Coffee Making Tips & Preparation - Sage Oracle Instruction Booklet

PAGE HEADER..... COFFEE MAKING TIPS & PREPARATION
PRE-HEATING
Heating your cup or glass
A warm cup will help maintain the coffee's
optimal temperature. Pre-heat your cup by
rinsing with hot water from the hot water outlet
and place on the cup warming tray.
Heating the portafilter and filter basket
A cold portafilter and filter basket can
reduce the extraction temperature enough to
significantly affect the quality of your espresso.
Always ensure the portafilter and filter basket
are pre-heated with hot water from the hot
water outlet before initial use.
NOTE
Always wipe the filter basket and
portafilter dry before dosing with
ground coffee as moisture can
encourage 'channelling' where water
by-passes the ground coffee during
extraction.
THE GRIND
When grinding coffee beans for espresso, the
grind size should be fine but not too fine. The
grind size will affect the rate at which the water
flows through the ground coffee in the filter
basket and the taste of the espresso.
NOTE
When switching between the 1 Cup &
2 Cup Filter Baskets, you may need to
adjust the Grind Size to fine tune your
extraction.
If the grind is too fine (looks like powder and
feels like flour when rubbed between fingers),
the water will not flow through the coffee even
when under pressure.
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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, lacking in colour and
flavour.
AUTOMATIC GRINDING,
DOSING & TAMPING
• Ensure hopper is filled with fresh coffee
beans. We recommend quality 100%
Arabica beans with a 'Roasted On' date
stamped on the bag, not a 'Best Before'
or 'Use By' date. Coffee beans are best
consumed between 5–20 days after the
'Roasted On' date. Stale coffee may pour
too quickly from the portafilter spouts
and taste bitter and watery. Never put
pre-ground coffee in the hopper.
• Align portafilter handle with the INSERT
position on the grind outlet. Lift to insert
portafilter into the grind outlet and rotate
to the centre position.
GROUP HEAD
GRIND OUTLET
• To start the auto grind, dose & tamp
function, rotate the portafilter to the right
then gently guide back to the centre
position. Grinding will commence.
GRIND OUTLET
CENTRE
POSITION