Basics Of Operation - Cafelat Robot User Manual

Basics of operation

Start by preparing your hot water, whilst the kettle is heating up you can
prepare the coffee.
Add the coffee to the basket.
probably around 10g, the maximum dose is somewhere
around 21g. You can experiment with Maximum dose but it is
important not to dose less than 10g with the metal screen
otherwise it will not sit correctly and may get damaged. Lower
doses may be attempted with the filter paper instead of the
metal screen.
Begin with a medium dose of around 14g and work from there.
Tamp the coffee . Using the supplied tamper flatten and
compress the coffee grinds. You do not need to go too crazy
with this step, a firm fingertip tamp is all that is required –
levers are very forgiving of tamping.
Add the screen. The screen is firmly placed on the bed of
tamped coffee.
otherwise when you add the water you will just make a big
sludgy mess.
Add the hot water.
from the kettle just off the boil. When it hits the stainless steel
filter basket it will immediately lose around 3-4 deg. C of
temperature, this will put you in the right area for making
coffee.
It is important not to overfill the basket with water. You must
leave around 5-8mm of space between the top of the water
and the rim of the basket. If it is filled higher you will notice
water leaking when you put the PF in place.
You MUST use the screen when brewing,
Start your adventure by adding water
12
The minimum dose is
Robot User Manual 2.0 June 2020