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  • #16
    Originally posted by Joshaldo View Post
    Hey guys for some reason hopefully you guys might be able to explain I can not seem to get consistent shots now. I will do a shot and it is perfectly in the middle between under and over extraction and then I will do another and it will be nearly on under extraction or over extraction. Any hints on what I should do to get some more consistency or does the machine sound faulty?

    I am also finding ground coffee left in my cup when I am finished. Please help....
    There a multitude of things that you could be doing here. First off cleanliness, clean the group head/potafilter every time you use it, make sure no excess grinds are left on the upper surface of the portafilter, this gets caught up on the group head rubber seal and causes the water to leak out under pressure.

    To get decent regular shots you need a decent and regular practice, every thing you do should be the same to get consistency. I use a set of scales to weight exactly what goes into my portafilter, every shot has the exact same weight. This prevents over dosing and cracking the puck, its a good practice to get into. Tamping, press the grinds down with the same pressure every time, there is a lot of info on this and its required practice for good shots.

    I could go on and on but if you look hard enough you will find the answers to your question. My first point of cleanliness is the most basic and one most people forget.

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    • #17
      Thanks scoota_gal for your reply. My husband has just bought me the Breville BES870

      Now to read read read the instructions and related posts about it, and watch some videos. I don't have any beans yet but I'll hopefully get some on the weekend...that's a whole other issue. I have no idea how to find a local roaster. Better pop over to those threads now

      Excited and nervous! Mostly excited. I know it's going to take practice and patience to get a nice cup

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      • #18
        Vanessa, if you also check out the good coffee where threads you might find which cafe's have fresh beans on sale too.

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        • #19
          Originally posted by scoota_gal View Post
          Vanessa, if you also check out the good coffee where threads you might find which cafe's have fresh beans on sale too.
          Hey guys is it OK to use flavoured coffee beans in this grinder

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          • #20
            Originally posted by Joshaldo View Post
            Hey guys is it OK to use flavoured coffee beans in this grinder
            If you have to!

            Just give it a clean/brush out when done and you should be fine.

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            • #21
              Good coffee well made should not need other flavouring.

              Barry

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              • #22
                BES870 looks good except it's not a 58mm group

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                • #23
                  Just an update, I'm loving the BES870. I've tweaked the grind size and amounts, and am pulling consistent shots now. I did adjust the timing to go a little longer than the pre-programmed double shot. I've timed it to 35 seconds, with 10 seconds of pre infusion. I just posted another thread asking for advice about further fine tuning but overall I'm happy with the taste. I do need to practice my milk texturing and latte art. So far I'm mostly creating circle blobs with the occasional heart. Changing the milk and the jug size has helped, and I just need to keep practising. I'm hoping I'll get the invite to the free barista course soon.

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