Re: Breville Fresca BES860 Erratic Pour
Hey mate, just thought id chuck my 2c in as i have had this machine for 6 months as well and have pretty much only used the normal baskets (except for once or twice for testing purposes).
First, dont bother with the single basket... you cant get a good cup out of it. Ive tried many many times.
Using the double basket, i set my grind between 8 (average beans) to 12 (roasted 4-7 days ago). Remember this is just a guide as different beans yeild different results.
With the amount, you have to pile the coffee up pretty high, then press down with your fingers (overlapping the filter basket, so its flat... if that makes sense), then i manually add a tiny bit more coffee by holding the group handle in for a couple of seconds.
The reason for this is i cant get all the coffee needed in one grind as it will just pile up and fall off. I have the dose set at 45 degrees btw.
I then tamp lightly, tap the side with the tamper 3 or 4 times, then tamp quite firmly and give the tamper a spin. The tamper should sit so that the stainless steel part of it cant be seen, but no lower.
When i pull the shot it usually gets to about 3/4 pressure, and i can get around 1cm+ of crema with really fresh beans... and slightly less as they age.
I can notice changing the grind higher by even 1 level will cause more pressure. So if this isnt happening with fresh beans... i would say its time to get it checked out :-[
hope this helps.
Hey mate, just thought id chuck my 2c in as i have had this machine for 6 months as well and have pretty much only used the normal baskets (except for once or twice for testing purposes).
First, dont bother with the single basket... you cant get a good cup out of it. Ive tried many many times.
Using the double basket, i set my grind between 8 (average beans) to 12 (roasted 4-7 days ago). Remember this is just a guide as different beans yeild different results.
With the amount, you have to pile the coffee up pretty high, then press down with your fingers (overlapping the filter basket, so its flat... if that makes sense), then i manually add a tiny bit more coffee by holding the group handle in for a couple of seconds.
The reason for this is i cant get all the coffee needed in one grind as it will just pile up and fall off. I have the dose set at 45 degrees btw.
I then tamp lightly, tap the side with the tamper 3 or 4 times, then tamp quite firmly and give the tamper a spin. The tamper should sit so that the stainless steel part of it cant be seen, but no lower.
When i pull the shot it usually gets to about 3/4 pressure, and i can get around 1cm+ of crema with really fresh beans... and slightly less as they age.
I can notice changing the grind higher by even 1 level will cause more pressure. So if this isnt happening with fresh beans... i would say its time to get it checked out :-[
hope this helps.


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