Breville the Barista Pro BES878 Instruction Book page 12

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 color and bitter in flavor.
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 color
and flavor.
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.
FASTER GRIND LOCK
PRE-INFUSE
POUR
HOPPER
HOT
DOUBLE
WATER
GRIND
SINGLE
SIZE
FLUSH
IN
AMOUNT
DESCALE PROGRESS
RESET
DEFAULTS
SLOWER
PAUSED SEC CUSTOM
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.
FASTER GRIND LOCK
POUR
HOPPER
DOUBLE
WATER
GRIND
SINGLE
SIZE
FLUSH
IN
AMOUNT
DESCALE PROGRESS
RESET
DEFAULTS
SLOWER
POUR PAUSED SEC CUSTOM
• If you need to pause the grinding function,
press and release the portafilter. The LCD
will show PAUSED, it will remain paused for
15 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.
SHOT SHOT TEMP
PRE-INFUSE
HOTTER
HOT
COOLER
FILL
TANK
STEAM
MANUAL CUSTOM