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COFFEE DELIVERY
Step 1-grinding
Step 3-brewing
Step 2-tamping
1. Select the tempera-
ture (see “3.3 Focus on
temperature”).
2. Select your beverage.
1
2
3. Press OK to start brew-
ing (preinfusion and
infusion). Coffee delivery
stops automatically.
3.3 Focus on temperature
The water temperature is precisely controlled throughout the entire brewing process to ensure the ideal temperature stability for the
extraction. La Specialista Prestigio offers up to 3 infusion temperature
*
profiles to select, correspondent to a range of temperatures
between 92°C and 96°C.
Coffee bean varieties as well as roasting colours require their own specific temperature setting for the best extraction: Robusta coffee
beans prefer lower temperature; Arabica prefers higher temperature. The same is applicable to beans with a darker roasting colour or
to freshly-roasted beans than those degassed over time.
Temperature level
MIN
MED
MAX
Corresponding light
Coffee Beans Roasting Range
DARK
MEDIUM to DARK
LIGHT to MEDIUM
*
This temperature refers to the water inside the thermoblock. This differs from the temperature of the beverage in the cup or the
temperature measured when the beverage comes out from the portafilter spouts.
