Hi all,
I recently bought a BES860 (after returning a sunbeam 5900-and wrote a whole other thread about that in the under $500 section!) :
I am really pleased with it so far, it seems perfect for my level, (I previously had a BES250 and wanted to move on a bit) and I am currently experimenting to get things the way I want.
I started with the dual walls and my pre-ground coffee :
, then bought some beans yesterday and switched to the single wall baskets, which surprised me by worked fairly well straight away!
The only issue I am getting though is when I pull a single shot the programmed 1-shot only gives me around 20-25mls, and it runs through in under 10 seconds
(from the time it starts pouring out, not from pressing the button)
The coffee itself looks and tastes ok, though the crema is pretty shallow. The gauge needle in the right place when it starts extracting, maybe towards the lower side of ok.
I know I can alter the pre-programmed shots to run for longer until I get around 30mls, but I dont want to change that yet if I am doing something else wrong --- what do you think? Do I need to alter the grind, or my tamp pressure?? :-?
What I am aiming for is more volume (30ml), longer extraction time, and probably richer crema. Acheivable?
(The beans are good, roasted 7 days ago then sealed until yesterday, and obviously I am grinding immediately before the extraction with the built-in grinder)
I have seen a few threads about this machine but none I could find having the same issue. Any helpful advice would be welcome!
I recently bought a BES860 (after returning a sunbeam 5900-and wrote a whole other thread about that in the under $500 section!) :
I am really pleased with it so far, it seems perfect for my level, (I previously had a BES250 and wanted to move on a bit) and I am currently experimenting to get things the way I want.
I started with the dual walls and my pre-ground coffee :
, then bought some beans yesterday and switched to the single wall baskets, which surprised me by worked fairly well straight away!
The only issue I am getting though is when I pull a single shot the programmed 1-shot only gives me around 20-25mls, and it runs through in under 10 seconds
(from the time it starts pouring out, not from pressing the button) The coffee itself looks and tastes ok, though the crema is pretty shallow. The gauge needle in the right place when it starts extracting, maybe towards the lower side of ok.
I know I can alter the pre-programmed shots to run for longer until I get around 30mls, but I dont want to change that yet if I am doing something else wrong --- what do you think? Do I need to alter the grind, or my tamp pressure?? :-?
What I am aiming for is more volume (30ml), longer extraction time, and probably richer crema. Acheivable?
(The beans are good, roasted 7 days ago then sealed until yesterday, and obviously I am grinding immediately before the extraction with the built-in grinder)
I have seen a few threads about this machine but none I could find having the same issue. Any helpful advice would be welcome!


Just beware that this is not a numbers game - ignore the exact place of the needle, the number on the grinder, the exact number of seconds... it changes with time of day, age of beans, and the phase of the moon (not really the moon, but you get my point!). Consistency is important, but not the exact numbers.
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