Breville Dose Control BCG400SIL Instruction Book page 6

Breville Portafilter Dose
Espresso Size Height
Machine
BES900/920XL 58mm 2
BES870XL 54mm 2.5
BES840XL 54mm 2.5
BES810 54mm 2.5
800ESXL 50mm 3
BES250XL 50mm 3
ESP8XL 50mm 3
Step 5:
After tamping the coffee
Insert the Razor™ into the filter basket until it
rests on the rim of the basket. The blade of the
dosing tool should penetrate the surface of the
tamped coffee.
If the blade does not penetrate the surface of
the tamped coffee, your coffee is under dosed.
Increase the amount of dosed coffee.
Rotate the Razor™ back and forth while holding
the portafilter on an angle over the knock box
to trim off a little excess coffee.
Your filter basket is now dosed with the
correct amount of coffee for your Breville
espresso machine.
If using the Razor™ with a non Breville
espresso machine, you will need to adjust
the depth of the trimmed coffee by trial
and error until you achieve approximately
a 1mm gap between the group head
dispersion screen and the surface of the
trimmed coffee.
Start with a dose that is too high, i.e. the
dispersion screen leaves an imprint on
the surface of the trimmed coffee when
inserted and removed from the group head
WITHOUT extracting. Adjust the height of
the dose in small steps until you achieve this
clearance.
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You will then have the correct dose height
for your espresso machine. Adjust grind size
only until you get the right rate of espresso
flow, while keeping the Razor™ dose height
and tamp pressure consistent.
Step 6:
Select Your Grind Size
For espresso, we recommend starting with
grind size setting 12 and moving the GRIND
SIZE COLLAR to either coarser or finer until
your preferred flavor profile is received.
This should be done in conjunction with
setting the grind amount (dose).
You will need to extract a shot of espresso
to determine if a change in grind size and/
or grind amount is necessary to achieve the
correct rate of flow. Traditionally,
a single shot of espresso is defined as ~
30ml in 30 seconds and a double shot of
espresso as ~ 60ml in 30 seconds.
NOTE
If the Grind Size Collar is tight, run the
grinder by pressing the START|CANCEL
button while turning the Hopper.
This will release coffee grounds caught
between the burrs.
GRINDING INTO A GRINDS
CONTAINER OR COFFEE FILTER
Step 1:
Remove cradle by sliding out from under the
grind outlet.
PULL
Place your container or coffee filter directly
under grind outlet.
Step 2:
Choosing the right grind size
Rotate the GRIND SIZE COLLAR until it
reaches the required brewing method range.
Within each brew method, Percolator, Filter
or French Press, there is a range of grind size
settings. We recommend you start in the centre
of each range, then experiment with grind
size within each range until you get the flavor
balance that suits you.
ESPRESSO PERCOLATOR
0 5 10 15 20 25
FINE
Step 3:
Press the START|CANCEL button to start
grinding operation.
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