My milk steaming skills seem to have evaporated! In the past I've been able to get decent steamed milk but had really cut back on milk drinks over the past few months so haven't used the steam want much at all. Just got some fresh beans and scales and getting back into both espresso and milk drinks.
Couple weeks ago I did a full system clean using the sunbeam descaling tablet, followed by the cleaning tablet in the portafilter. Fully flushed everything. So now, getting back to steaming milk and there seems to be very little power, hardly enough to get the milk swirling. Steam temp +10, tried wetter and dryer settings but still unable to steam, basically just getting hot milk. Yesterday I ran some vinegar solution through the system and opened the steam and hot water outlets. (reduced steam temp etc) Ran steam on and off for an hour. Definitely seemed to improve the steam power, but really struggling to steam correctly.
'm open to the idea that I may have to re-learn the skill, but I wanted to get you guys thoughts on the steam output from the video I've linked to. I've read about how the steam should be, but never sure if my machine was producing correctly. I've read about some issues with the steam not being a continuous flow, with the pump surging. Would love to hear your thoughts on what you can see (and hear) in the video. I'm back to +10 and -0.1 settings. Oh, and bog standard full cream supermarket milk.
Appreciate your insights!
Couple weeks ago I did a full system clean using the sunbeam descaling tablet, followed by the cleaning tablet in the portafilter. Fully flushed everything. So now, getting back to steaming milk and there seems to be very little power, hardly enough to get the milk swirling. Steam temp +10, tried wetter and dryer settings but still unable to steam, basically just getting hot milk. Yesterday I ran some vinegar solution through the system and opened the steam and hot water outlets. (reduced steam temp etc) Ran steam on and off for an hour. Definitely seemed to improve the steam power, but really struggling to steam correctly.
'm open to the idea that I may have to re-learn the skill, but I wanted to get you guys thoughts on the steam output from the video I've linked to. I've read about how the steam should be, but never sure if my machine was producing correctly. I've read about some issues with the steam not being a continuous flow, with the pump surging. Would love to hear your thoughts on what you can see (and hear) in the video. I'm back to +10 and -0.1 settings. Oh, and bog standard full cream supermarket milk.
Appreciate your insights!

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