@esspic the foam is usually because you have too much steam pressure in the boiler. Try bleeding off the pressure using the steam wand and then blow a little water through the group head before pulling the shot. Also, you may need to adjust your grind to make it a bit finer (as well as a slightly harder tamp - but not much). It should come out more like syrup when it's done right and the beans are fresh.
nice work!
ulftilly 2 years ago
thank you!
Clip was made to illustrate a problem: the appearance of foam after extraction.
Coffee was a little over-extracted...
esspic 2 years ago
I modded my gruppa after seeing yours, actually seems to help even not so good arabic beans to produce good crema. Please look at my clip.
Thanks again for your clip
ulftilly 2 years ago
so was mine, for the first 2 months of owning this machine :D
lutherdriggers 2 years ago
@esspic the foam is usually because you have too much steam pressure in the boiler. Try bleeding off the pressure using the steam wand and then blow a little water through the group head before pulling the shot. Also, you may need to adjust your grind to make it a bit finer (as well as a slightly harder tamp - but not much). It should come out more like syrup when it's done right and the beans are fresh.
ray5961 1 year ago