Sage BES500, Quick Manual

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NOTE
You may need to experiment with how much
coffee is dosed into the filter baskets or how
long the grinder needs to run to achieve the
correct dose. For example; when using a
finer espresso grind with the Single Wall filter
baskets, you may need to increase the grind
amount to ensure the filter basket is correctly
dosed.
COFFEE DOSE AND TAMPING
• Insert the filter basket into the portafilter.
• Grind enough coffee to fill the filter basket.
• Tap the portafilter several times to collapse
and distribute the coffee evenly in the
filter basket.
• Using the tamper, tamp down firmly (approx.
15-20kgs of pressure). The amount of
pressure is not as important as the consistent
pressure every time.
• As a guide, the top edge of the cap on the
tamper should be level with the top of the filter
basket AFTER the coffee has been tamped.
NOTE
Use Razor™ dose trimming tool to precisely
control the dose of ground coffee AFTER you
tamp.
TRIMMING THE DOSE
The Razor™ precision dose trimming tool
allows you to trim the puck to the right level
for a consistent extraction.
• Insert the Razor™ tool into the coffee basket
until the shoulders of the tool rest on the rim
of the basket.
• Rotate the Razor™ dosing tool back and forth
while holding the portafilter on an angle over
the knock box to trim off excess coffee grinds.
Your coffee filter is now dosed with the correct
amount of coffee.
• Wipe excess coffee from the rim of the filter
basket to ensure a proper seal is achieved
in the group head.
PURGING THE GROUP HEAD
Before placing the portafilter into the group
head, run a short flow of water through the
group head by pressing the 1 CUP button. This
will stabilise the temperature prior to extraction.
INSERTING THE PORTAFILTER
Place the portafilter underneath the group head
so that the handle is aligned with the INSERT
position. Insert the portafilter into the group
head and rotate the handle towards the centre
until resistance is felt.
LOCK
INSERT
Place your cup/s under the portafilter on the drip tray.