To get the best out of your coffee, you need to know how to set your new espresso machine's coffee grinder and, above all, know when and why to make certain changes to get good results. Everyone has different tastes in their coffee and therefore there is no right or wrong, but by implementing this practical tool you can quickly get to a good starting point.
BREWING TIPS:
Use good quality beans intended for espresso as brewed coffee beans are roasted differently and will not be able to brew well at all. A common problem that occurs is that the machine does not come up to its correct brewing pressure of 9 bar and instead a watery coffee consistency comes instead of a creamy golden color espresso. This is precisely because you have used either brewed coffee beans or old beans (over 2 months old).
BREWING TIP:
FOR A DOUBLE ESPRESSO: Use between 17 and 18g of coffee in a double filter basket (non-pressurized), the goal is to get twice as much coffee (espresso) as the amount of ground coffee in the filter basket, i.e. a ratio of 1:2. So About If you use 18g of ground coffee, you should aim to get about 36g. espresso in a brewing time of between 25-30 seconds. Therefore, the scale comes in handy for setting the coffee machine. To get the right amount espresso After a good brewing time (25-30 seconds), adjust the grinder's grind setting. If you get the volume in too short a time, grind finer, and if you get the volume (36g) in over 30 seconds, grind coarser instead.
STEPS TO ACHIEVE THE RIGHT SETTING:
STEP 1: Weigh and grind the beans
Weigh 18g of coffee and pour it into the empty bean container and grind until everything is ground into the filter basket and press the puck. Now you know that there are exactly 18g of ground coffee in the filter basket.
STEP 2: Preparation for brewing
Put the coffee in the machine. Select brewing on the touchscreen, then select custom brewing time and set it to 30 seconds.
STEP 3: Use scales
Place a coffee cup on a small scale and then place both the scale and the coffee cup under the machine.
STEP 4: Start brewing
Start brewing, keep an eye on the scale and as soon as the scale shows 36g, stop brewing and look at the brewing time on the screen.
STEP 5: Check the time
About If the time shows less than 25 seconds, grind finer; if the time shows more than 30 seconds, grind coarser.
STEP 6: Do About process until you get to the correct time interval.
Do About steps 1-5 until you get a time between 25 and 30 seconds. Once you have it down to a reasonable level, it's all about About to make fine adjustments until you are satisfied with the taste which is very difficult to give feedback on. and finally save your brewing time by creating your own drink in the screen.
Final step: Set the time on the coffee grinder
Now that you have come this far, you have managed to achieve a very good grinder setting where you have hopefully achieved a well-balanced espresso by determining the amount of coffee (g) and the volume espresso (g) and have a good time that you have saved in the screen and also noted what grind setting you need for it. The final step is to find how many seconds it takes for the grinder to grind 18g in this example for your brew without having to weigh every morning.
STEP 1: Select a time of 12 seconds on the screen
STEP 2: Fill your entire bean container with your beans
STEP 3: Weigh yours portafilter with the filter basket when empty
STEP 4: Start the grinder and let it grind until it stops on its own (after 12 seconds in this case)
STEP 5: Weigh yours portafilter with the filter basket filled with freshly ground coffee and look at the value (grams).
STEP 6: About the weight is over 18g, reduce the time. About weight is below 18g, increase the time.
STEP 7: Do About process 2-6 until you get your desired weight.
About You have read this far, thank you for your patience and reading through this. Now you are ready to set up your espresso machine.
