Recommendations For Preparing The Perfect Espresso - Profitec Ride Bedienungsanleitung

17 Recommendations for preparing the perfect
espresso
Preparing the perfect espresso is not only influenced by subjective factors,
but also by factors such as the coffee variety, coarseness, amount of ground
coffee, temperature, pre-infusion, flow, extraction duration, etc.
Until the right settings have been found, you may have to adjust and try out
different parameters. The following overview outlines common problems,
what causes them and how to solve them.
Problem
Espresso is not pouring
out, just dripping out of
the portafilter.
Little to no crema on the
espresso.
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Cause
The coarseness of the
coffee used is too fine.
Brew pressure too low.
Ground coffee too densely
compacted.
Too much ground coffee.
The ground coffee used is
too coarse.
Ground coffee not com-
pacted sufficiently.
Ground coffee too old.
Too little ground coffee.
Too much chlorine in the
water.
Shower screen is dirty.
Solution
Use more coarsely ground
coffee.
Increase the brew pres-
sure (see Chapter „Set-
ting the brew pressure").
Do not press the ground
coffee down as hard (see
Chapter 9.5, „Pouring
ground coffee into the
portafilter and pressing
(tamping)").
Use less ground coffee.
The marking in the filters
serves as a guide.
Use more finely ground
coffee.
Press the ground coffee
down more firmly (see
Chapter 9.5, „Pouring
ground coffee into the
portafilter and pressing
(tamping)").
Use fresh ground coffee.
Use more ground coffee.
The marking in the filters
serves as a guide.
Use a water filter.
Clean the brew group (see
Chapter 11.7, „Cleaning the
brew group").
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