Breville BES840XL manual Portafilter, No crema

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PROBLEM	POSSIBLE CAUSES		WHAT TO DO
Espresso runs out	•	Portafilter not inserted	Ensure portafilter is
around the edge of		in the group head correctly.	completely inserted and
the portafilter.			rotated until resistance is
			felt.
	•	There are coffee	Clean excess coffee from
		grounds around the	the rim of the filter basket
		filter basket rim.	to ensure a proper seal in
			group head.
	• Too much coffee in		After tamping, trim the
		the filter basket.	coffee dose using the Razor™
			dose trimming tool.
	•	The silicone seal	Refer to “Using the Allen
		surrounding the	Key”, page 28.
		shower screen needs
		to be replaced to
		ensure the portafiler is
		properly secured into
		the group head.

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PROBLEM	POSSIBLE CAUSES		WHAT TO DO
No crema.	•	Coffee tamped too	Tamp between 30-40lbs or
		lightly.	15-20kg of pressure.
	• Coffee is ground too		Use slightly finer grind.
		coarsely.
	•	Coffee beans or	If grinding fresh whole coffee
		pre-ground coffee	beans, use freshly roasted
		are stale.	coffee beans with a ‘Roasted
			On’ date and consume between
			5–20 days after that date.
			If using pre-ground coffee, use
			within a week of grinding.
	• The filter basket may		Use the pin on the end of
		be blocked.	the provided cleaning tool
			to unblock the hole(s). If
			the hole(s) remain blocked,
			dissolve a cleaning tablet in
			hot water and soak filter basket
			and portafilter in solution for
			approx. 20 minutes. Rinse
			thoroughly.
	• Single Wall filter baskets		Ensure you use Dual Wall filter
		are being used with	baskets with pre-ground coffee.
		pre-ground coffee.

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