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5. Espresso Making Guide 5. Espresso Making Guide
1 - A spoon of flat coffee grinds is approximately equal to 7g. Collect the
coffee grinds with the spoon and shake it gently to make the surface flat,
the amount of coffee grinds is around 7g. One spoon coffee grinds (7g)
can make one cup of top-grade coffee, while two spoons (14g) are two
cups of top-grade coffee.
2 - Use the Single-cup Filter when brewing a single cup and the Double-
cup Filter when brewing two cups or a stronger single cup or mug.
3 - 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.
4 - Tap the portafilter several times to distribute the coffee grinds evenly
in the filter basket.
5 - It is normal for the correct dose of coffee grinds to appear overfilled
in the filter before tamping.
NOTE
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 Manual, 1SHOT and 2SHOT buttons will be solid
blue light on.
5 - Water Temperature
The Single-shot Mode & Double-shot Mode use duration to control espresso
volume. The duration times are preset, but can be reprogrammed (We sug-
gest pre-setting the volumes of your shot modes, about 40mL per cup is
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
Take note of the below 2 cases of misoperation:
The machine is just turned on and in the process of pre-heating, the 3 buttons
start to blink blue light slowly, so it has not reached a suitable temperature for
brewing coffee. Before brewing coffee, make sure the pre-heating process has
finished, at this point, the Manual, 1 SHOT and 2 SHOT buttons will be solid blue
light on.
CASE 1 - Low Temperature
The suitable temperature for brewing coffee is around 92 degrees Celsius(198
degrees Fahrenheit). If you accidentally turn the knob to the Steam icon or
immediately brew coffee after steaming, the temperature will be too high, and
it is not suitable for brewing coffee.
CASE 2- High Temperature
What to do ?
If you accidentally turn the knob to the steam icon, return the knob to the " "
position, and the pressure relief hole will make a loud “CiCi” noise with some
steam coming out from the drip tray, wait to cool down to an appropriate tem-
perature for coffee, at this point, the Manual, 1SHOT and 2SHOT buttons will be
solid blue light on, then turn the knob to the coffee icon, press the button of the
cup volume to brew coffee.
If the machine just finished steaming, do not brew coffee immediately. Make sure
to return the knob to the " " position, 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.
