Getting Started With Your Flair 58
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Welcome to the world of café-quality handcrafted espresso with your Flair 58x! Before pulling your first
shot, please follow the steps below to set-up your Flair. Also, please remember that your Flair 58x requires
uniform grounds from a high-quality burr grinder.
1.
Bolt base & lever
assembly together firmly
2.
Remove preheat cap
& install brew cylinder
onto brew base. Rotate
counterclockwise to lock
3.
Align
(a)
plunger stem
tabs to slots on plunger.
Rotate
(b)
stem to lock.
Push stem down to seal
plunger. Pressure gauge
should face front of the
Flair 58
4.
Set drip tray directly
below brew base
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Preheating Your Flair 58
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Your Flair 58x comes with two preheat caps: open and closed. We recommend starting with the open preheat
cap as it integrates onto the top of most gooseneck kettles for easy preheating. Please follow the steps below.
Brewing Espresso With Your Flair 58
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#1 - Prepare the Portafilter
(a)
Boil water
(b)
Preheat portafilter with steam or boiled
water from kettle, pat dry
(c)
Grind 18-20 grams of freshly
roasted beans with burr grinder
(d)
Add grounds and tamp
#3 - Prepare the Brew Head
(a)
Pour brew water into cylinder until opening of the
plunger is filled. Reinsert stem and lock back in by reversing
order for removal
(b)
Connect lever to plunger stem by
engaging the lever hook
#4 - Brew your Espresso
(a)
Slowly lower lever to build pressure in the system
and commence brewing
(b)
When first starting out, aim
for a shot duration of 30-35 seconds at 6-9 BAR
(c)
When
desired shot weight/volume is reached, or lever is fully
lowered, raise the lever back to starting position
#5 - Purge your System
(a)
Place an empty cup on drip tray to catch any remaining
brew water.
(b)
Expel remaining brew water by lowering
lever all the way down to allow the remaining liquid to
drain.
(c)
To remove the portafilter for cleaning, simply
raise the lever back to the upright position and rotate the
portafilter clockwise to release
(d)
(a)
(b)
(a)
(c)
Brew Time
30-35s
(b)
(b)
(a)
3
(a)
(b)
*NOTE:
If you do not have a kettle that can fit your Flair 58x brew head with the open preheat cap, you can utilize
the closed preheat cap. Place onto the bottom of the brew head and fill and dump with hot water as needed
#2 - Prepare the Flair
(a)
Preheat your Flair 58x brew head as shown on the
previous page and add to brew base without stem attached
(b)
Insert portafilter by aligning it with the brew base and
(c)
rotating the portafilter handle counterclockwise until it is
firmly in place
(b)
(c)
Preheat Your Flair 58x
(a)
Raise lever & unlock and lift lever
hook
(b)
Remove the brew head by
turning clockwise with gauge in place
(c)
Add Open Preheat Cap onto bottom of
brew head
(d)
Lift kettle top and replace
with brewhead
(e)
Turn plunger stem
counterclockwise until two tabs align with
openings in plunger, leave in place to act
as a release valve
(f)
Boil water to preheat
(a)
(c)
(d)
(b)
(e)
(f)
