Breville Barista Touch BES880 Instruction Book page 8

SETTING GRIND SIZE
Selecting Your Filter Basket
Choose and insert the Filter Basket into the
Portafilter for the number of coffees or strength
you are making. Use the Single Cup Filter
Basket for making a single cup or a weaker
tasting espresso. Use the Double Cup Filter
Basket for making 2 cups or a stronger tasting
espresso, usually for mugs or larger cups.
See 'TIPS' for more detailed guide.
In the touchscreen, select the chosen filter
basket by touching the toggle option under the
'Grind' button.
The grind size will affect the rate of water flow
through the coffee in the filter basket and the
flavour of the espresso. When setting the
grind size, it should be fine but not too fine
and powdery. When trying a new coffee, it may
take 2 or 3 tries to identify the correct grind
size for your coffee.
There are numbered settings on the
touchscreen. The smaller the number,
the finer the grind size. The larger the
number, the coarser the grind size.
Automatic Dosing
• Ensure the hopper is locked into position and
is filled with fresh coffee beans.
• Ensure the filter basket is completely dry
before placing the portafilter into the
grinding cradle.
• Touch the 'Grind' button once, or push and
release the portafilter to engage the grinding
activation switch. Then allow fresh ground
coffee to fill the portafilter.
• Grinding will automatically stop, however if
you wish to stop grinding before the cycle has
finished, push and release the portafilter.
NOTE
It is normal for the portafilter to appear
overfilled with ground coffee.
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Manual Dosing
• If you prefer to manually dose, with the
portafilter inserted in the grinding cradle,
push and hold the portafilter to engage the
grinding activation switch. Continue holding
until the desired amount of ground coffee has
been dosed.
• To stop grinding, release the portafilter.
This will release the grinding activation
switch and stop the grinding function.
Tamping the Ground Coffee
• Once grinding is complete, carefully
withdraw the portafilter from the grinding
cradle.
• Tap the portafilter several times to collapse
and distribute the coffee evenly in the filter
basket.
• Tamp down firmly using approx. 15–20kgs
of pressure. The amount of pressure is not as
important as consistent pressure every time.
• As a guide to dose, the top edge of the metal
cap on the tamper should be level with the
top of the filter basket AFTER the coffee has
been tamped.
Trimming the Dose
The Razor™ precision dose trimming tool
allows you to trim the puck to the right level for
a consistent extraction.
Razor
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Precision dose trimming tool
• Insert the Razor™ dose trimming tool into
the filter basket until the shoulders of the tool
rest on the rim of the basket. The blade of
the dose trimming tool should penetrate the
surface of the tamped coffee.
• Rotate the Razor™ dose trimming tool back
and forth while holding the portafilter on
an angle over a knock box to trim off excess
coffee grinds. Your filter basket is now dosed
with the correct amount of coffee.
• Wipe excess coffee from the rim of the filter
basket to ensure a proper seal is achieved in
the group head.
Purging the Group Head
Before placing the portafilter into the group
head, run a short flow of water through the
group head by touching the 'Hot Water'
button. This will stabilise the temperature
prior to extraction.
Inserting the Portafilter
Place the portafilter underneath the group head
so that the handle is aligned with the INSERT
position. Insert the portafilter into the group
head and rotate the handle towards the center
until resistance is felt.
LOCK TIGHT
ESPRESSO EXTRACTION
Touch the 'Brew' button on the display to start
extraction. You can switch between single shot,
double shot or Custom by touching the 'Single',
'Double' or Custom button. The duration times
are preset, but can be customised.
Brew Brew Brew
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Single Double Custom
MANUAL OVERRIDE
Press and hold the 'Brew' button (approx 2secs)
to enter manual extraction mode. Touch the
Brew button to start the extraction, touch the
Brew button to stop the extraction.
NOTE
• The amount of espresso extracted in the cup
will vary depending on your grind size and
grind amount settings.
• Touching the 'Brew' button during a preset
shot volume will immediately stop the
extraction.
• For optimal flavour when using a 1 CUP filter
basket, you should extract approx. 30ml.
When using a 2 CUP filter basket, you should
extract approx. 60ml.
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