Hello, We purchased a Gaggia Classic on Sunday 01/11. The shots have been decent quality but pour is VERY slow. We have tried adjusting the grinder (EM 4800) and setting currently on 15. Have been using two scoops as manual suggests. Today we waormed up the machine for 30 mins. Some improvement but not great. What are we doing wrong?
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Re: Problem with Gaggia Classic
What do you class as VERY slow?
As Maheel said, play with the variables - but only one at a time. However, I doubt bean freshness would cause a slow pour. IMO, the more stale the bean, the finer the grind has to be (therefore faster pour with no grind adjustment).
I had a play around with a friends EM0480 and Silvia the other day. We went from a 15 and a hard tamp (which was resulting in no pour till 20 seconds but then still making the 30ml in 30secs), to an 8 with a very light tamp. The difference was very significant (both in pour and taste).
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The amount of coffee used is also a variable! Make sure that the coffee level is slightly below the group mesh.. The coffee will expand during the brew because of water retention.. The coffee level cannot be too low as the puck might be too thin which will cause water channels to form! As per your case, try grinding coarser but also make sure that the dose level is high enough!
Make sure that the water channels are not blocked by oil or leftover coffee residues too!
Hope that helps!
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