Flair Espresso NEO Flex User manual

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Quick Start Guide

1. QR Code for Video Tutorials
2. What’s Included in the Box
3. Assembling your NEO Flex
4. Flow-Control vs. Bottomless 2-in-1 Portalter
5-6. Brewing with your NEO Flex
7. Dialing-In Lever Force
8. Cleaning your NEO Flex
9. Troubleshooting Your NEO Flex
Quick Start Guide Contents QR Code for Video Tutorials
Scan the code below to view video tutorials for your NEO Flex. Seeing is believing and is the best
way to learn to brew beautiful espresso with your Flex.
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What’s Included in the Box Assembling Your NEO Flex
Align the ns on the front and
back of the base with the
openings in the bottom of the
post. Push down to seat.
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The Flair logo on the base
and the NEO logo on the post
must be on the same side.
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Main Post & Lever
Base
Piston with Training Disc
(found inside brew cylinder)
Brew Cylinder
Stainless Steel Dispersion Screen
(found inside brew cylinder)
Flow Control Portalter (red)
Silicone Preheat Cap
Extra Flow-Control Spout
Dosing Cup/Tamper
Funnel
Bottomless 2-in-1 Portalter (black)
Training Disc Replacement (1)
Graduation Disc (1)
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Flow-Control vs Bottomless 2-in-1 Portalter
Flow-Control Portalter (Red) Bottomless 2-in-1 Portalter (Black)
Requires a Quality Burr Grinder!
You will need to “dial-in,” or trial dierent sized
grounds until you get the right pressure. Grind too
ne, and you won’t be able to lower the lever. Grind
too coarse, and the lever will lower without any
resistance and not make espresso.
All Brewers Should Start Here!
The Flow-Control Portalter features a restricted exit
port, which builds pressure for brewing espresso in
the chamber. This portalter can be used with almost
any grinder, or with coarse pre-ground coee, without
the need to “dial-in” your shot. Use for convenience.
Featuring a Pressurized Portalter Featuring a Removable Spout
Preheat the
Brew Cylinder
Boil water. Add preheat
cap to bottom of brew
cylinder. Fill with boiled
water. Leave for at least
30 seconds.
Start with the Flow-
Control Portalter
Red portalter – no
special grinder required
- avoid coee grounds
that are too ne.
Prepare your Freshly
Roasted Beans
Start with 15 grams
of beans or grounds
(roughly 3 tablespoons).
If grinding, do so right
before brewing for the
best results.
Separate Your
Brew Head
Separate the brew
head into four parts: 1)
Piston 2) Brew Cylinder
3) Screen 4) Portalter.
Tip: Use dosing cup to
remove piston.
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4)
Brewing with Your NEO Flex

Brewing with Your NEO Flex
WARNING:
Never Release
Lever Abruptly!
Boiling Water
May SPRAY!
If Lever Is
Extremely Hard
To Lower, Coee
Grounds Are Too
Fine (see next
page)
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Tamp Lightly & Evenly
on Level Surface
Add Dispersion Screen
to Portalter
Add Preheated Brew
Cylinder to Portalter
Fill to Line with Brew
Water
Insert Piston On Top of
Filled Cylinder
Lower the Lever!
(See Next Page for Lever Force)
Dialing-In Lever Force
Your Flex comes with two “Training Discs” (red); one of which is installed in the piston. Use this red disc as
you learn how much lever force is appropriate. The foil seal of the Training Disc (red) will break if
excess force is applied to the lever, indicating that your grounds are too ne. If the foil breaks,
water will bleed into the brew head. Reattempt with coarser grounds (try ne sea salt consistency if using Flow
Control Portalter) and retest with the second red disc. Extra discs can be purchased on our site.
Training
Disc Broken
Seal
*Remove by pulling out by the
small recess at the edge of the
disc. Push new disc into place.
All discs must have lettering
facing out. Never remove foil of
Training Disc.
Graduation
Disc
Install the “Graduation Disc” (black) once condent that the force applied is never excessive. If trying new coee
with the Graduation Disc and you feel you’re applying excessive force on the lever, carefully STOP brewing and
start over with coarser grounds.
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Cleaning your NEO Flex
Follow the steps below. Cleaning your NEO Flex should be done with water only. No soap is needed, as
it can aect your espresso’s taste. Never put your Flex parts in the dishwasher.
Slowly lift lever and
remove assembled
Brew Head from
NEO Flex frame,
gripping the silicone
where indicated
above.
Troubleshooting your NEO Flex
We recommend periodically ushing your Flow-Control Portalter and brew head with fresh water. This
will prevent the build-up of any coee residue and ensure optimum ow. Simply follow the brewing
steps, without coee, to ush. For more thorough cleaning, remove the ow-control spout and rinse all
pieces with water, as shown below. Leave all portalter parts disassembled and upside down to dry.
Detach portalter
over sink by gripping
portalter in one
hand and silicone
on brew cylinder in
other hand, then
pull apart.
Remove dispersion
screen and eject
grounds by knocking
them out against the
side of a trash can,
or dig the grounds
out with a utensil.
Remove the piston
using the dosing
cup. Place cylinder
over dosing cup and
press down on a
hard surface.
Grip Here
Removable, replaceable
spout to enable cleaning and
declogging. Each Flex comes with
an additional spout. Replace as
necessary and if clogged.
For cleaning: Unscrew the spout cap
and rinse spout and bottom of portalter
in cool water. No soap is needed and
may alter your espresso’s taste.
Rinse all brewing
parts with water
from the tap.
Reminder, don’t use
soap as it will impact
your espresso’s
taste.
Rening Your Brew
To better manage the
force on your lever,
and the pressure in
your system, consider
Or, place your complete Flair on a
bathroom scale to help gauge the
force applied while brewing. 30-40
pounds is the target. Never surpass
70 pounds!
upgrading to our Pressure Gauge Kit.

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