the thermosyphon system that traps a lot of limescale in the grouphead, the BZ grouphead has a small heating cartridge that constantly keeps the grouphead warm, even if there’s great displacement of water in the boiler from heavy usage. Heat recovery time is always faster due to the extra heating element and smaller boiler required.

From our service records, the ratio of the number units that require servicing on the E61 grouphead compare the BZ grouphead is 11:1!

If you like the best machine for the best espresso, then you will have to consider the Spring Lever espresso machines, like the Bezzera Strega. This concept was formed even earlier than the E61, in 1942. The beauty of this machine is the way it extracts in varying pressure, it cuts off the sourest and the bitter ends of the coffee and releases a wider spectrum of flavours. This machine, requires the minimal cleaning and has the durability that last the longest among all types of espresso machines of the same league. As the extraction is done by the compression of spring than the pump pushing its pressure.

If you need to know more machines other than a specific Vibiemme espresso machine, check out our website www.finecoffeecompany.com for our extensive collection of machines.

Link to: Bezzera’s official website