Sunbeam EM0450 - Adjusting the Grind Setting; Grind Setting Guide; Grind Tips and Troubleshooting

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A starting point for gring settings:
SETTING BREWING METHOD
2–6 Turkish
 12–16 Espresso
 12–16 StoveTop
 20–23 DripFilter
 20–23 Plunger
Note:Thesettingsnotedinthetableaboveare
astartingguideonly.Forexamplethesetting
forespressowillvarydependingonthequality
androastdegreeofthebeansandthetypeof
espressoextractiondesired.
Thewide-rangeof25grindsettingsallows
forprecisionadjustment.Thecoffeemaker
hascompletecontroloftheparticlesizeand
ultimatelythequalityoftheresultingbrew.
Somethingstorememberwhenusingthecoffee
grinder;
• Thesmallertheparticlesizethelongeritwill
taketogrind.
• Whenusingthefinersettingsthecoffeemay
becomestuck,werecommendtappingonthe
lidofthebeanhoppertodislodgeanyclumps
ofcoffeeblockingtheflow.
• Afterlongperiodsofusingthefinersettings
werecommendremovingtheupperburrand
sweepingawayanyresidualcoffeetoavoid
clogging.SeetheCareandCleaningsection
onpage7formoredetails.
Tips
1.Selectthecorrectgrindforthebrewing
methodyouareusing.25grindsettingsare
availabletoensureprecisionadjustment.
Setting1producesthefinestgrind,12to16
aremediumgrindsappropriateforespresso
coffeemakers,and25isthecoarsestgrind
youcanachieve.Experimentwiththegrind
settingstoachievetheidealbrewthatbest
suitsyourtastes.
2.Fordripfiltercoffeemachines,agood
startingpointistouse8grams(1scoop)
ofcoffeeforevery4cupsofbrewwater
asmeasuredwiththecarafe.Finergrinds
usuallyrequirelesscoffee,butusingtoofine
agrindwillresultinabrewthatisbitterin
flavour.
3.Forthosethatpreferweakercoffee,continue
tousetherecommendedamountofground
coffeeandthendilutetheresultingbrew
withfreshhotwater.Doingthiswillmaximise
flavourandminimisebitterness.
4.Coffeethatisgroundtoofineforaparticular
brewingprocesswillresultinover-extraction
andthecoffeewilltastebitter.Ontheother
hand,coffeethatistoocoarseforaparticular
brewingmethodwillresultinunder-extraction
andthecoffeewillbethinandpoorin
flavour.
5.Oncecoffeeisgrounditquicklylosesits
flavourandaroma.Forthebestresultswe
recommendyougrindbeansimmediately
priortobrewing.
6.Buyfreshwholecoffeebeansweekly.
7.Toretainfreshness,storewholecoffeebeans
inanairtightcontainerinacool,dark,dry
place.Itisnotrecommendedthatyoustore
beansinthegrinder’sbeanhopperfora
prolongedperiod.
8.Toensurethebestresultsfromthecoffee
grindercleanthebeanhopperandconical
burrsregularly.
Always Remember
PROBLEM DESCRIPTION RESULT
OVER-
ExTRACTION
Overdevelopment
offlavourparticles
(sugarsetc.)
Sharp,
burnt,
bitter
UNDER-
ExTRACTION
Underdevelopment
offlavourparticles
Thin,
watery,
weak
Adjusting the Grind Setting