Lelit Espresso
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tenance and care of the machine will
ensure the quality of the beverage and
the durability of the product you have
purchased. A clean machine says a lot
about your passion for coffee making.
Coffee varieties
The choice of the blend is an essential
factor for making the ideal coffee for
your taste. There are a lot of different
varieties of coffee blends on the mar-
ket to choose from. The differences in
flavour, aroma and texture depend on
the quantities of the two varieties of
coffee that make the blend.
Arabica
This is a sweeter and more delicate
variety of coffee, with a rich aroma
and cream that is very thin, dense and
compact.
Robusta
It is grown between 200/600 m
Spicy aroma.
Caffeine between 1.8 ~ 4%
Arabica
It is grown between 900/2000 m
Rich aroma.
Caffeine between 0.9 ~ 1.7%
Robusta
This variety is woody, bitter, full-bod ied
and spicy, with little aroma. Its cream is
more frothy and grey.
Robusta
It is grown between 200/600 m
Spicy aroma.
Caffeine between 1.8 ~ 4%
Arabica
It is grown between 900/2000 m
Rich aroma.
Caffeine between 0.9 ~ 1.7%
The blend selection is important for
creating the perfect coffee for your
palate. There are many blends in the
market. Differences in taste, perfume,
consistency depend from the propor-
tions of the two main coffee varieties.
No variety of coffee can make an ideal
Espresso on its own.
The perfect Espresso has a top layer
of cream 2-3 mm thick, a nut brown to
dark brown colour, with reddish tinges
and light streaks, a harmonious fla-
vour, a strong, balanced aroma and a
sweet, long-lasting aftertaste.
It has a strong aroma with notes of
flowers, fruits, toast and chocolate.
These sensations can last just a mo-
ment or can persist for a few minutes
in your mouth. The taste is round and
well structured. The acid and bitter
perceptions are well balanced where-
as there is little or no astringency.
The ideal parameters to obtain this
type of coffee are:
7 ± 0,5 g. of ground coffee.
25 seconds to brew 30 ml.
88 / 92°C when brewing and 80°C in the cup.
8 /10 bar pressure during extraction.
Even Arabica blends often contain a
small amount of Robusta, which is ne-
c essary to enhance the cream and add
aroma and body to the espresso.
Blends made for coffee bars usually
contain 20% Robusta but in southern
Italy, where they prefer a stronger taste,
the percentage can reach 40- 50%.
At the end of the day, it’s just a matter
of taste…Experiment until you find the
blend you like best!
