Bad taste from my Siliva

[kgphotography Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close kgphotography]

hello coffee friends! Just of late the lattes Im making from my Silvia seem to have a weird aftertaste finish on them.

I have done a descale and cleaned the group head etc not sure what else to do to try and recitify this. Any help would be much apprecitiated!

[David8 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close David8]

Re: Bad taste from my Siliva

What sort of taste exactly? Have you changed anything in your routine? Beans? Milk? Technique?

[kgphotography Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close kgphotography]

Re: Bad taste from my Siliva

Hi David,

Thanks for the reply. its more a kind of bitter/acidic finish? no big taste.

No I havent changed anything at all in my routine, hope its not my tastebuds!

[saoye Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close saoye]

Re: Bad taste from my Siliva

Did the taste come before or after the descale?

[kgphotography Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close kgphotography]

Re: Bad taste from my Siliva

was there before and that was why I did the descale to see if it would clear it up

[Fresh_Coffee . Find all posts View Profile Close Fresh_Coffee]

Re: Bad taste from my Siliva

Descaling does absolutely naught for taste.

You will need to advise whether the strange taste is to do with the coffee brew, OR the steamed milk.

So.....:
a) brewed coffee aftertaste? or
b) steamed milk aftertaste?

After that, someome may be able to help a little further.

[kgphotography Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close kgphotography]

Re: Bad taste from my Siliva

its the coffee that tastes wrong

[Fresh_Coffee . Find all posts View Profile Close Fresh_Coffee]

Re: Bad taste from my Siliva

ok.

Next step:

Silvia has only 1 "circuit so whether you take the water from the group or from the steam pipe doesn madder. So, relieve some hot water from the steam pipe and taste. Is it ok?

May as well also try some water from the group, just to compare. It cant help having a slight flavour of coffee oils.

The water from the steam arm should taste kind of oddly "sweet" but clean, possibly slightly "metallic".

If that is ok, then you are down to checking your coffee supply.

[Barry_Duncan Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Barry_Duncan]

Re: Bad taste from my Siliva

How about trying some different coffee beans?

Barry.