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5. Espresso Making Guide 5. Espresso Making Guide
grinds with the provided spoon and shake the coffee grinds gently to make
the surface flat.
2 - You may need to experiment with how much coffee is put into the filter
or how long your grinder needs to run to achieve the correct dose.
3 - Tap the portafilter several times to distribute the coffee grinds evenly in
the filter.
4 - It is normal for the correct dose of coffee grinds to appear overfilled in the
filter before tamping.
Tamp the coffee grinds firmly with pressure around 10-15kg but not too hard
to avoid water blockage or overflow from the portafilter. After tamping, make
sure wipe away any excess coffee grinds on the edges of the portafilter before
installing it to the machine.
4 - Tamping Force
1 - Isolating changes to grind size & tamping force will assist in producing
a consistent taste every time.
2 - After tamping make sure wipe away any excess coffee grinds on the
edges of the portafilter before installing it to the machine.
3 - If the coffee grinds exceed the MAX line after being tamped, you can
continue to tamp. If the grinds are too firm to tamp down, take some
grinds out and then re-tamp.
NOTE
Before brewing, make sure the knob is in the " " position and the temperature
is suitable, at this point, the MAKING ESPRESSO button's light is blue.
The machine is just turned on and in the process of pre-heating, the MAKING
ESPRESSO button's light will flash blue, so it has not reached a suitable temper-
ature for brewing coffee. Before brewing coffee, make sure the pre-heating
process has finished, at this moment, the MAKING ESPRESSO button's light is
solid blue.
5 - Water Temperature
Take note of the below 2 cases of misoperation:
CASE 1 - Low Temperature
Around 40mL per cup is recommended.
How to get the volume?
Step 1 - Turn the knob to the “ ” icon to start brewing. The extraction process
will enter low pressure pre-infusion.
7 - Shot Volume
If for 2 shots with 1 cup, it is recommended that the capacity of the cup is about
100ML. While for 2 shots with 2 cups or 1 shot with 1 cup, it is recommended that
each cup is about 50ML. The cups without pre-heating or too large will make the
temperature of the espresso drop quickly, resulting in a poor flavor.
6 - Cups
What to do ?
The suitable temperature for brewing coffee is around 92 degrees Celsius(198
degrees Fahrenheit). If you accidentally press the MILK FROTHING button or
immediately brew coffee after steaming, the temperature will be too high, and
it is not suitable for brewing coffee.
If you accidentally press the MILK FROTHING button, press the MAKING ESPRESSO
button and wait until the temperature cools down to an appropriate temperature
for coffee, at this point, the MAKING ESPRESSO button's light blue on, then press
the MAKING ESPRESSO button and turn the knob to the coffee icon for brewing.
Here 2 ways for cooling down the machine:
a - Wait for the machine to lower down to a suitable temperature, the MAKING
ESPRESSO button's light is blue on. Now, the machine is ready for brewing coffee.
b - Turning the knob to the steam icon will pump cold water into the boiler, which
will help cool the machine. Wait until the MAKING ESPRESSO button's light is blue
on, then turn the knob back to the " " position. Now, the machine is ready for
brewing coffee.
If the machine just finished steaming, do not brew coffee immediately. Make
sure to press the MAKING ESPRESSO button, you can follow the above for cooling
down the machine till to the suitable temperature and then brew coffee, otherwise,
the machine will release high-temperature water from the group head and cause
the coffee to burn.
CASE 2- High Temperature