Breville Infuser BES840 Instruction Book page 17

COFFEE DOSE AND TAMPING
• Wipe coffee basket with a dry cloth.
• If using Single Wall filter baskets,
grind enough coffee to fill the coffee
basket. You may need to experiment
with the amount of coffee to achieve
the correct dose.
• Tap the portafilter several times to
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.
• Wipe excess coffee from the rim of the
filter basket to ensure a proper seal in
the group head is achieved.
EXTRACTION GUIDE
OVER EXTRACTED
BITTER • ASTRINGENT
BALANCED
UNDER EXTRACTED
UNDERDEVELOPED • SOUR
GRIND GRIND DOSE
TOO MUCH
TOO FINE
USE RAZOR TO TRIM
8-11g (1 CUP)
OPTIMUM
16-19g (2 CUP)
TOO LITTLE
TOO COARSE
INCREASE DOSE &
USE RAZOR TO TRIM
TRIMMING THE DOSE
The Razor™ precision dose trimming tool
allows you to trim the puck to the right level
for a consistent extraction.
Razor
the
Precision dose trimming tool
Insert the Razor™ into the coffee basket
until the shoulders of the tool rest on the
rim of the filter basket. The blade of the
dosing tool should penetrate the surface
of the tamped coffee.
Rotate the Razor™ dosing tool back and forth
while holding the portafilter on an angle over
the knock box to trim off excess coffee.
Your coffee filter basket is now dosed with
the correct amount of coffee.
TAMP
15-20KG
(15-20kg)
15-20KG
™
SHOT TIME
OVER 35 SEC
25-30 SEC
UNDER 20 SEC
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