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  • #31
    Re: Novice seeking help for Saeco Via Venezia

    Great advice in this thread for the novice with a new Saeco V V!!!

    I unpacked mine last night (along with a Sunbeam em0480 - I wanted the Iberital challenge but couldnt afford it in the end). Just wondering if anybody has any advice about a good grind setting that would work with the V V?

    Thanks for your help.

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    • #32
      Re: Novice seeking help for Saeco Via Venezia

      Onya mutt,

      Starting out on a fabulous journey . With a grind for espresso, youre looking to achieve a grind that feels a bit like cooking salt when rubbed between your fingers.

      After the machine has been allowed to warm up for between 30-60 minutes..... Using a Double Basket to start with, fill the PortaFilter to a slight mound, tap on the bench two or three times, refill to a slight mound again and tap a couple more times, level off with a finger or back of a knife blade, etc then tamp down evenly with a force of between 12-14Kg (what ever is comfortable for you and easily repeated).

      Lock the PF into the Group then with a Stopwatch handy, pull a shot and observe the characteristic and rate of flow into a measuring glass (if possible) and stop the shot when 60ml of liquid is in the glass, or 30 seconds of time has elapsed. If less than 50-60ml is poured within 25-30 seconds then you need to increase the grind size by one notch at a time until you achieve this result. If more, then you need to decrease your grind size until the ideal result is obtained.

      The most difficult part when you are starting out with a new machine or any machine if its the first time, is to become consistent with your dosing and distribution, and tamping force/action. Until you become consistent in this area, it is very difficult to diagnose problems you may be having in other areas, so practice and more practice is the order of the day. Youll get there though, we all had to start at the beginning at some stage and it really is just a matter of being observant, understanding the process, lots of practice and making one small adjustment at a time. Sounds easy doesnt it . Anyway mate, all the best,

      Mal.

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      • #33
        Re: Novice seeking help for Saeco Via Venezia

        Fantastic!! Thanks Mal, that makes a lotta sense. Ive printed out your pointers and will be sitting down with my new toys as soon as I get home from work. Me thinks I will be nursing a massive caffeine headache tomorrow morning (assuming I can sleep after tasting many test shots! ;D

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        • #34
          Re: Novice seeking help for Saeco Via Venezia

          Thank heavens for long weekends, eh?

          Mal.

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          • #35
            Re: Novice seeking help for Saeco Via Venezia

            hullo sure is the silly season. Had to get new portafilter for Via Venezia...long story. New one $90 later is slightly different than old one but I cant pull the filter out. Is that right?? Does that matter? From what Ive read I will want to try a non pressurized filter down the track a bit.. but if I cant get this out Im literally stuck with it...?! have tried to brew 3 cups and barely any espresso is coming out. Does that mean the pump isnt up to handling the pressure from the new filter? Am I going to be able to serve coffee with Christmas? cheers

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            • #36
              Re: Novice seeking help for Saeco Via Venezia

              update. tried one more with less pressure on the tamp (but thouht the pressurized filters werent sposed to be fussy) and it came through ok but thin and bitter. minimal crema. so first I was too heavy on the tamp and now too light? just a matter of practice with the new filter?? maybe the new model is a different pressure rating or maybe the old one was worn out after all?

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