Bellezza Chiara Espresso Machine Review
Вставка
- Опубліковано 19 сер 2024
- The ability to brew your own cafe quality espresso at home is closer and closer and this article will explain why with a full review of the Bellezza Chiara E61 Heat Exchanger Home Espresso Machine. It would be very unfair to give this coffee machine an overall score without actually brewing some coffee, so I'll also show you how easy it is and the features of Chiara that make it a great choice for any home barista.
Shop Bellezza Chiara Coffee Machine: alternativebre...
Shop Niche Zero Grinder: alternativebre...
Shop Barista Hustle Tamper: alternativebre...
Shop Coffee Distributor: alternativebre...
Shop ACME Cups: alternativebre...
SUBSCRIBE to the OFFICIAL Alternative Brewing UA-cam channel 👉 bit.ly/2MnmLOl
LAUNCH Alternative Brewing store online now 👉 alternativebre...
Bellezza Chiara Coffee Machine is compact and reliable machine with incredible performance. As a Heat-Exchanger Machine functions, nothing stands in the way of your espresso and cappuccino making and enjoyment at home when using the Chiara.
With the long history of Italian custom in sophisticated espresso machine designs. paired with the precision and sleekness of German manufacturing, Bellezza meaning Beauty and Chiara translating as ‘A Good Fit’ nothing could be closer to the truth.
With features that build on the Chiara’s reliability like the 1.8L Stainless Steel Boiler, a PID controlled heating element with programmable pre-infusion at the grouphead and shot timer timer, along with Cool touch steam wands and a deep deep drip tray, it is the complete package for making consistently great coffee at home.
Pulling Shots With The Bellezza Chiara Coffee Machine
Brewing your morning espresso is quick and smooth. Using a standard 58mm portafilter and basket, PID Temperature control over the brew water, a handy shot timer along with a needle gauge on the front of the machine for boiler and pump pressures and 2000W power in the boiler means your espresso will be hot, your steam will be plenty and you’ll be able to brew coffee and steam at the same time.
Trusted Stainless Steel E61 GroupHead
Full Stainless Steel E61 Grouphead construction, along with side panels and feet with generous size drip tray and a 3-way solenoid valve for easy cleaning - no extra drips after the shot rounds off this impressive machine for your’s and the families daily coffee.
Bellezza Chiara Coffee Machine Features
Full Stainless Steel - A classic look of Italian design, with perfect Germany-made performance of espresso every-time. Compact yet powerful.
Heat-Exchanger - With a powerful 2000w boiler, you’ll have power to brew and steam at the same time.
PID Temperature - Controlling the Boiler temperature means consistent flavour in your shots every time.
Shot Timer - Built in to the PID controller is a shot timer to watch your shot and consistently make great coffee.
E61 Grouphead - Backing up your Heat-Exchange boiler is the E61 style grouphead to work to keep a reliable temperature where it matters most.
Cool Touch Steam Wand - Means the steam wands stay cool to the touch even through use.
1.8L Capacity - Plenty of size to make several cups in a row, for the office or whole family.
Music: Varsity | Utah
Sourced and Licensed through MusicBed. You can get a free 30-day trial here: www.musicbed.c...
#alternativebrewing #bellezza #espresso - Навчання та стиль
Nice machine and great review. The Ch in Chiara is pronounced like a K. Enjoying your videos.
Oh thank you!
Where can you obtain shower strainer and group seal for this machine? AB doesn’t seem to sell them, or are they generic. Got mine yesterday and can’t really believe what an improvement it is on my relatively new and significantly under powered Breville. Cheers.
lol, no Pre-Infision on the menu of "P00", that's why you should do a pre-infusion
Please do a review on the Valentina
I'll add it to the list 😀
Is it true that the Single shoot is only done with 7 gr./ 14gr. for the Double shoot? I read this in the manual…you are talking about a 18 gr. possibility? Confusing…BTW: is it true that the machine is on temperature after 10 minutes?
yes and yes. Shot volumes have large ranges. Single Shot can be from 7g - 11g and double shots from 14g-22g
how do i descale that machine properly?
You should only need to back flush the grouphead 👌
Hello, I would like to see more about this machine, especially as it competes with the Apartamento Rocket, as well as with the Profitec 500 and the EMC Slim Mechanics. It has become very popular in Saudi Arabia after it was announced and a lot of people are looking for content for it, but for now there is not enough to cover its advantages and we hope that you give it a little of your time 🙏🏻🤍
Noted!
هلا والله يا الاخ واضح شاركنا تجربتك اذا ما عليك امر يعني شريت نفس هالمكينة ولا لقيت افضل ؟
@@AhmedHassan-ye3fo
حياك ، شريتها ورقيت وانصح فيها تستاهل قيمتها وجودة التصنيع ، الافضل بين المنافسين ، والله يبارك لك فيها يا رب
@@faisalfa3087 حلو طيب يقولون ان التبادل الحراري يسبب تذبذب بالاستخلاص فمن يوم ما سمعت هالكلام قلت باشتري بليزيا بيلونا لانها دبل بويلر . وباسألك دامك رقيت؛ المكينة الي رقيت لها دبل بويلر؟ اذا ايوة قلي اي وحدة كانت افضل اذا ما عليك امر
ويبارك بحياتك ❤️
wow 2000 watts
It pronouced: K-iara, K like in OK. From italian Name Chiara ( Kiara) 😊
Thanks so much 🫶 that must have been hard to watch
This machine is lovely but when ya gonna get that 58?
We're there waiting for it off the ship don't worry 👍 Excited as well
@@AlternativeBrewing waiting on mine currently as well but all the details so far indicate a lot of potential. Really looking forward to your take on it!
Does the PID controls the brew temperature truly. or it just controls the steam pressure only ? also great review
Thanks! It controls the main boiler that is dedicated to Steam Pressure - however there is a reliable off-set that allows you to brew with a fairly consistent brew temp. Although - there is a small window of good pressure and good brew temp. Anything over or under this wondown and one of the actions is diminished.
@@AlternativeBrewing thanks for info
Question: in the video i saw you steam milk while pulling a shot. i had thought you needed two boiler machine for that?
A Single Boiler machine - with a Heat Exchanging System will also allow you to do this - by heating the boiler up to Steam Temps - and transferring the heat away and cooling it down to brewing temps through a system of pipes - so you can do both at once.
@@AlternativeBrewing oh ok thanks. thats good to know.
Caveat emptor: while this machine is ostensibly an E61 type the group head seal is not a conventional 8mm deep seal but 6mm. The latter are also expensive, apparently only available with a filter screen @ $30++ from Alternative Brewing, even more expensive from DiPacci, the former who erroneously and repeatedly told me that this machine takes a generic E61 seal. Poor understanding from Alternative Brewing on machines they sell and poor client experience from the manufacturer who I’m still waiting for an email response from.
We appreciate the feedback! I'll look in to making the 6mm seals more readily available without any further parts. Apologies for the confusions.
which gasket fits the head??
is there any shop where i can get 6mm
Your video suggests 18grams of coffee beans but the booklet that comes with the machine suggests 14 grams? The latter produces very weak coffee. Any ideas why Bellezza would recommend only 14 grams?
Some of the standard Filter baskets are only 14-16g Baskets - actually a majority of Coffee machines default baskets are 14-16g. This along with plastic tampers is really where you want to upgrade - or purchase alongside the machine. You will be able to fit more than the stated amount for the basket - just ensure it isn't too hard to lock in to the grouphead.
If you do consider getting newer baskets - I highly recommend either VST or Pullman Filter baskets of 18-20g varieties. Anymore than this - and it won't fit in to the Portafilter.
is it easy to access the OPV valve to adjust brewing pressure ?
Yes, it is, very easy- It's just under the drip tray
@@AlternativeBrewing Do you mean just under the cup warmer? Just got my Chiara and am not sure where the OPV sits. I assume it’s that thing that is covered with that red stuff on top? Thanks in advance!
@@AlternativeBrewing do you mean underneath the coffe machine? I can't see anything underneath the drip tray ?
under the disk I did not find the opv. is it possible to see a photo??
Remove the tray on the top of the machine, or the cup warmer as they call it, but I think it's for ventilation, then unscrew the plate underneath, you will see two valves with red wax covering the screw, gently remove the Wax from the OPV valve that's on the left side, not the one on top of the boiler, then with a screwdriver rotate anticlockwise for lower pressure or clockwise for higher, rotate it one-quarter anticlockwise and then place the portafilter with a blind basket on the group head and pull a shot for 8-9 seconds looking at the pressure gauge adjust the screw accordingly until you get to 9 bars, or whatever pressure you require, hope this helps.
Have you Measured the temperature during the shots? Is it stable?
I have. Set at 95% - It remains above 92% all the way through 🙌
I owned one, and i had some serious brew Temperature Problems.
What exactly was the issue?
Where was the machine purchased from ?
Do you need to flush before getting the first shot?
A little yes 👌
How many Espressos/Cappuccino will the Chiara be able to pull one after another?
Happily - 6-8 No worries. There's always gonna be some delay between shots too, so it's doable
I got this machine, and I’m looking to adjust the OPV to 9 bar, could you advise me on this one.
did you ever find out how to adjust the OPV on the Chiara ?
Did you performed a cooling flush before brewing? If so, for how many sec did you? Also, the temperatures that you show as being related with the boiler temperature, are those measured by you with a specialized portafilter?
No I did not - I found the Chiara - if anything ran 1-2ºc cooler than my experience with HX machines usually running too hot. I never experienced poor band-width with the PID and was very reliable. Testing with a SCACE was not done - the deomsration of Temperature was to display the PID controls and how to adjust if if necessary. I understand the importance of using a SCACE for verified analysis though - in doing so recently - I've also ran foul with machines not being consistent - so I'm cautious to make statements around temperature precision specifically - though most HX and Single boilers do require some flushing of the grouphead 👍
I really like this machine but I’m concerned that there won’t be enough steam pressure if the PID was set to the lowest possible temperature. Other than that this machine is perfect for my needs. Also is the group head the only method to get hot water out?
That's correct - there is no Hot water tap.
@@AlternativeBrewing Hi there, do you know from what range the steam temperature can be set to on the PID?
Hi what pre infusion time do you recommend?
And any shot time recommendations I have been doing 30 seconds I noticed you went to 38 ?
Go with a 3-5 sec Pre-infusion and taste the espresso to ascertain if you need to adjust the final shot time 👌
can the brew pressure be adjusted by a screw driver on the chiara ?
Yes it can 👌
@@AlternativeBrewingwhere is this located???
What’s the warm up time on this?
8 mins min - though i'd go to 10 - 15mins to ensure the group and all is up to temp 👌
@@AlternativeBrewing thank you, I don’t want to spend much but think I’m going for the rancilio Sylvia pro x,
How do you get hot water for tea ect
You don't really - yeah it doesn't come with a hot water tap
Nice - for a lot of consumers who don't make americanos etc., it can be a great place to save some money
At 1120 Euro it's not the worse i seen
Is there a different machine you'd recommend at this price point?