I recently purchased my first Rancilio Silvia from coffee-a-roma. Great machine so far apart from the coffee not tasting quite right.
I have managed to pulled a number of shots where the coffee has looked perfect. 25 seconds, great crema, made with fresh coffee from beanbay, ground with a quality burr grinder. I also temp surf (bring boiler to fully heated, then purge the overly hot water) . I have tried a number of beanbay beans. I backflush the machine as per instructions every 10 days or so. The machine makes 2 or 3 coffees a day and I bought it new. But the coffee is still overly bitter.
If the pour is looking good (60mls doubleshot in 25-30 seconds) but the coffee tastes off what should I try next?
- PID to make sure I have good temps?
- Getting the pressure of the machine tested (somehow, any suggestions?).
I have managed to pulled a number of shots where the coffee has looked perfect. 25 seconds, great crema, made with fresh coffee from beanbay, ground with a quality burr grinder. I also temp surf (bring boiler to fully heated, then purge the overly hot water) . I have tried a number of beanbay beans. I backflush the machine as per instructions every 10 days or so. The machine makes 2 or 3 coffees a day and I bought it new. But the coffee is still overly bitter.
If the pour is looking good (60mls doubleshot in 25-30 seconds) but the coffee tastes off what should I try next?
- PID to make sure I have good temps?
- Getting the pressure of the machine tested (somehow, any suggestions?).


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