Brewing Espresso; Quantity Of Ground Coffee; Tamping - Quick MILL Alexia Owner's Manual

Water Reservoir
 Depending on your water quality it may be necessary to periodically sanitize the
reservoir or if you are using hard water and have a mineral build up inside. White
vinegar can be used to sanitize and will also remove the mineral deposits that can
accumulate. Fill the reservoir with white vinegar and then let it sit for an hour and
then rinse and clean the reservoir thoroughly. If the reservoir still has a vinegar taste
or odor you can mix some baking soda and water in the reservoir to remove the
taste and odor and then clean it normally.

Brewing Espresso

First let me begin by explaining the three main variables of preparing great espresso.

1. Quantity of ground coffee

2. Tamping

3. The grind
Quantity of ground coffee -
Then lightly run your finger arched across the basket from left to right, right to left, front to
back, and then lay your finger flat on the basket and go from back to front to remove any
excess coffee. This technique helps fill any voids in the basket to help achieve an even
extraction.
After filling the basket with coffee then use your tamper to apply 30lbs of
Tamping -
pressure evenly on the coffee bed. Then without applying any pressure lightly twist the
tamper on the bed of coffee to "polish" the loose grounds on top. Then lock the portafilter
firmly into the group head and then raise the brew lever to start the extraction. When it has
reached the desired level, lower the brew lever to stop the shot. It is very important to tamp
consistently with the same pressure each time or your shot quality and timing will vary.
Alexia Espresso Machine
Loosely fill the basket slightly mounding over the top.
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