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5. Espresso Making Guide5. Espresso Making Guide
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 a horizontal position (off-position) and
the temperature is suitable, at this point, the blue lights of the ON/OFF Button, Single/
short Cup Button, Double/long Cup Button, and Steam Button will be solid on.
5 - Water Temperature
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
The machine is just turned on and in the process of pre-heating, the 4 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 moment, the blue lights of the ON/OFF Button, Single/short Cup
Button, Double/long Cup Button, and Steam Button will be solid on.
Take note of the below 2 cases of misoperation:
CASE 1 - Low Temperature
The suitable temperature for brewing coffee is around 92 degrees Celsius(198
degrees Fahrenheit). If you accidentally press the Steam button 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 press the Steam button, reset the Steam button to its initial
state and wait until the temperature cools down to an appropriate temperature
for coffee, and at this point, the ON/OFF Button, Single/short Cup Button, Double/
long Cup Button, and Steam Button will be solid on, then press the coffee button(
Single/short Cup Button or Double/long Cup Button) for brewing. Here 2 ways for
cooling down the machine:
a - Wait for the machine to lower down to a suitable temperature, but this will take
some time.
b - Turning the knob to the hot water icon will pump cold water into the boiler,
which will help cool the machine. Wait until the white light of the Steam button
turns off, the blue lights of the ON/OFF Button, Single/short Cup Button, and Double/
long Cup Button are solid on, then turn the knob back to the horizontal position (off-
position). Now, the machine is ready for brewing coffee.
If the machine just finished steaming, do not brew coffee immediately. Make sure
the steam/water knob is in a horizontal position (off-position), reset the Steam
button to turn off the steam function, and the blue light of the Steam button is
solid on, 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 be burnt.
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