Best step by step guide to Rancilio Silvia use?
I'm new, and want to learn with no "bad habits..."
Do you guys/gals have a guide that you can refer me to that goes over the entire espresso creation process STEP BY STEP that I can follow? Would be cool if it was showing it with a Silvia, but not absolutely necessary...
- Thanx!
- Jon
Do you guys/gals have a guide that you can refer me to that goes over the entire espresso creation process STEP BY STEP that I can follow? Would be cool if it was showing it with a Silvia, but not absolutely necessary...
- Thanx!
- Jon
- Compass Coffee
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Here's a start: Rancilio Silvia Espresso Machine Review
Mike McGinness, Head Bean (Owner/Roast Master)
http://www.CompassCoffeeRoasting.com
http://www.CompassCoffeeRoasting.com
- HB
- Admin
Silvia really isn't that complicated and the basic techniques you need apply to all espresso machines. Here's my must-read list:
- Home Barista's Guide to Espresso
- Banish Uneven Extractions with the WDT
- Perfecting the Naked Extraction
Dan Kehn
- erics
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Here is a Silvia specific site (almost from soup to nuts) BUT I would go with Dan's recommended reading FIRST.
http://www.EspressoMyEspresso.com
Eric S.
http://www.EspressoMyEspresso.com
Eric S.
- Compass Coffee
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Just be aware mentioned surf timings are based on the old 110c tstat not the newer 100c tstat.
Mike McGinness, Head Bean (Owner/Roast Master)
http://www.CompassCoffeeRoasting.com
http://www.CompassCoffeeRoasting.com
Outside of temp surfing I'd say technique is the key factor, this includes mechanics like proper dose amounts. The proper amount of coffee will yield a firm puck with a slight screw indentation after the shot it pulled, this is about 17 grams.
Make sure you keep the machine clean, water backflush at the end of a session is good, chemical backflush once a week.
Make sure you keep the machine clean, water backflush at the end of a session is good, chemical backflush once a week.
Rancilio says that you should never backflush the Silvia... They say that it can be damaged...
- Jon
- Jon
- HB
- Admin
That recommendation has always mystified me. Backflushing is less strain on Miss Silvia than pulling a ristretto.
Dan Kehn
- jesawdy
I portafilter wiggle and backflush Silvia with water only after every session. I find myself only using a backflush detergent (JoeGlo), about every 3-4 weeks. Of course it depends on volume... I do wash the basket daily and the portfilter when I detect a smell. Everything gets a detergent soak when I do a chemical backflush.
Jeff Sawdy