Breville 870XL second extraction pressure - Page 3

#21: Post by **escape** » April 3rd, 2017, 8:18 am

Thanks. I only ordered a single 12 oz bag for now to try. Shipping is kind of expensive if you only buy 1 bag at a time. I guess if I like it, I'll order larger quantity and try to freeze some of it. Do you freeze yours with good results?

April 3rd, 2017, 1:02 pm

Yes, I learned that with our first order... second ordere I got three bags.

Ours go fast....not enough time to freeze them

#23: Post by **escape** » April 8th, 2017, 11:10 am

Just got back home from a business trip and had a bag of Dolce waiting for me. Tried it this morning. My jaw dropped when I saw all the goodness coming out of the portafilter. Right after extraction, it was literally all crema from top to bottom. Never seen anything like it. And on top of it, it tasted great. Thank you for the suggestion and dosing info!

#24: Post by **escape** » April 9th, 2017, 3:15 pm

wachuko wrote:Ohh... you are going to enjoy the Vivace Dolce even more...

17.5 grams / Grinder setting at 5 (and you can even push it to 4 if you wanted to... ) - and again, output for me is 27 grams and I let it go to 36 grams for my father-in-law.

By the way, these dosing instructions work great for me but only on the first shot. Every subsequnet extraction produces a lot less flow/output. So I am having the same problem as the OP. Really frustrating.

April 9th, 2017, 5:10 pm

Did three shots back to back... no issues. Since these were for latte, I let them run all the way...

Shot 1

Shot 2

Shot 3

#26: Post by **escape** » April 9th, 2017, 5:26 pm

Were you using the built-in grinder for these three?

Where did you buy the spare portafilters and baskets?

April 9th, 2017, 5:31 pm

Internal grinder. Poured weighted beans one dose at a time. I do not keep the beans in the hoper. Weight beans, throw in hoper and grind... rinse and repeat.

Got one portafilter right after buying the machine. The other one I got from a fellow forum member along with a bottomless portafilter. He gave me two baskets.

#28: Post by **escape** » April 9th, 2017, 5:40 pm

wachuko wrote:Internal grinder. Poured weighted beans one dose at a time. I do not keep the beans in the hoper. Weight beans, throw in hoper and grind... rinse and repeat.

That's what I do as well, yet I get different results. So odd.

#29: Post by **wachuko** » April 9th, 2017, 5:52 pm

I clean/rinse shower screen by pressing the single shot before I pull each shot.

April 9th, 2017, 6:00 pm

Thanks. I clean it with a paper towel but I do not run any water through it between the shots, so maybe that's the secret. I will have to try it next time.