Making Espresso; Useful Tips - Isomac VENUS Bedienungsanleitung

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11.2 – MAKING ESPRESSO
Make sure to follow the instructions as per 11.1 "starting of the machine".
To make a good cup of espresso you need good quality coffee, properly roasted and ground.
The pump espresso coffee machine requires finely ground coffee. If the coffee is too coarsely ground the coffee
will be light and without the froth that marks a good cup of espresso. If the coffee is ground too finely the espresso
will be dark and strong and have little froth.
We recommend grinding the coffee beans with a traditional grinder (not a grinder that uses a blade) immediately
before you make the coffee since the coffee quickly loses its aroma after it is ground.
A prewarmed cup helps keep the espresso at the right temperature. We recommend placing the cups on the
cupwarmer (2) before use.
a) Make sure there is enough water in the tank (10).
b) Depending on the number of cups of coffee you wish to make, place the one-cup filter (9) or the two-cup filter
(10) into the filter-holder (8) and insert the filterholder into the coffee group (5) with a left-to-right turning motion
until it locks in order to preheat it.
c) Turn on the ON/OFF switch (lever switch/switch) (13). The ON light (13a) will come on to show that the
machine is operating.
d) Wait the machine reaches the temperature in order to supply a coffee, lamp (14a) on.
e) Remove the filter-holder (8), fill the filter with one or two measures of ground coffee (one measure per cup), level
and press the coffee firmly but not excessively with the coffee press (12).
f) Clean any remaining coffee from the edge of the filter with your hand and insert the filter-holder (8) into the
coffee group (5), turning it to the right to lock it.
g) Place one or two prewarmed cups on the cup rest grid (7) under the filterholder.
h) Turn on the coffee switch (15). Espresso coffee will begin to flow out of the spout of the filter-holder (8). When
the desired amount of coffee is in the cup, turn off the switch (15) to stop the coffee but do not remove the
portafilter.
Warning: the coffee emerges from the spout of the portafilter at a temperature of
75-85°C. Exercise caution to avoid burns.
Remove the cups from the cup rest and serve immediately.
To prepare other cups of coffee, slowly remove the filter-holder from the coffee group by turning it to the left until
it dislodges. Exercise care because the filter-holder will still be hot and some hot water will remain in the coffee
grounds. Some water will drip from the coffee group after the filter-holder is removed due to residual water
pressure in the system.
Remove the grounds from the filter and repeat the procedure as described above.
11.3 – USEFUL TIPS
a) It is not necessary to wash the filters (9 and 10) after every single use. Make sure that the holes are not
obstructed.
b) For a better result, we suggest warming the cups on the cupwarmer (2) which works by machine on only.
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