The Grind; Setting The Grind Size; Dosing The Coffee; Manual Dosing - Sage Barista Pro SES878 Quick Manual

THE GRIND

When grinding coffee beans, the grind size
should be fine, but not too fine. The grind size
will affect the rate at which water flows through
the ground coffee in the filter basket and the
taste of the espresso.
If the grind is too fine (looks like powder and feels
like flour when rubbed between the fingers), the
water will not flow through the coffee, even when
under pressure. The resulting espresso will be
OVER EXTRACTED, dark in colour and bitter
in flavour.
If the grind is too coarse, the water will flow
through the ground coffee in the filter basket too
quickly. The resulting espresso will be UNDER
EXTRACTED and lacking in colour and flavour.

SETTING THE GRIND SIZE

This machine has 30 grind settings to select
from, with the size selected displayed on the
LCD screen. The default grind size is 15.
When adjusting the grind size, a bar will display
on the LCD indicating a faster or slower pour.
GRIND LOCK
FASTER
POUR
HOPPER
DOUBLE
GRIND
SINGLE
SIZE
FLUSH
AMOUNT
DESCALE
RESET
DEFAULTS
SLOWER
PAUSED SEC
POUR
Use the GRIND SIZE selector on the left side
of the machine to adjust the grind size.
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DOSING THE COFFEE

• Fill the hopper with fresh coffee beans.
• Insert the required filter basket into the portafilter.
• Place the portafilter into the grinding cradle.
• If required, press the FILTER SIZE button to select
the filter basket size; Single or Double.
• If required, turn the GRIND AMOUNT dial to
change the grind time; clockwise to increase the
time and anti-clockwise to decrease.
NOTE
The default grind times are 9.5 seconds for
a 1 cup filter and 13 seconds for a 2 cup filter.
• Press and release the portafilter to activate the
automatic dosing. The LCD will show the filter
basket filling.
GRIND LOCK
FASTER
POUR
HOPPER
DOUBLE
GRIND
SINGLE
SIZE
FLUSH
AMOUNT
DESCALE
RESET
DEFAULTS
SLOWER
PAUSED SEC
POUR
• If you need to pause the grinding function, press
and release the portafilter. The LCD will show
PAUSED, it will remain paused for 10 seconds
before returning to READY mode.
• Press and release the portafilter to resume
grinding.
NOTE
It is normal for the portafilter to appear overfilled
with ground coffee.

MANUAL DOSING

To manually dose the coffee, press and hold the
portafilter in the grinding cradle until the desired
amount of ground coffee has been dosed.
To stop grinding, release the portafilter.
The timer will count up, displaying the grind time.
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