Grinding And Brewing Coffee; Using Pre-Ground Coffee - Capresso C1500 User Manual

8. Grinding and Brewing Coffee

a. Make sure the water tank and bean container are filled.
b. Select from one of the following options by turning the Coffee Dial (fig. 12)
(text in first line only):
1 CUP X STRONG - 2 CUPS REGULAR - 1 PREGROUND - 2 PREGROUND
Please note: The grinder automatically adjusts the amount of coffee. It grinds
5 sec. in "regular", 6 sec. in "strong", 7 sec. in "x strong" and 8 sec. in "2
cups regular". The total amount of ground coffee also depends on the position
of the grind selector (fig. 10). In the coarser settings the conical burrs
are further apart, allowing more coffee to pass through than in the finer settings.
Also oily beans will slide into the burrs of the grinder somewhat slower
than medium brown and dry beans. The grinder grinds between 5 and 7
grams in "regular" and between 14 and 16 grams in "two cups regular".
c. Now select the cup size by turning the Cup Size Dial (fig. 12).
The display will show the cup size in the lower right hand corner in ounces
from 1.0 to 7.5 in half oz. steps, e.g.
Please note: The actual amount of coffee in your cup might vary slightly.
d. Adjust the coffee spout in height to your cup size (fig. 9) and place one or
two cups underneath the coffee spouts.
e. Press the BUTTON. The machine will grind, tamp, pre-brew, brew, stop, and
discard the used coffee grounds. During this process the second line will
show BREWING
stage you can stop the brewing process by simply pushing the BUTTON.
This comes in handy if you want an extremely small cup of coffee or if you
change your mind midway through brewing.
f. When the cycle is completely finished the second line will again show
PRESS BUTTON. You can now brew the next cup.
Please note: When selecting the option
brew twice as much coffee as indicated in the display, e.g. if the display shows
5.0 the machine will brew a total of 10 oz. of coffee.

8.1 Using Pre-ground Coffee

You can also use pre-ground coffee, bypassing the grinder. This comes in handy
if someone requests decaf, sugar coated or flavored coffee.
a. Turn the Coffee Dial until the display shows
b. Open the lid for the ground coffee funnel (fig. 1,8) and fill the funnel with one
or two scoops of ground coffee (fig.11). Important: do not fill this funnel with
instant coffee and do not use more than two level scoops of coffee.
c. Now repeat steps c, d and e from chapter 8.
d. The machine will tamp, pre-brew, brew, stop, and discard the used coffee
grounds. During this process the second line will show
selected cup size.
Please note: If you do not fill enough coffee into the funnel or forget to fill
ground coffee into the funnel and press the BUTTON, the C1500 will start the
brewing process. It will show in the first line
the process.
Please note: After use of sugar coated or flavored coffee through the pre-
ground coffee funnel you may experience some flavor transfer when going
back to your regular coffee. You can use the "extra rinse cycle" to remove the
flavor transfer (see chapter 12a).
1 CUP REGULAR - 1 CUP STRONG -
and the selected cup size. Please note: After the "pre-brew"
4.0, 4.5, 5.0, 5.5 etc.
2 CUPS REGULAR
1 PREGROUND
FILL POWDER
the C1500 will
or 2 PREGROUND.
BREWING and the
and will discontinue
11.