So... what are your go-to "settings"? What kind of beans? Grind? Strength? Did you adjust the water sizes at all?
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Using the finest grind, without adjusting the volumes I have tested 5 beans and here is my order of preference:1) Illy red cans (medium roast). Great aroma, perfect bitterness and acidity.2) Lavazza top class. More subtle and less acid than the other lavazza, great flavor.3) Lavazza gran Riserva. A bit more acid and less aroma than top class.4) Lavazza super crema. More on the acidic side. Medium aroma. A bit nutty.5) Lavazza Gold. Worst of the lot. No interest at all, bitter, lower aroma.Note: I only drink Espresso...
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There are 3 different types of coffee made : Ristretto, expresso and regular coffee...water is automatically calibrated with the quantity of beans.
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I prefer dark italian or espresso beans, so that is what I use. I use the middle grind setting since I've owned the machine, and that has worked well to produce a nice double shot with great crema. Have not needed to adjust water sizes as they are right for me. Also understand that you can always stop water delivery during the process, so if a setting normally produces too much water for someone's tastes, you can always stop it. I prefer this method, since if there are people that want a weaker coffee, and not espresso, then the right amount of water is delivered for them. All in all its been a very reliable machine to date, and gets used very frequently in my house. It's easy to clean and refill water and beans. As for me, espresso is my thing, and there was a keurig in the kitchen for the other "coffee" drinkers. But that was quickly replaced by this system as the beans are fresh ground, easier to use than the others in my opinion, and if the machine holds up, will be cheaper and better than any kcup system. Even though I used to buy my own coffee and refillable kcup pods. But what a pain that was. This jura is well with it for me.
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The booklet is very user friendly. It comes down to your preferences in taste. You can set it up to deliver a cup of coffee of your choice. As advised, do NOT adjust the grind UNLESS the grinder is running. You can stop the amount of water being added by pressing the button you chose again. Experiment with the variables until you are happy.
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I like Americanos, so I use the large cup size. I adjusted the water settings to add more, and I adjusted the strength setting to be as strong as possible. I am experimenting with beans.. I've used Peet's French Roast, Espresso, and Major Dickason. I will probably settle on Espresso Roast at the end. I haven't yet adjusted the grind; the default seems to work fine.
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I use the large and medium cup sizes which together fill the mug I use. At first I did adjust these two water settings to match my mug. Never changed them since. My wife uses the medium setting. I use the many bean setting all the time and she uses the fewer bean setting because she doesn't like such a strong cup of coffee. I use Seattle coffee company French roast beans which I get at Costco. Costco also has Starbucks French roast. I like Costco because the bags are large. You could order on line. Once you get started, this is the simplest machine in the world to operate. Guests can learn to operate it immediately. I use the large and medium cup sizes which together fill the mug I use. At first I did adjust these two water settings to match my mug. Never changed them since. My wife uses the medium setting. I use the many bean setting all the time and she uses the fewer bean setting because she doesn't like such a strong cup of coffee. I use Seattle coffee company French roast beans which I get at Costco. Costco also has Starbucks French roast. I like Costco because the bags are large. You could order on line. Once you get started, this is the simplest machine in the world to operate. Guests can learn... » Read More I use the large and medium cup sizes which together fill the mug I use. At first I did adjust these two water settings to match my mug. Never changed them since. My wife uses the medium setting. I use the many bean setting all the time and she uses the fewer bean setting because she doesn't like such a strong cup of coffee. I use Seattle coffee company French roast beans which I get at Costco. Costco also has Starbucks French roast. I like Costco because the bags are large. You could order on line. Once you get started, this is the simplest machine in the world to operate. Guests can learn to operate it immediately. « Show Less
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I wish I could give you an answer, but there are too many variables that go into the idea setting for your choice of coffee and espresso machine. While time consuming the best grind setting will take a bit of trial and error. Good luck!
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I don't drink coffee myself. So I follow the measurements on the bag of beans I bought, with a little extra to make the flavor strong. The slots in the coffee basket are large. So you need to buy whole beans & grind them as coarse as possible. If you grind any finer, the grinds will slip through the slots & down into the water.
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You can adjust the grind, which is great and I use it in a press every morning. You do have to hold it firm with the non grinding hand to not spill the beans!!! It's great little grinder!!
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There are grind adjustments in the bean hopper to make a cup stronger. The 3 cup settings too will adjust strength buy using less water. The middle cup setting is my favorite for a shot. As for temp no, but it comes out near boiling.
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Beans are automatically dispensed. I have mine set for medium and 3 1/2 cups with 4 cups water. You adjust all settings to your taste.
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Everyone has their own preference for their coffee. I like mine pretty strong so I use a good amount of coffee and set the grinder for seven . You can start at about three or four and see how that works. Then if there are still remaining beans, just add a couple of minutes until you know how long. Mine is very consistent in the time required. You won't hurt anything by experimenting. And you will enjoy a great cup of coffee!
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I've never had any issues. I use coffee beans and grind them into the reusable filter and I fill the beans to the top as well as coffee pot. It sounds like the water is flowing too quickly into the filter and causing the grinds to "splash around'. Maybe trying the "1-4" feature and see if that avoids the problem
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I have noted the grind settings are not perfect. I keep a small bowl to catch the extra grinds. I also set mine to give me slightly less than I need, then I manually top it off.
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If you use whole beans and grind them a little coarse, that's the best option. However, I've used pre-ground beans and its worked fine, you just have to beware the extra-bitter magic dust that settles out into the last sip. This is probably true of any press though
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The settings for grinding are 2,4,6,8 and 10 cups. If you put in enough water for one cup and set it on two for grinding it might be a little strong.
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I am sure the process would scale up and down as long as you kept the proportions correct. My only hesitation is that the process itself seems to be VERY sensitive to order and layering... e.g., you put in a cup of water, then the first round of ground beans to create kind of a mash (which seems to help keep the filter from clogging). Then you add more beans, more water, etc. I would ANTICIPATE if you kept that first layer consistent, the size of the subsequent layers and amounts of water wouldn't matter so much. All that said, having made five batches now, I think still think the whole system is pretty rickety, and I probably wouldn't buy it again. The concentrate I get out of it seems good, but not sensational. I probably should try a few different types of beans (been using Trader Joe's AA Kenyan and French Roast Decaf the last two batches). It also seems to use a lot of coffee (13 oz.) for a pot of concentrate -- which I end up using full strength over ice with just a splash of light cream (so, a lot of beans for a relatively few cups of iced coffee). I am inclined to go back to brewing a small thing of half-caf espresso in my Krups espresso maker, pouring it over ice, and sticking with an iced Americano. Good luck!
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Hi, One of the nice features is that you can control the strength by adjusting the amount of grounds. The flow rate is also related to the amount of coffee grounds but not significantly. I use an expresso grind and sometimes I even pour part of the finished blend through the filter again to get the most out of the grounds although that is not necessary. The good thing is that you can experiment until you get your perfect blend without wasting anything by having to do it over as you would with a machine. Simple and inexpensive but not "cheap" makes the best design possible.
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I found that there is not really a specific setting for a specific machine. I adjust depending on espresso, paper filter, brass filter etc. I only grind one pot at a time, so a little trial and error is less painful. I still love my machine.
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Weigh and grind what you need completely, remove the empty bean holder, and use a brush to clean the burrs and chamber. Mainly an issue for finer grinds. For drip coffee, the finest of the coarse settings works, and tipping the grinder while it finishes grinding and giving it a slap empties the chamber. That won't work for finer grinds, and you'll need a brush. The brush provided is inadequate, so you'll have to buy one.
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Start with whole beans and grind them yourself. I have a burr grinder and set it for a fine grind. I only grind enough for several days. This way I get the freshest coffee every day. I fill the filter to about 1/4" from the top, but do not compact the grounds. This works great for me.
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I use a near-fine grind. It's the second lowest setting on my burr grinder. But lots of people have different opinions on what's best and depending on your method. Kaffeologie's site has some tutorials too you could check out.