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Brewing Americano
An Americano is made by pouring hot water from the water spout over a shot of espresso.
1 Switch on the machine and wait until it is ready for use.
2 Place the preferred filter basket into the portafilter.
3 Grind coffee beans with the machine.
4 Use the calibrated tamper to tamp the ground coffee.
5 Put the portafilter into the brewing head and align the portafilter with the "triangle" mark and place it
upward inside the brewing head (Fig. 23). Then, rotate the portafilter counterclockwise to the center to
lock it (Fig. 24).
6 Place a large cup under the spout openings of the portafilter and the hot water spout (Fig. 26).
7 Press the Americano button to start brewing.
8 After the Espresso shot has finished brewing, hot water will be poured on top from the water spout to
finish the americano.
The hot water spout may become hot. To avoid the risk of burns, let it cool down first.
Optimized brew
Pressure is an important factor for brewing espresso. The pressure gauge indicates the pressure and helps to
monitor the optimal extraction of your espresso shots.
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The optimal range marked by the solid white line represents the best pressures for extraction.
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The range marked by the dotted line on the left represents under-extraction.
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The range marked by the dotted line on the right represents over-extraction.
The pressure is affected by different bean brands, degrees of roast and freshness of coffee beans, so you
may need to test different coarseness levels, amounts of ground coffee and tamping pressure to achieve the
optimal pressure range.
It is recommended to re-adjust the grind parameters based on the pressure gauge status each time you
use different type of coffee beans.
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