Making a Cappuccino with My Rancilio Silvia

This is how I make my Cappuccino with my Rancilio Silvia. I grind my Black Cat Coffee Beans fresh in my Solis Maestro Plus Burr Grinder...then I pull 2 shots of espresso into a nice round cup, topped with fine foam and milk...ahhh the Perfect Drink for me.

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Howto & Style

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• rancilio
• silvia
• cappuccino
• espresso
• portafilter
• pull
• shot
• coffee
• beans
• grinder

[benmetz57]

Is it true that this machine is increadible but hard to use ? ... the grinder is obligatory if we want a perfect taste ? the difference is huge ?

(thanks for the video)

[ThisandThatAliCat]

Initially difficult to use. The secret: using correct ground consistency or taste difference is huge.

Too coarse, no tamping variation will pull through correctly, it'll gush out. Too fine, pump can't push water at a good rate, shot is bitter.

DON'T BUY PRE-GROUND off the shelf ...often it isn't fine enough, you'll have weak espresso.

Findng proper ground consistency, fine tune tamping next. Shots then pull effortlessly.

Adjusting variables is frustrating..easier with a good grinder.

[mywytefeet]

I like the video. However, I did notice that you pulled the shot before the temp cycle light went off. That means the boiler was still heating up. Wouldn't the shot be over or under temp then? I have read that for the best shots, it's also better to wait 15-20 minutes for the silvia to heat up because there are copper parts inside that take longer to warm up. Anyways, I don't own the machine, and I'm not knocking the way you make your coffee--still love the vid, it's just something I noticd

[ThisandThatAliCat]

Heya, thanks for the comment...you are right to pull the shot 20min after brass parts heat up...I'd just got a new headcam, it was 3am I really wanted to go to bed (even with a caffeine fix ;))..but wanted to make a video...(my tired brain forgot to turn the silvia on while I videoed...and I didn't want to wait :)..You can also cheat though...run water thru grouphead after 10min to warm up faster.

[gent30x]

Thanks- I am a cappu fan myself and make my own too. I am doing some experiment with different coffee - grinding levels etc. etc. I never used a clock to time it. But maybe I should try that.

And for all in doubt. A cappucino the italian way is 1/3 coffee 1/3 milk and 1/3 foam.

The last one percent is coming from your heart.

[ThisandThatAliCat]

Aww :) the last 1% is coming from your heart, thanks for sharing that!

[BENBASIL]

i dont want to be mean, i hate people who are mean, but you should definitely look up a few techniques on using the silvia, you will get a MUCH nicer shot out of it :D

[kenw30]

your machine was not ready to pull the shot , as evident by the iluminating light, u should waited till it heated up to operating temp (light goes off).

[gpmahon]

way too much hassle for a cup of coffee

[grubby169]

try free pouring the cap instead.

[rtiuk]

what type of milk I should use? whole, skimmed, semi-skimmed

[technoalah]

You should invest in a better grinder.

[makkakman]

TOTALLY WRONG 1) your shot has no crema (old beans) 2)your tamping is wrong 3)BAD GRINDER, CHEAP (buy a MAZZER MINI ELECTRONIC b for 999$) 4) rancilio silvia dont have lot of steam power and NOT a cool steam wand (like rocket giotto at 1900$ that i bought)

finaly, i saw other videos with rancilio silvia AND THE EXTRACTION and crema WAS LOT LOT better... thats terrible how you do it but keep up baby

[TheZabaglioni]

AliCat

You are the best - I watched every video in order to make Froth from my Rancilio - you gave the BEST advice and YOUR tips were the ones that worked. AND I watched a lot of COFFEE videos

THANK YOU !!!!!

[Diffrentjamsith]

I'm sorry to tell you that the crema is alittle to under extracted, this can be due to heat loss, to little coffee and so on

[stuffedtater]

@SBPStudio no, i'm sorry. that machine is not as good as a silvia..

[stuffedtater]

you shouldn't time the shot... it should TAKE you 20 seconds to get to the right amount of liquid. that is, if all variables are in place--right tamp, grind etc...