h. Press the "Double Cup" button and let the water run out into the container.
Repeat this operation 5 times or until no water is left inside the water tank.
Note:
If necessary, stop the operation by pressing the "Double Cup" button
to empty the container and then resume the operation.
i. Empty the container and unlock the portafilter.
Important:
Before using for the first time, after a prolonged period of inactivity
or after descaling, the machine must be primed as described above.
3. Preheating the Accessories
Tip!
For the best results, we recommend that you preheat the portafilter before
coffee grounds are added and warm the espresso cups. When the machine is
powered on, cups can be warmed on the warming tray (Fig 1, F).
a Press the Power button to turn the machine on. The Power indicator light
will flash while the machine heats up.
b. Insert the portafilter with sieve (without coffee grounds) in the machine and
turn to the right as far as it will go. Once the required temperture has been
reached the Power light will stop flashing and all 4 product lights will illuminate.
Place cup(s) under the portafilter spouts.
c. Press the "Single Cup" or "Double Cup" button. Hot water will be pumped
through the filter into the cups.
d. When the water flow stops and the cups are filled with hot water remove
them from the machine and empty into the sink. Unlock the the portafilter by
turning the handle to the left to release the portafilter from the machine.
Note:
When the machine has been turned on for approximately 15 minutes,
the warming tray will be heated up and can be used to pre-warm cups
instead of using hot water from the machine.
4. Filling and Inserting the Portafilter
The Ultima PRO comes with a small (one-cup) and large (two-cup) sieve. Place
one of the sieves into the portafilter and lock into the portafilter as shown in
Fig. 4. Using the provided measuring spoon (Fig. 1, D), use 1 level scoop of
ground coffee per cup of espresso. Be sure to brush away any loose grounds
that remain on the edge of the portafilter. Grounds left on the edge of the filter
will interfere with proper tamping and will affect the quality of your espresso.
Important:
Do not tamp the coffee grounds down into the portafilter. The
machine tamps the grounds automatically as the portafilter is inserted into the
brew head (Fig. 1, M).
5. Preparing Espresso
Tip!
The type of coffee you choose strongly influences the strength and flavor
of your espresso. Always use coffee beans ground to a relatively fine and uniform
size, suitable for espresso. Too fine a grind will result in an espresso that is over-
extracted and bitter. Too coarse a grind will result in espresso that is under-
extracted and weak in flavor. The perfect espresso grind will feel slightly granular,
with a texture between sugar and flour. Unevenly ground beans or beans
exposed to excessive heat when grinding will also affect the final result, so
take care to use a Capresso Burr Grinder that consistently grinds beans to the
proper size for even extraction without overheating the beans and stripping
them of their natural oils.
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