Gastroback 42711 S, Руководство по эксплуатации

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SETTING THE GRIND SIZE
When you wish to use the grinder, you must fill the bean hopper with whole, roa-
sted coffee beans. Via the adjusting dial on the top of the brewing head, you can
set the grind size in a wide range. This setting determines the taste and strength of
your coffee. The optimum setting depends on your individual liking, the type of cof-
fee beans, the amount of coffee powder, used for the brewing cycle, and the roast.
• When selecting a too fine grind size, the water flows very slowly extracting a
lot of bitter and oily components. Your coffee gets very dark, strong, and bitter.
• With a very coarse grind size, the water flows too quickly resulting in a poor
extraction, leaving a lot of flavours in the coffee powder. Your coffee gets watery,
with deficiencies in flavour and taste.
For finding the optimum setting, you should start at a medium setting and check the
result. Make small steps, when changing the setting, then try the outcome. For each
change of the grind size, you should keep the other values constant (e.g. ratio of
coffee powder to water, strength setting). Then, check the influence. This is a reliable
way for getting the perfect settings.
RE-USABLE FILTER OR FILTER BAGS
You may use the provided re-usable filter or line the filter basket using paper filter
bags (size 4).
• When using the re-usable filter, there may be a little amount of very fine grounds
in your coffee. The amount depends on the grind size and type of coffee. This is
unavoidable but harmless. If you do not accept these grounds in your cup, you
can wait some minutes for the grounds to accumulate at the bottom of the steel
carafe. Then pour your coffee carefully and slowly. If this is not sufficient, use
paper filter bags.
• If you wish to get your coffee completely clear and without any fine grounds, you
need to use paper filter bags. Perhaps, you must try various brands until you get
the desired results, but always use size 4. Fold the seams of the filter bag and
line the inner walls of the filter basket with the filter bag, before covering the filter
bag via the splash shield. Using the splash shield is essential, when operating
the appliance with paper filter bags, because the splash shield will prevent the
filter bag from collapsing during operation and ensure that the water drips onto
the coffee powder.
IMPORTANT -
If coarse grounds are in your coffee, the used filter is damaged or
coffee ran out over the brim (see: ‘Solving Problems’).