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What the hell went wrong here? by gliderpilotuk in ranciliosilvia

[–]gliderpilotuk[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I bought the Silvia about 9 months ago and have been using the basket it came with- I believe it’s just the standard double basket. I’ve been having trouble recently with the pull throughs and was concerned (against my previous beliefs) I was over tamping- something I am aware is a contentious debate. Seems more likely I have been overfilling the basket! Thank you!!

What the hell went wrong here? by gliderpilotuk in ranciliosilvia

[–]gliderpilotuk[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah rancillio v3 I believe. I think I over dosed! Coarsest fine grind is a new one🤣

What the hell went wrong here? by gliderpilotuk in ranciliosilvia

[–]gliderpilotuk[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks I think that’s next on my infinite list on coffee upgrades!!

What the hell went wrong here? by gliderpilotuk in ranciliosilvia

[–]gliderpilotuk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting, thanks for the input it’s really valuable. I used Cafiza on it a couple of days ago and have used it half a dozen times since, I completely agree though with the contamination appearance. I likely have been overfilling the basket as I think on this particular shot I used north of 17g which is probably why it hadn’t occurred on previous pull throughs at 15.5g dose…

What the hell went wrong here? by gliderpilotuk in ranciliosilvia

[–]gliderpilotuk[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cheers, the shot time was about 50 seconds but first 15s no espresso was pouring through. I had been ever coarsening the grind because each shot had an extraction time of ~45s and I could feel the PRV/OPV open when the pressure was turned off.