How to Temperature Surf on the Rancilio Silvia

Gail temperature surf on the Rancilio Silvia. This technique can be used on any single boiler espresso machine, such as Gaggias, Saeco Aromas, Solis SL70, etc.

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• rancilio silvia
• espresso machines
• home espresso

[mrhanky5555]

Unrelated but... I just got my Silvia from u guys and the right side of the pf spout always pours less than the left side. Is it cause of my horrible tamping skills?!

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@mrhanky5555 Sounds like you are favoring your left side ... you could test this by just pulling a shot without coffee and if the water is coming out evenly on both sides, it's your tamp - Kat

[TheBauermv]

How would temperature surfing be applied if you're making a latte and having to steam milk first?

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@TheBauermv You bring the machine up to steam temp, steam, flush the steam/water and bring it back down to brew temp, then brew - Kat

[alexmbg1]

Is it normal to have water leaking around the portafilter while brewing, as it happened during this video? Not related to temp. surfing but it caught my attention as I saw this concern in a couple Silvia reviews before.

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@alexmbg1 We shot this video over 2 years ago so I can't recall what was up but it's generally the case when a) the brew head gasket needs to be changed or cleaned or b) overdosing, etc. I am going to assume it was the former on this but I don't really know for sure. You don't want to see leaking and if you do, these are the first places to look to resolve. - Kat

[TheLeftHand77]

All the nitpicking —silly.

She got her point across effectively and informed people that may otherwise not what temp surfing is. She was not displaying how to pull the perfect shot.

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@maxxsee that *is* how she rolls! ;) - Kat

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@ethemoon Always great to hear! - Kat

[ethemoon]

well she just showed me a few things i did not know about this machine and i have had mine for 5 yrs!!! thank you!!!

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@thebehaviorist Yeah, ours always drips a little bit, so we keep the wand over the drip tray when we turn it on in the morning. Once it builds up enough heat it seems to be better, but out of the gate it's always a little dribbler :) - Kat

[thebehaviorist]

hi kat, do you have any issues with the Silvia (i have a brand new one) dripping water from the steam wand after steaming milk? if i tighten it, the dripping stops, but i never seem to tighten it enough off the bat. thanks!