VBM brewing group must be considered as the alter ego of Faema historical group; both conceived by Carlo Ernest Valente, they can be considered as twins.

The intuitions providing the guidelines for VBM-E61 project went together with the principles of the first mathematical models about espresso process, even now considered the golden rule for the perfect Italian Espresso: to get a certain volume of drink (30 ml), in a certaine time (30 seconds), with certain temperatures/pressures values (90 °/9bar), by grinding and pressing (20 kgf) a certain quantity of coffee powder (6,5 gr.).

Among all intuitions making VBM-E61 group the most popular brewing system, there were:

THERMOSIPHONIC CIRCULATION principle:
allowing a more precise temperatures control while coffe is in the group.

MECHANIC PRE-INFUSION principle:
so that coffee ground get wet just before the extraction, amplifying in this way both body and flowery taste of coffee.

VBM-E61 group never changed throughout its history; anyway the more and more precise determination of the espresso variables values, the growing availability of scientific data on coffee, the using of electronic controls of temperatures/pressures and the instant electronic grinding will of course require some updating to the project, despite its incomparable intuition.

Features:

– CHROME OUTER TAPS WITH SCREW CONTROL
– 360° ADJUSTABLE STAINLESS STEEL STEAM LANCES
– 4 HOLES STEAM LANCE END: 1,5MM DIAMETER; 30° INCLINATION
– FIVE INDEPENDENT BUTTONS PANEL: FOUR COFFEE DOSES AND ONE SEMIAUTOMATIC BUTTON
– INDIPENDENT DOSED TEA CONTROL
– WASHING CYCLE PROGRAM FOR BREWING GROUPS
– ELECTRONIC VISUAL LEVEL WITH ADJUSTABLE TIME-OUT FUNCTION
– STEAM BOILER 11L
– NUMBER OF PORTAFILTERS: 2
– BASKET DIAMETER: 58mm
– HEAT EXCHANGER: YES
– ROTATIVE PUMP
– SEPERATE PUMP GAUGE AND BOILER GAUGE
– TALL CUP HOLDER
– OPERATING PRESSURE: 8-9 BAR
– PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE
– BOILER TYPE: NICKEL PLATED COPPER
– NUMBER OF BOILERS: 1
– PRESSOSTAT: SIRAI
– BREW GROUP MATERIAL: CHROME BRASS
– ABLE TO PLUMB IN EXTERNALLY: YES
– CONSTRUCTION: STAINLESS STEEL

Specification:
– Dimensions: (WxHxD) 730 x 600 x 730 mm
– Weight: 72KG
– Power: 4000W