I just purchased the Miss Silvia and am pretty excited to be owning my first fine piece of bean brewing equipment.
Ive looked through the forums, but I am probably searching incorrectly. Im sure people have had this problem before. My coffee is spurting out of the head when i start my shot. Sometimes it evens out, most of the time it just ends up every where. Ive tried to be consistent to figure out where my technique problem is, but though Im sure it has to do with the amount of ground bean Im using, I cant isolate the technique I need to use. It doesnt do this every time, just some times, and is usually preceeded by a good amount of steam coming from the head.
My possible problems are:
Grind (though I usually am pretty careful with that)
Tamping (too much, too little)
Amount (I try to keep it below the ridge of the default cup that comes with the Miss Silvia)
Hope my terminology makes sense, Im such a complete newbie.
Any thoughts?
Ive looked through the forums, but I am probably searching incorrectly. Im sure people have had this problem before. My coffee is spurting out of the head when i start my shot. Sometimes it evens out, most of the time it just ends up every where. Ive tried to be consistent to figure out where my technique problem is, but though Im sure it has to do with the amount of ground bean Im using, I cant isolate the technique I need to use. It doesnt do this every time, just some times, and is usually preceeded by a good amount of steam coming from the head.
My possible problems are:
Grind (though I usually am pretty careful with that)
Tamping (too much, too little)
Amount (I try to keep it below the ridge of the default cup that comes with the Miss Silvia)
Hope my terminology makes sense, Im such a complete newbie.
Any thoughts?
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