Dialing in multiple coffees with Sage (Breville) Barista Express Impress. As Simple as They Say??
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- This is my third video on the Barista Express Impress from Sage/Breville.
In this video, I'm switching through various different bags of coffee beans to find out if it's as simple to calibrate or "dial in" coffee beans with the Barista Express Impress as it is supposed to be.
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Timecodes:
0:00 Intro
0:08 Demo
15:08 Outro
15:45 Tatty Bye
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Please Note: Don't take the grind sizes I used with these examples as the specific grind size for you to use even if you're using beans from cworks.co.uk. Some of the coffees at cworks have changed since this video was published, "custard cream" that I used in this video for example, is not the same as the "Custard Cream Nicaragua" that we currently offer, and even if they're the same beans, you won't necessarily find that the exact same grind size produces the same results.
That was fantastic! thank you so much for showing us the procedure with the impress! I bought one recently and it can be a little difficult sometimes to transfer the tests between different machines. This video will get me up and running quick smart! Thanks again!
Glad you found my post helpful :-)
Cheers
Kev
Thanks for this! New to using this sort of coffee machine and making espressos at home, used the settings you used at the start of this video and got the espresso shot time at 28 seconds and it tastes great! Thank again! Happy with the result
Fantastic Patryk :-)
Just got mine, should arrive this Saturday and can't wait for it. I was about to buy the Barista Pro and your videos convince me to get this one, thanks a lot!
Glad I could help Julio :-)
Great video. I'm going back and forth with regular and decaf with this machine. I found a setting that works pretty well for both, thankfully. I picked up a few tricks from this video for future reference, though.
Enjoyed all your videos on this machine which led me to buy one and I love it. The only thing I did differently was I measured about 18.5 grams of beans and just put that many in the grinder each time I change the grind setting when dialing in. I found that often it would grind far too much at first and made a bit of a mess and wasted coffee. great video and brilliant machine thanks 👍
Fantastic Chris, Glad you are enjoying the Impress :-)
Thank you for this video! I’m thinking about getting this machine!
Glad you liked it Madison :-)
Thank you! This was so helpful! 😍
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I've had this machine a couple of days now, the first coffee I made was way too strong, this was down to using the beans I used (strength 5) for my old bean to cup machine (with brewing unit) I don't think the old machine could have extracted as much flavour out of the beans as this one does. I ordered 1kg of Chocolate Brownie Blend and these made a great coffee, still need a few tweaks and practice to make the perfect cup but should get there. Thanks for the informative videos..Trev
Glad you like my Chocolate Brownie Blend :-)
I'd be curious to see you weigh the portafilter before pulling to verify how consistent the dosing is. Thanks again for the great video Kev!
Hi David,
I did weigh the portafilter but I edited it out for brevity, if you watch the last video I showed weighing the portafilter & it was consistent within 0.2 grams
Great video for me as a starter with a pistonmachine, thanks!
What if you would like to use the one-shot button for a double shot (ratio 1:2 in 25-32 sec), so you could use the double-shot button for a lungo (ratio 1:3): should the lungo also be done in 25-32 sec?
Love to hear from you. Greets from The Netherlands👏
Degrees C for roast profile : Dark roast 91, Medium roast 94, Light roast 97 - The temp will make a huge difference for extraction quality, for the roast profile if its too low it will taste sour if its too high it will taste bitter.
Cheers for that. Yeah temperature definitely makes a difference when it comes to extraction, and yes, generally speaking lighter roasts require higher brew temp. Cheers.
I’d love to see you use a bottomless portafilter to test for channeling. I’m still skeptical of the lever tamp and its ability to distribute evenly. Great video!
Thanks Robert :-). That's a good idea! Cheers, Kev
Hi, i tested that today and I can confirm your suspicion… there is crazy amounts of channeling going and I can’t go any coarser with the grind size as it flows through way too fast then.
Can confirm now that using a dosing funnel to get the coffee out without spilling and then tapping a few times, using a distributor tool + tamping using the build in tamper produces good espresso without channeling that can be reproduced and adjusted to the liking instead of playing lottery.
I honestly do not understand how Kev thinks that the shots are any good, they taste completely random every time, sometimes very astringent, sour or incredibly bitter without distributing. Random good shots were possible but very rare for me.
@@BBxx19 It sounds like you’re doing everything right. My Breville Barista Pro does some squirting even when I do intensive puck prep. I found that doing a manual shot with an eight or nine second pre infusion reduces squirting but not 100%. 18g in 36g out in about 30 seconds. As for flavor, I’m at a loss. Mine is good.
Hi Kev. Thanks for making this vid. I am trying my hand at dialing in. At the moment, what the dose Im getting is around 15-16g on the double wall basket. Is this expected or have I done something wrong along the way?
Hi Coffee Kev, great Video!
Just a question about the steam wand: it come with only one hole or plus like the barista pro?
And can I ask a suggestion to you?
I've got a Delonghi Dinamica ECAM3.535.SB but I want more...
Finally I find this 2 machine:
- EC9355.M Delonghi La specialista Prestigio (19mbar - metal - smart tamping station)
- Sage Barista Express Impress
What do you think about this 2 machines?
Aesthetically I like the Delonghi Prestigio much more but the Sage looks smarter in the tempting station and the steam wand seems easier to use thanks to its mobility. Furthermore, the Barista Impress comes with double filter holders: double-walled and single-walled, i.e. pressurized or not.
Thank you very much
Pietro
Another good video. Does the shot window include the pre-infusion time or just once the espresso starts to flow?
Cheers :-). Yeah shot window includes pre-infusion, it should be from when water touches the coffee. Cheers, Kev.
This is such a helpful video. When I bought the machine, I was a total novice, albeit one who liked really good espresso. Dialing in is the hardest part. One crucial question: on the manual shot, why are you holding the button for 7-8 seconds- for the pre-infusion- and then letting go until you stop it manually? if you just press the button, let it run to the length you want, and then press the button again to stop it, doesn't that include the pre-infusion time?
Thank you for another great video Kev! How would you compare the espresso quality between this and the Sage (Breville) Barista Pro?
Hi Louis, thanks for the kind words. I think the shot potential is probably just about identical, but I'll do a comparison video. Cheers, Kev.
Thanks for another excellent video. Each time you change beans do you also clean the burrs?
Hi Linda, thanks for the kind words :-). No I didn't do this for this video, and it's not a bad routine to get into, but personally I'd usually only clean the burrs from one to the other if the bean I'd just been using was dark & oily. Cheers, Kev.
Love your videos! Could you tell if once you change the water volume does the machine remember your setting? Or would you have to manual change and time it every time? I prefer the 1:2 ratio over the presetting, and it would be a hassle to do that every single time I make a cup of coffee
It should remain constant once your change it.
Great video.
Could you show me how I would make a tall cappuccino please .
I just purchased this machine .
Fantastic video and really helpful for a newbie like me. 1 question. For timing your shot window, would this be from when you press the button? Or when the first drop of coffee leaves the portafilter? Cheers
I have the same question :-)
Me too! @CoffeeKev can you weigh on this??
I'm new also but I've seen from other videos from when it starts pouring out of portafilter
I want to know too @Kev
He explains it in that video: czcams.com/video/-a9pJ80jjAg/video.html But to make it short: The shot window includes the preinfusion time, so begins with the press of the button.
Thanka Kev, great video once again. What grind setting what you recommend for americano or cappuccino drinkers?
Same as espresso
Thanks for the video, very informative! Is the shot window measured from the time you press the button on the machine or once you start seeing the coffee coming out?
Hi Jose, From when you press the button :-)
Cheers
Kev
Hello and thanks for all your great coffee videos, I've been bindge watching them since I found your channel :)
I've got a question regarding this machine. I'm about to buy one anytime soon, just waiting to see if there'll be any discount soon.
My question is - does the manual grind function have any influence on the automatic grind? Or is it possible to have two different coffee amounts, so I can dial in a perfect espresso with the automatic function and another dose (let's say around 14grams) for a coffee crema on the manual function and the setting for automatic grind will stay the same? I hope you understood...
Thanks in advance, greetings from Germany :)
i think the grind settings are always applied as they are mechanical. as far as i can tell with my machine after one week at least! enjoy. i can recommend it! loving it so far
Love your videos trying to dail in but not getting the pressure up and puck is wet any advice
I just pu4chased mine. Currently using Peet's Major Dickinson dark roast since it was freshest I could find at 10pm lol.
I wish I had changed the inner grind setting first. I wasted a lot of beans testing cause I was afraid to make too big of an adjustment in size too soon. I'm at 4 internal, 5 on the outer dial.
Hi here are some tips for dialing in:
Always use the razor tool to trim after tamping, this ensures the right dose volume (headspace, the gap under the shower screen).
Aim for a shot time of around 20-35 seconds from pressing the button. Time doesn't matter quite as much as most people think, with entry level setups, though, so once you're somewhere in this kind of window I'd focus mainly on taste.
Ratio is important, this means the amount of espresso relating to the dry weight of coffee. This is commonly overlooked, but it's the easiest way to balance out a shot, tweaking the ratio.
I'd start out aiming for approx 1:2.5 (so 45g of espresso from 18g of ground coffee) - and I'd pull the shot manually or semi auto.
Fully manual: press and hold the shot button for as long as you want pre-infusion to last (about 7/8 seconds is default, and that's fine) release the button to let the pressure ramp up, press the shot button again to stop the shot.Semi auto: re-set the shot button to the max, or at least more volume than you're likely to need, then press the button to start the shot, and just press the button again to stop the shot.
As long as you're somewhere within a shot time of around 20-35 seconds, the first thing I'd do is taste the shot, and if it's not balanced, try to figure out which way you need to tip the balance.
Does it taste bitter, in which case you want to tip the balance away from bitterness - or does it taste sour, in which case you want to tip the balance away from sourness.
If the shot tastes sour, this is under extraction, if it tastes bitter, it's over extraction. Well, it usually is, it could be the bean, but most of the time sourness is under extraction, bitterness is over extraction.
The easiest way to balance a shot is with ratio. A bigger ratio (higher yield of espresso from the same dose) will tip the scale towards bitterness away from sourness. A smaller ratio will tip the scale towards sourness away from bitterness.
So if you start out at 45g from 18g, about 1:2.5, you may find it's balanced straight away, in which case mega, don't fix what's not broken. If it tastes sour like lemons & grapefruit, try upping the ratio to about 1:3. If it tastes bitter, try dropping the ratio to 1:2.
From there once you think you're much closer to being dialled in, you can adjust finer with things like the grind (very small adjustments) and the brew temp. But it's easier to make bigger adjustments to the shot with ratio first.
Literally that was a mouthful...😂 great explanation though, thanks for your patience and knowledge
Hey your videos are so helpful!!! What scales do you use to measure /time your shots? Thanks Liam
Hi Liam,
I have a few scales (I have a bit of a thing for buying scales) I would recommend the timemore black mirror scales: amzn.to/3i6E85E
Or the my weigh Barista scales:amzn.to/3yYRAhU
if you really wanted to push the boat out the Acaia Lunar are fab:amzn.to/3BAzsxe
Cheers
Kev
Nice 👍
hey kev, thanks for your videos! I just received my barista express impress and after a few failed shots I finally got the timing and dosing right with 4 internal and 8 external grind settings. My shots are 18g in, 36g out in about 26 seconds. I bought the Lavazza Qualità Rossa beans and I got a tasty cup but I don't notice the chocolate flavour. maybe it is too subtle. Or is there a technique to get more of that flavour?
Nice :-). Re the flavour, it's hard to say, but if you like chocolate, and you're in the UK, check these out: bit.ly/chocolatebrownieblend (YT25 for 25% off first order) I can tell you that if you get anywhere close to dialed in with these beans, I'd be surprised if you didn't pick up the chocolate. Ta, Kev.
Thanks mate, I bought one of these a short time ago, there not many vids beside the official ones, I have been bumbling along, made some nice brews but I did not know a lot, your vid has opened up a few doors for me.
What I want to know specifically though is how I get the machine to always grind the right amount each time, I weigh 18 gms, add those to the hopper, grind and it usually only does about 15gms, so I then put it back, push grind again until all the beans are ground then make the coffee, is there some way I can get to to grind all 18 each time?
Are you running the grinder on manual mode until all the beams are ground? There is also an aftermarket bellow you can buy that forces all the grinds through
I'm finally done with the mediocre beans sage gave me for free when I bought my machine and it's time to try coffee works :) Out of curiosity, what grind size did you end up using for the chocolate browny blend? I have already changed the in-grinder setting to 4. I know that I'll have to play with the settings, but it would be good to have a baseline.
I'd try about 7 👍😃
When do you start the timer on your scales? When you press the shot button or when the espresso starts pouring?
I was a click away from buying Barista Pro as my first coffee machine when I saw that Impress exists, and decided on Impress just after watching your videos. A couple of weeks in, it works great for now. It took a week and around 500 grams of coffee to dial in.
Your videos are great explaining dialing in process to beginners.
I have just one question: I’ve managed to get the machine to produce ~33 grams of cofee in 30 seconds (double shot). It’s not perfect but it’s close. But, the coffee is a bit too bitter (I use no sugar). What can I try to make it less bitter othen than changing beans? I’ve changed just the grind size and extraction time nothing more.
bitter generally means your espresso is over extracted. Personally i've never tried playing with this variable as I don't have a machine capable of adjusting brew temperature so maybe take it with a grain of salt. But adjusting the brew temperature lower might help. Im not sure what roast you're using but what i've always heard is dark roasts are easier to extract so lower brew temps work well and lighter roasts are harder to extract so higher brew temp works well for those.
Thanks for the kind words.
Re the question, what Blake said :-). If it tastes overly bitter, try reducing the extraction by grinding slightly more coarse (just one setting, and pull a couple of shots at that grind before you go any more coarse), also knocking it one setting cooler on the brew temp is worth a try. Keep in mind that if none of this changes anything, it could be the coffee. Are you using a freshly roasted coffee?
Cheers, Kev
@@Coffee_Kev Thanks for the reply. Also thanks to Blake.
I've already raised the grind for 1 setting and it's already a bit better, but with that, from ~1/1.8, I've now at ~1/2.4. It tastes a bit better though a bit less bitter.
It's fresh roasted coffee. I'm not yet at the point to say which kind of roast is it :D. But it says 90-94 degrees celsius on the package. I will try one notch cooler then. If it doesn't improve it, I will talk to the guy at the coffee shop.
I've just got this machine after watching your reviews (it was between the express and pro then saw this option and loved the dosing and tamper feature)
I've managed to get the extraction time close to 30 seconds but the crema is quite thin compared to what you're getting on this video, does a finer grind help produce a thicker crema?
Glad you are enjoying the Impress.
Re the crema:
Not necessarily, grind size is just one of the parameters relating to crema.
Cheers
Kev
Have you tried this machine with a naked portofilter? How is it? Does the auto tamping that it uses not produce channeling?
I have the older version of this machine and am trying 47 degrees Colombian supremo and I have 18g coffee, 36g espresso in 30s but the espresso is a little oily. Is the default temp too high? The beans themselves are freshly roasted and not oily but dry. Just the espresso feels a bit oily when drinking
Love your videos. I just got my express and I’m learning to dial it in. I noticed that my temperature gage barely goes outside of pre-infusion. It ticks up just a bit into espresso range. Any idea what’s causing this?
Do you mean the pressure guage? My inpress has a pressure guage in the middle. It goes to espresso range while pulling a shot... As the pressure to push the water through the coffee is there abouts... It would not be pulling a shot without.
Maybe try finer grind setting for the coffee if you are getting the shot quickly.
What grind size have you chosen to start? And another question would be when do you start the counting ? When pressing the button or when extraction starts?
I have the same questions too ):
I am wondering the same as well. Thank you!
2:43 hello friends… I think he mentions “size 7”…
I think by watching closely you can see the timer is running and hits 7 seconds before coffee starts pouring out. This machine has a 7 second infusion time so he presses the button and starts timing straight away by the looks of it
Great video . Gave just purchased this machine. Am using a medium roast from Pact Coffee. I have set the top going from 6 to 4 like you suggest. However if I select the going wheel to 7 like you I barely get a coffee. I have to set mine around 14 or 15? Is this downtown my bean type or am I missing something?
Same problem mate
Same problem please let us know what we should do? I’ve been through 2 bags of coffee beans 😢…. I’m using illy beans
In one of your other videos you say not to change the internal burr grinder settings unless the machine is 4-5 years old. But in this video you are saying to change it. Which do you recommend then?
Hello Kev. I hope you are well and thank you for all your informative videos.
I just purchased this machine. Every time I use the auto dose and the dosage shows green I weigh the amount of coffee and it shows 20 or 21g. I may try another grind size, then reset the dosage by pressing the filter button for 3secs but it always seems to be around 20-21g whenever the dosage light is green - it is almost as if the machine thinks this is the correct weight. Would you have any recommendations?
Hi Oliver,
It sounds like you are at a very fine dose setting if you are on 21g,
If you put the razor tool in after getting the smiley face, does the tool cut into the puck?
If yes, it sounds like a dosing sensor fault, in which case you will need to get into support, if no, it must be just a very fine grind, so take the grind much more coarse,
Have you changed the internal burr setting by chance?
Cheers
Kev
which portafilter insert do you use? single wall or double wall?
I have a question I have the same machine so you're saying change the grind size to a size 4 on the inside?
Do you have a video showing when you change beans?
Hi, I changed the burr to 4 but it won’t grind freshly roasted beans at grind 7, dose always flashes red. Nothing comes out. So I changed the grind size to 8 or 9, but both don’t pull a 60 ml for double shot, I get 30 and a bit of crema, even though about 80ml of water comes out of a double shot if I’m just running the water. I programmed the shot to 60ml but even then it doesn’t work. Do you have any idea what I need to change to make this work ? I have almost finished a bag of coffee trying to dial in 😅 and not enjoyed a single one
After changing the grind size and shot volume the pressure always sits on the lower side when pulling a shot. How do I increase the pressure? Always sits on the lower end (pre infusion) on the pressure scale. Great vid BTW
adjusting finer will up the pressure. That worked for me.
I've noticed on your serious of videos for this machine that when you take the portafilter out after tamping that there is some of the coffee grinds up the walls of the basket, what have you been doing to remove this or have you just left it? (Hope that makes sense).
Hi,
Thanks for your message,
I have left the grinds in as it really wont make any difference to the coffee as there is so little of it.
I did a test and it seems to be when the basket was slightly wet from being used for my demonstration, when the basket was completely dry, this didn't happen.
Cheers
Kev
I would appreciate anyones help. I have fresh whole roasted espresso beans and I cannot seem to get my machine dialed in for the life of me. I have tried every grind size from 10-24. Anything below 18 and the shot won't pull. Im only getting a tiny bit of espresso coming out and the leftover puck is very dark black. anything over 20 and the shot will pull more but its still tasting bitter and slightly burnt, as well the puck coming out black. I have not touched the internal grind yet. I don't have a scale so its hard for me to weigh out the grams, but if a scale is what I need then I can get that. I'm just frustrated after going through 2 bags of beans and I still can't seem to get my espresso right for my lattes
Hi what is the actual difference between 1 cup and 2 cup ? Does 2 cup button pour for longer ?
Got a new Barista Express Impress, and here is a question: Is the "7 degree barista twist" that is provided by the auto tamper supposed to be visible, as in, can you see the handle of the portafilter move at the end of the tamp, or is it invisible to the naked eye, occurring within the tamping mechanism? Really enjoying your videos and advice.
I have the same machine and if you take the cover off it's ever so slightly visible but not something you'll notice easily
Thanks for the kind words 😎. The twist is very small, and there needs to be pressure on the tamper for it to happen, so if you're tamping empty and looking at the bottom of the tamper, it won't move, but if you apply some pressure to the tamper with something to mimic it tamping, you'll see it move slightly, it's not much though, that's why you have to give it 2-3 tamps if you want a nice polished puck.
I recently having a problem my second brew right after my first will have kind of high water pressure. It did my espresso having a bad flavor. Did change any sitting exactly the first one. I do all my maintenance and scaling on time😢
Sorry if I missed it, how to you go back to the preset timing ratio? When you have reprogramed it?
In case you haven't found the solution: Hold the FILTER, 1 CUP, and 2 CUP buttons for 3 seconds. The machine will beep 3 times and restore its default extraction time.
I want to ask, if the shot window includes the pre-infusion? how long is the recommended time, and the water temperature vs coffee roast?
This would usually be from pressing the button, including pre-infusion. If you were using a scale with an auto start timer from first drip, you'd just change it accordingly so that for example if first drip is usually at 10 seconds, you'd add that to the total shot time.
What is the external grind size you use?
What setting do you put the button on that says manual dose under it
Do you have any tips on making less of a mess? When I tamp, it's kicking grinds all over the place.
Also, my pucks are constantly getting stuck in the water dispersing area. Any thing I'm doing wrong?
Hi,
Watch this short post :czcams.com/users/shortsM0zjhLGhMco?feature=share
This should help.
Ta
Kev
Are you starting the timer after pressing the button or after coffee hits the cup? every other Barrister video uses the timing "after" the first drops of coffee hit the cup. Mine takes 10-12secs after pressing the button until the pressure and coffee extraction is reached which would make a massive difference to the 25-35 sec dialling in process. HELP!
Hi Ace,
I start the timer just after I press the button.
Cheers
Hi. Kev. What’s the difference between this and the Oracle? Which one would you suggest for someone who wants a good shot but having little to none knowledge and doesn’t want to have any ; :) is this like a semi auto?
Hi, I have filmed a video with the Impress Vs Oracle :czcams.com/video/Dhe2dx0Nbx8/video.html,
This should give you an idea.
Cheers
Kev
@@Coffee_Kev oh thank you . How come I missed that
K I’m a novice and just bought this machine. I’m confused as to what filter to use….what was square one that was in from factory?
Square with a bunch of holes at the bottom is the double cup single wall. This is what total use when grinding fresh beans. This is what he’s been using.
Question: Why are you using the Double cup button to make one cup? Couldn't you instead setup the single cup button to give you 36grams with 18-20 grams of coffee?
It likely isn’t an 18g filter and this the grinds wouldn’t fit.
My shots are coming out pretty strong/bitter not sure if its the coffee itself or if i am doing something wrong
Sorry for my new be question but I don’t really get the time set up you made. You just saw that it was not good and adjusted the time. How do you know?
I just got my Barista Express Impress today and it annoys me that I get too slow with grinder level 16, way too fast with 18 but it finishes up at 18-19 sec on grind level 17 which seels to be right level. What am I doing wrong? I changed the inner grid setting from factory 6 to 5. You put it to 4. What happens when you change the inner settting?
Sorry for all my question… Love your video btw!
Just got my Barista Impress yesterday so following this
I had this same problem I adjusted the internal grind to 4 and external to 7 and got no expresso output at all (I did this multiple times) so I adjusted external grinder to 18 and have expresso extracted at 20 sec on the dot. Anything above or below on external grinder does not work.
@@jessemeghanmault1457 Same thing happening to me. Freshly roasted beans, I haven’t adjusted the internal grind setting, but on the external I can’t go lower than 10 or I won’t get enough volume
What’s the difference between adjusting the grind setting on the side dial vs the top burr how you did it?
The top burr setting is intended to adjust as the burrs wear over time, to keep grinding as fine - but, if you do find that your grinder appears to be calibrated on the coarse side, you can change that by adjusting slightly finer internally. Cheers, Kev.
How is the steaming from the impress, is latte art possible or difficult on this machine
Hi Patrick, it's great, just as the barista express, it's not fast, but the steam is very consistent, so it's easier to learn to properly texture milk on than some machines. Yeah latte art definitely possible, I'll demonstrate very soon. Cheers, Kev.
@@Coffee_Kev thanks, would be great to share also a video witch steaming :)
greets
How to Increase or Decrease the Temperature in this Machine.??? Thx..
Do you start the timer for 20-30seconds from pressing the button or once the pour actually starts?
Hi Jonathan, from when you press the button.
Cheers
Kev
when you measure your weight of your coffee to work out the ratio are you including the weight of the portafilter ?
No, around 18.5g-19g of whole beans into the grinder is perfect.
Can someone help just brought this machine this week using fresh bean double wall single basket but my coffee is just dribbling out gone down to grind 20 is this normal cheers
Why is this so involved???? Who ever knew there were so many variables. This machine overwhelms me. Supposed to be easier with all the bells and whistles but I can't wrap my mind around it all. So do you change your basket when you only want one shot? I still don't know how to do that.
I have this exact machine and it doses 15 grams not 18grams. Can you advise what this might be please? Are you using a different portafilter or basket?
Do you have the filter light on the double shot basket or the single shot basket? Just make sure you have it set for the basket you're using. If you have it on the double shot basket, if you're somewhere in the correct grind size for the machine, you'll usually get between 18-19g in there. If it's way less, this would usually indicate the grind size is way too coarse. If this isn't the case, it could be a dosing sensor issue, but I'd try grinding finer first. The ground should feel somewhere between normal table salt and flour, if it feels and looks bigger than table salt, more like granulated sugar, it'll be too coarse a grind. Ta, Kev.
How do I control the time? You say aim for 20 to 35 seconds, but I can't control the time... it comes in under 20, sometimes 21 to 25...
Found this really useful. If I had further questions could I speak to you directly kev?
Hi, If you email me at kev@coffeeblog.co.uk I can try and help you :-)
Can you show how easy it is to clean the puck out
It's very easy, just turn the basket upside down and give it a good bang in a coffee bin and it's empty then a quick wipe
G'day Kev, I have a Breville Barista Expess and am not sure when to begin my timer for extraction time. Does extraction time commence at the moment the double shot button is pressed or at the moment coffee begins to pour from the portafilter? 💚💛⛳
Thanks for your message,
I would usually set the timer a second after you hear the water hit the coffee
Cheers
Kev
@@Coffee_Kev I’ve had the same question and not sure I understand your response. Can you clarify? Start timing on first sign of coffee hitting the cup (I.e. don’t count the infusion time of about 9 sec)?
Never mind. Saw this was clarified in another comment.
Hi how do I get the machine back to factory settings? Specially the shot volume.
I cant find anything about how to do it. got the Same question ….
To re-set the shot volumes: With machine on standby, press and hold the filter button, and the single and double shot buttons for about three seconds, the machine will beep at you 3 times, done.
To re-set the dose: With machine on standby, press and hold the manual dose button and the filter buttons for 3 seconds or so. it'll flash and beep at you three times. Done.
Hola ! Es posible lograr en automático llegar a 8 grs y que llegue a la franja verde ? No lo he podido lograr. Claro en el de 1 taza ! Gracias !
Hola, el peso real de la dosis dependerá del tamaño de molienda, a una molienda más fina el peso de la dosis será mayor. Gracias, Kev.
I have had the impress for over a month. At first I was getting 18 grams on a dose and tamp, but now I am only getting 16.5 grams.
Hi John,
Out of interest, what beans are you using?
Ta
Kev
@@Coffee_Kev I use arabica mid roast
Am I the only one that thinks if Breville adds a auto milk foaming system (like the one on the La Specialista) then Nespresso might go out of business... I mean how easy do you want it to be to get cafe coffee a few feat from your couch
Having some troubles with the amount of coffee being ground, and the autotamp reading.
Can hear a fair amount of coffee is being ground, but tamper reads as the lowest bar. Eventually it grinds WAY too much coffee, and have to dump out a lot of coffee grounds.
Once I do get it right, the setting doesn’t remember for the next coffee! And same issues resurface for the next coffee! HELP!
Try a reset! Press and hold MANUAL DOSE button and
FILTER button for 3 seconds to reset grind time to factory settings.
when do you start the timer when you measure 20-35 seconds? when you press the button or when it starts running out?
I looks like his scale timer starts on it's own when it detects the first bit of liquid hitting the glass.
The shot time is from pressing the shot button, so I'm pressing the shot button here and pressing the timer at the same time. Ta, Kev.
I don't think I was using the scales in auto start mode actually, if I was then yeah I'd add the rest of the shot time to the time showing on the timer, for instance if first drips were at about 8 seconds, and the timer shows 20 seconds, then I'd know that's a 28 second shot - but I don't usually use auto start mode, I prefer to just start the shot and press the timer button if the machine I'm using doesn't have a shot timer. Ta, Kev.
Got mine yesterday but i don’t understand why the both filters lights is blinking in your video its only one filter light 💡 on while mine bith blinking how can i setup that could u please reply me back
If it's blinking from one light to the other that would usually indicate that the hopper isn't locked. Try removing the hopper and then re-locking it. Ta, Kev.
this might be obvious but what is the easiest way to switch between a double shot basket and a single shot without the machine automatically dosing twice the amount of coffee as necessary, is there a way of doing this without making a big mess.
Just press the "filter" button to toggle between single basket and double basket. Ta, Kev.
Confusing.. I was going to buy this machine but that’s too much stuff to do for an 800 machine. I didn’t think I’d need to tweak it soo much
I like the cup where to get one? Thanks
Hi,
Here is the link for the glasses :-)
amzn.to/3iXwQE2
Cheers
Kev
@@Coffee_Kev which size?
@@Coffee_Kev :) thank you for sharing
20-30 seconds from start of pour or from pressing the button? The manual doesn't specify
Hi Josh,
Start counting from when you press the button.
Cheers
Kev
how to timer the extraction. When to start the timer? the moment you press the button or the moment it start to hit the cup
I looks like his scale timer starts on it's own when it detects the first bit of liquid hitting the glass.
Shot time that people are usually talking about, is from pressing the button, including pre-infusion time. So usually you'd press the timer as you press the start button. If you were doing it from first drips (for example using scales with auto detection), then you'd add the first part to the total shot time showing on the timer, for example if the first drips hit in about 8 seconds, and the timer showed 28, then you'd know it's a 28 second shot.
Kev what scales do you use?
Hi Tommi,
I use a few different ones, I have the Acaia Lunar which are great but are quite pricy, I also use the Timemore black mirror scales which are great. , but the one I would recommend on a budget is the my way barista scales.
Have a look at my blog post: coffeeblog.co.uk/the-best-coffee-scales/
This should give you a better idea.
Cheers
Kev
@@Coffee_Kev cheers
Is there a reason in most videos people don't pull a single shot? I am curious why that is since if I want to make a single cappuccino I'd like to pull a single shot.
I'm having no success making a shot I've turned my inner grind to four and I've tried the outer grind at 17,16,15,14,12,10,7 when I've been below 12 it's come out choking it with tiny drips not making any expresso. I've been in the 17 and 16 it's come out with a 19 gram dose producing 47 to 60 gram shots and taking 30 to 35 seconds .
I'm using coffee from a roaster that was done on September 24th and it's October 25th I've gone through three bags of coffee no success
is there any way that you could help me? my pressure only ever goes just below the middle in the express oh range except when I've gone down to the 12 ground on the outside it doesn't get into the Gray. Is there a problem with the machine if the pressure is not getting higher than that? I've watched like eight different videos from people to try to understand what can be happening. I'm using the double shot basket single walled I'm not using the pressurized one because I thought these beans are fresh enough?
From what I understand, if you bought your machine recently, the newer produced machines only go up to about 9 bar of pressure, where older machines (
I'd recommend stopping the shot at your target yield, so this way you're just looking at the shot time, not shot time and shot volume. So if you're aiming for a 1:2, stop the shot at 40g. Did you get a proper blank disk, or one with a hole? If it's a proper one with no hole, do a backflush (just slap this in and pull a shot for about 5-10 seconds). Does the pressure needle go any higher? If you don't have a proper disk without a hole, just try it with the dual walled basket, with no coffee in. If the pressure needle isn't going any higher when backflushing, do a quick video of this, then create an online support case, upload the video, and tell them it appears your machine has a fault. Cheers, Kev.
I got no pressure when I use the 2 shot button it gives zero pressure , how can I solve this problem?
no pressure at all? Sounds like you'll need to get in touch with support. Cheers, Kev
You need to go down to a finer grind. It can build pressure if water just flowing through a course grind.
How did you remove beans from the hopper? I am thinkig about buying one of the Barista Express machines, but my wife drinks only decaf, so I will need to change coffee in the hopper quite frequently.
Hi, I only grind what I need, any beans left in, I use henry hoover to suck them out :-)
You could always get a separate grinder for the decaf, a lot of people choose to do this, that way there will be no chance of mixing decaf and full fat coffee together.
Cheers
Kev
Hi i have a little problem or question - how can i reset the amount of water that is distributed to the factory one? I played with it and now i feel like the factory setting was the best but with the impress there is no programm button like with the express
In case you haven't found the solution: Hold the FILTER, 1 CUP, and 2 CUP buttons for 3 seconds. The machine will beep 3 times and restore its default extraction time.
@@Denizkilla thanks lol I’ve been trying to figure out how to get my machine back to factory settings for 2 days hahaha
Why do you NOT show the pressed puck?
Ok anyone who reads this: looking at buying this machine. I don't want fuss. I just want to save money on buying coffee every morning. Now, I always ask for my coffee "Half strength". Kev mentions lightly roasted beans are not for entry level machines. Does this mean I should steer clear of this machine?
Hi Have a read of this post:coffeeblog.co.uk/best-coffee-beans-for-espresso/, it will give you an idea of which coffee is suitable for certain types of machines
Cheers
Kev
A 36 gramms shot from 18 gramms of coffee would be a 1 to 1 ratio, wouldn't it be? 1 part coffee, 1 part water, right?🤔
Espresso ratio is the relationship between the weight of the shot, and the weight of the ground coffee, so 18g of coffee to 36 of espresso, the shot weight is double the dose weight, so 1:2.
I just bought this machine but still find it funny that after so many years baristas and people still have to count the time it takes for optimal extraction. How isn't this automated yet? So much optimization that it really annoys the hell out of me to hear people count the seconds on CZcams over and over.
It's because time is only one part of the equation. The baseline isn't just to pull a shot in 30 seconds, it's to pull a shot with the ratio you're looking for in about that time. There are machines with integrated scales or ones that can connect to bluetooth scales that can adjust what they're doing automatically, as well as machines with full pressure sensing and control that can alter the flow based on how the puck is eroding... but you can't get that kind of stuff at express impress prices unfortunately.
Although, if you just want something that can tell you if the shot was "too fast" or "too slow", the Barista Touch impress does that.
I think you're great but damn it seemed like the 20-35 second recommendation was almost a video in itself 😛
haha sorry, got carried away!
This guy looks like a serial killer