KitchenAid KES6551 Product Manual page 26

� Flow starts after 10 seconds
� Flow drips or not at all
� Crema is dark and spotty
� Espresso is very dark brown
� Tastes bitter and burnt
� Extraction takes more than 40 seconds
Grind size coarser
� Adjust and re-test
Always tamp to line
� Adjust and re-test
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OVER EXTRACTION
� � Over Espresso range
SOLUTIONS
� Adjust and re-test
Tamp using 30–40 lbs of pressure. The top
edge of metal cap on the Tamper should be
level with the top of the Filter Basket after
tamping.
Decrease grind amount