Rancilio Silvia 3 Steaming Functionality

Gail talks about the new Silvia V3's steaming functionality and shows us how to make microfoam on it.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• rancilio silvia
• version 3
• steaming function
• microfoam
• frothing milk

[yonkdaddy01]

I was just looking at this video and seeing Kat's comment... "Silvia's boiler does not actively refill itself"... Under which condition DOES the boiler refill?

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@yonkdaddy01 The boiler fills when the pump is activated -- either when pulling water through the wand or pulling a shot. If you steam and don't refill the boiler, you will slowly dissipate the overall volume in the boiler and burn it out over time. - Kat

[yonkdaddy01]

@SeattleCoffeeGear Thanks, Kat... I really appreciate this. I have a followup question... is there any estimate as to how much boiler capacity is used for steaming 10oz of milk? Could I get 2 of those out of a single boiler volume?

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@yonkdaddy01 I don't recommend using a pitcher that is larger than 25 oz; for most people, that's generally enough for 2 lattes, but it depends on how much milk you're putting in them (and shots!). For larger, we recommend making each latte independently - Kat

[DarkJediTL]

I was courious on the size of frothing pitcher you used. I just got a Silvia from you a couple weeks ago and bought a 12 oz pitcher and to me it seems like with the smaller pitcher I am limited on how much I can turn up the steam.

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@DarkJediTL We generally use 20 oz pitchers in all our demonstrations, unless we're demonstrating a specific pitcher, etc. - Kat

[peterhinton]

Awesome guys. Thank you. Loving your YouTube contributions. Keep them coming.

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@potofgravy These can have really powerful steam, you just gotta learn to control it :) We recommend steam then brew so that you're actively refilling your boiler and not letting your shots sit too long before combining with milk - Kat

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@traidoco Yes, steam, temp surf (to bring the temp to brew temp) and then pull your shots - Kat

[potofgravy]

A couple questions.

Sometimes I find the steam is too powerful or something and I spray milk everywhere. What am I doing wrong? Also, what reason is there to do the milk first and then the shot? Some guides say one way, others say the other way. Is it really just a preference or is there an actual better way?

[traidoco]

Do you steam the milk first and then pull the shot or vice versa? Great videos btw!