Tips For Grinding & Tamping - Breville VCF126 Manual

TIPS FOR GRINDING & TAMPING
1. Coffee Beans
For optimum flavour & extraction:
- Buy freshly roasted coffee beans in small
250g batches to reduce the storage time.
- Use within two weeks of opening.
- Store coffee beans in a dry, airtight
container. Place in a cool dark cupboard.
Important: Old coffee beans, no matter the
Grind Setting, will have a fast extraction
and will produce an under extracted tasting
espresso.
2. Grind Setting
You may need to vary the Grind Setting
when using different coffee beans and
depending on bean freshness. The range
of 30 Grind Settings allows for precision
adjustment, controlling the grind size
& ultimately the characteristics of the
resulting extraction.
It may take several incremental
adjustments before you reach your
optimum Grind Setting. Dial in Grind
Setting based on pour time & taste see
Espresso Extraction Guide.
Barista Tip:
After adjusting the Grind Setting it is
important to purge (for 1-2 sec) a small
amount of coffee grinds from the Grinder.
This removes the coffee grinds of the
previous Grind Setting; ensuring the next
espresso extraction is made entirely of the
coffee grinds from the new Grind Setting.
- Smaller number settings deliver finer
coffee grinds & a slower extraction.
- Larger number settings deliver coarser
coffee grinds & a faster extraction.
TURN
CLOCKWISE
FOR
SLOWER
EXTRACTION
20
24 22
14
TURN
ANTI-CLOCKWISE
FOR
FASTER
EXTRACTION
18 16
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3. Filter Baskets
• Single Wall Filter Baskets
These work with freshly ground coffee
grinds and are supplied with the Barista
Max.
One Cup
Note: Pre-ground coffee grinds are too
coarse to use with Single Wall Filter
Baskets.
• Dual Wall Filter Baskets
These work best with pre-ground coffee
grinds, but can also be used for freshly
ground coffee grinds.
One Cup
These are available for purchase from
Breville. Details are on the back page.
4. Grind Dosage & Tamp Force
For best results, the amount of coffee
grinds used should remain consistent.
Note: It is normal for the correct dose of
coffee grinds to appear overfilled in the
Filter Basket before tamping.
Evenly tamp (press) coffee grinds to the
level indicated, with firm force 10-15kg.
One Cup Two Cup
13-15g 20-22g
Two Cup
Two Cup
Tamp Force
10-15kg