Hi all,
It seems there's quite a few posts about these machines at the moment.
To cut a long story short,
I've now been playing around for a few weeks with beans i know are good, but am getting pretty horrible results out of the machine - I am getting no bean specific tastes; have tried 3 different beans and they all taste near identical, i would assume because i am not extracting what i need from them.
I decided to measure my temperatures yesterday and noticed that the machine only seemed to be putting out temps ~78-83c which i believe is well below what i need for a decent expresso?
Photo - http://i.imgur.com/OY3xjoB.jpg
Is there a themostat i can play with, or am i pretty much out of luck with this machine?
It seems there's quite a few posts about these machines at the moment.
To cut a long story short,
- Picked up a Saeco Via Venezia for $25 second hand
- Cleaned the machine up
- Replaced group head and shower screen
- "Depressurised" the stock portafiller
- Upgraded from Bodum Bistro to Compak K3 Grinder (Compak K3 Push and Touch (Mini Instant) espresso coffee grinder in Australia | coffeeparts.com)
I've now been playing around for a few weeks with beans i know are good, but am getting pretty horrible results out of the machine - I am getting no bean specific tastes; have tried 3 different beans and they all taste near identical, i would assume because i am not extracting what i need from them.
I decided to measure my temperatures yesterday and noticed that the machine only seemed to be putting out temps ~78-83c which i believe is well below what i need for a decent expresso?
Photo - http://i.imgur.com/OY3xjoB.jpg
Is there a themostat i can play with, or am i pretty much out of luck with this machine?

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