From a fellow Maritimer, thank you so much for this video. I’m still new to espresso making and this is fantastic info Def a follower of your channel now!
Very good detail explanations. My problem is not. The puck is sticking to the group pad but not coming out of the filter. I am going to try your suggestion style certainly. Thank you.
Congrats for the video. It was useful for me, because I was facing this issue and getting your tips, I was able to correct it. Thank you so much. I am watching to many of your videos about Breville.
Helpful video. It sometimes happens on my Bambino Plus but I do not care at all. It means that three-way sucks the water out well. In many cases it also depends on coffee beans. I have noticed that often happened if the doze was a bit smaller i.e. 17 grams instead of 18 or 19 .
The 3 way solenoid puts SO much water in the drip tray! I think I preferred my cheaper machine with no 3 way valve and soggy pucks instead of drip tray always getting full! 😂😭
Thank you. Also this changes according to the beans as well. Normally the puck should be dry and come out easy, after you leave it in the PF for a minute or 2. In your case glad you found a work around.
It happens on all machines from time to time. Its no big deal. Especially machines that such the excess water off puck after extraction and if you overfill the basket, thats why you do a backflush.
Very cool 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼Thanks for Tips it actually happened to me lol but I thought cause I did mirror polish all my baskets.. But now I know I did order the same taper as you and for now use razor is pretty good at the moment till it arrives. I want to have lots of crema and still adjusting settings and testing but I love my Lavazza Coffee it’s pretty good actually.. Lavazza Crema Gusto & Lavazza Cafe e Aroma. Give a try and let me know what coffee you like the best. Take care Alan H
I don't think I bought Lavazza aroma yet. I'll get that and see. If you like lot of Crema, then get freshly Roasted beans which are roasted less 2 weeks old.
@@AjusCafe Thanks to let me know you’ll like Lavazza Cafe e Aroma 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼☕️it’s aromatic and very nice. Costco sells it for maybe $14 so it’s good deal I usually buy all my Lavazza at Food Basics International Isle where I can buy it.. Nice to see you in Atlantic Region it’s nice I came too Ottawa 1997 and to be honest not my thing I prefer Atlantic region, Alberta or even Toronto outskirts is nice.. Alan H
@@alanh8101 I've seen that brand in Costco and I will buy it when my stock is low. I don't prefer big city life, so we are glad we are in Atlantic region. It's beautiful, green, lots of water, less traffic etc.
Hi, I have the Breville (Sage) Barista Impress - the one with the tamping system that let's you know if you're at the right level in your basket. It shows me green, it's 18g. I additionally try and make sure with the razor tool. Everything is perfect - yet the puck keeps on staying stuck to the shower head. It's like you HAVE to use a puck screen, otherwise it's always a mess. Any additional things I might be doing wrong here? Oh I was making sure the shower head is screwed all the way to the top and not sticking out too much. That can also be a problem
Have you tried to remove the Portafilter immediately after making espresso? Try that. Or grind coarser and see. Also an easy fix is to press single or double cup button for 2 seconds and press again to stop. That will push the puck down to the Portafilter
You must be right. As I don't have smaller accurate scale. It show 0.25mm or 0.3mm which is equal to 6.5mm roughly. Thanks for the accurate measurement. Any idea is to set 0.5 or 1mm more.
Yay! Thanks for just what I needed to hear. I love my Breville, but am stumped when weird things happen. Juicy pucks, dry pucks, but it’s so fun to experiment! I need to see if you have done an how to one grinder problems. I’ve needed to take the hopper off twice to figure out why things got stopped up. I was leery of breaking something.
@@sharonmurphy97Thank you. I have few videos on how to clean Grinder. Some coffee beans can have stones. Beware! This can damage the Grinder. You should clean it once a month for better performance. Manual Clean Grinder: ua-cam.com/video/cNBC4biJx4E/v-deo.html Auto clean Grinder: ua-cam.com/video/faNMuDs-Cxg/v-deo.html
You should be ok there. You may get soggy puck. It has nothing to do with channeling though. But since Breville provided the correct height, I'd follow that.
You will see high pressure if you over tamp. To fix, you can reduce the quantity of Grinds to a lesser amount to avoid over tamping. Over tamping can lead to bitter coffee.
@@AjusCafe i meant by adjusting ur OCD ur tamping it before it gets distributed because ur putting pressure on it. But if u distribute before putting the OCD then there is no issue my bad
Hello there. I am using Lelit Anna 2 machine and the coffee is always sticking to the group head no matter how much coffee i put tho.. i tried 15-16-17-18g and they all stuck to the group head.. extraction is around 9 bars for all of them tho. Time extraction might be a little to fast as around 20ish seconds. What should i do? Someone help me!
Bonjour et merci pour vos efforts pour que tout le monde puisse bénéficier de cette machine,je l’ai et je l’aime ,malheureusement je n’arrive pas à me satisfaire,des fois je m’énerve et je pense à casser cette machine.je vous prie de faire un effort avec moi et me donner la combinaison idéale pour avoir un un bon expresso,et je peux même payer pour ça,merci.J’attend votre réponse
Please I need help , how I can grind cafe,what number I use for grinder machine Beverley barista,please help me I have a big problem white with these,thank you.
2 reasons: 1. Your tamping level is too low. Lower than Breville's Razor height. Use that tool to verify the correct height. 2. You are removing Portafilter too quickly from the GroupHead after making espresso. Leave it for 2-3minutes in GroupHead so that the machine sucks up all the excess water. You should get dry puck after 3 minutes.
@@AjusCafe thanks -I wondered that - it seems you get different levels in the ports filter depending on the bean and grind - I’m a bit new to this so trying different beans and settings. And different styles like Cuban , Turkish , the machine etc . The videos have been really helpful in the channel . When you do the tamp do you really need to press hard - I tried that and ended with a drip extract. But noticed you seem to press hard - I’ve got the distribution tool
@@JamesBambridge to be consistent i use weighing scale. So that i don't depend on the inconsistent dose amount of the machine. You DON'T need to tamp hard.. lol that's my mistake... that 2 in 1 tool that i use gives consistent height as it hits the ridge (razor height) i set. So even if i apply pressure or not, it hits the ridge and won't go down any longer. I stand in a weird angle for the video, that's why i tend to apply lot of pressure...
Yeah. Me too. My puck is always soaking wet and is always stuck in the group head after I use the double basket. My level is too low then? I use 16-17 grams of coffee and using a distributor then tamping quite hard it gets low in the porta filter I’m so bad at espresso 😢
That's because the little clip in the Portafilter that holds the cup in place is very loose. Its time to buy a new clip. If not you could try to bend the clip a bit so that it grips the basket tight.
Only problem is there’s 0% chance you got 18grams of coffee out of the hopper. Had a bbe for over a year and never once has it pushed out a full dose of what I put in. I get that it’s not the point of this video but still an odd thing for you to say since you didn’t measure it after it was ground therefor probably needing to make a different height again because more or less coffe in the group head
Good point there. Grams can vary both ways. Sometimes i get 18.2g out of 18g beans. Sometimes less. To be accurate we should weigh after dosing like u suggested.
This is by far the best video for tamping and adjusting tamper height. Again a step by step approach to pulling a great shut.
Thank you for your feedback
From a fellow Maritimer, thank you so much for this video. I’m still new to espresso making and this is fantastic info Def a follower of your channel now!
Thank you Bro. This video really helps. I didn't know that I have to adjust my 2 in 1 to the Razor height. Now I know. Thanks. Cheers.
Thanks for the feedback
Very good detail explanations. My problem is not. The puck is sticking to the group pad but not coming out of the filter. I am going to try your suggestion style certainly. Thank you.
Congrats for the video. It was useful for me, because I was facing this issue and getting your tips, I was able to correct it. Thank you so much. I am watching to many of your videos about Breville.
Glad to hear that
Great. Now I cannot wait to try it. Waiting for that "I need a coffee" craving.
I just got it it not nice
VERY helpful! Thank you!
Helpful video. It sometimes happens on my Bambino Plus but I do not care at all.
It means that three-way sucks the water out well. In many cases it also depends on coffee beans.
I have noticed that often happened if the doze was a bit smaller i.e. 17 grams instead of 18 or 19 .
Thanks for the feedback
@@AjusCafe The most important is coffee flavour not the stucked puck 😄☕
@@makgajwerek Ha... I agree to that
@@AjusCafe Welcome to my club 👌☕greetings from Warsaw/Poland 🇵🇱 Take care 🍺
Very well demonstrated and explained! Thx!
Thank you
Thank you so much for taking the time to make and upload this video your help is much appreciated.
You are welcome
The 3 way solenoid puts SO much water in the drip tray! I think I preferred my cheaper machine with no 3 way valve and soggy pucks instead of drip tray always getting full! 😂😭
Also verify the Grinds level using Razor tool. If its too low it will be more soggy. I wish the drip tray is bigger 🙂
Thank you very much this was a very informative video I loved every part of the details
Thank you Sir. Glad to hear that
This happens to me once a week. Good to know the reason, I’ll mark the level on my tapper 😁
good video, helpful. thanks
this usually happends to me when im not quick at discarding a finished shot if you do it straight away doesn't really happen
Thank you. Also this changes according to the beans as well. Normally the puck should be dry and come out easy, after you leave it in the PF for a minute or 2. In your case glad you found a work around.
So was looking for a solution for the actual filter getting stuck! The metal has been in there for 3 days and I don’t know what to do 😂
Just run an empty shot and it will pop out
Great video, Thanks
Thanks
ohhh yaeaaaa hahahah, I would stuff my breville basket full as hell!!! 20% of my pucks would stick haha
Thanks for the vid!
It happens on all machines from time to time. Its no big deal. Especially machines that such the excess water off puck after extraction and if you overfill the basket, thats why you do a backflush.
Thanks for the feedback George
This method doesn't work for me. Based on my experience, it will happen when you tamp it too HARD during preparation.
I get the metal puck stuck in there... how can i remove that ?
Nice video, from where did you buy the tamper?
Hello .. what if the riser height effect the grams weight of coffee ,
You could always reduce the weight of Grinds if needed.
Very cool 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼Thanks for Tips it actually happened to me lol but I thought cause I did mirror polish all my baskets..
But now I know I did order the same taper as you and for now use razor is pretty good at the moment till it arrives.
I want to have lots of crema and still adjusting settings and testing but I love my Lavazza Coffee it’s pretty good actually..
Lavazza Crema Gusto & Lavazza Cafe e Aroma. Give a try and let me know what coffee you like the best.
Take care
Alan H
I don't think I bought Lavazza aroma yet. I'll get that and see. If you like lot of Crema, then get freshly Roasted beans which are roasted less 2 weeks old.
@@AjusCafe
Thanks to let me know you’ll like Lavazza Cafe e Aroma 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼☕️it’s aromatic and very nice. Costco sells it for maybe $14 so it’s good deal I usually buy all my Lavazza at Food Basics International Isle where I can buy it..
Nice to see you in Atlantic Region it’s nice I came too Ottawa 1997 and to be honest not my thing I prefer Atlantic region, Alberta or even Toronto outskirts is nice..
Alan H
@@alanh8101 I've seen that brand in Costco and I will buy it when my stock is low.
I don't prefer big city life, so we are glad we are in Atlantic region. It's beautiful, green, lots of water, less traffic etc.
@@AjusCafe
Thanks for reply well you couldn’t said it better than my self.
Also it’s a lot healthier than big cities and more natural.
Alan H
Super!
Thank you
Hi, I have the Breville (Sage) Barista Impress - the one with the tamping system that let's you know if you're at the right level in your basket. It shows me green, it's 18g. I additionally try and make sure with the razor tool. Everything is perfect - yet the puck keeps on staying stuck to the shower head. It's like you HAVE to use a puck screen, otherwise it's always a mess. Any additional things I might be doing wrong here? Oh I was making sure the shower head is screwed all the way to the top and not sticking out too much. That can also be a problem
Have you tried to remove the Portafilter immediately after making espresso? Try that. Or grind coarser and see.
Also an easy fix is to press single or double cup button for 2 seconds and press again to stop. That will push the puck down to the Portafilter
Is your Razor tool definitely 7.5mm? I have just measured mine and it is only 6.5mm
You must be right. As I don't have smaller accurate scale. It show 0.25mm or 0.3mm which is equal to 6.5mm roughly. Thanks for the accurate measurement. Any idea is to set 0.5 or 1mm more.
Yay! Thanks for just what I needed to hear. I love my Breville, but am stumped when weird things happen. Juicy pucks, dry pucks, but it’s so fun to experiment!
I need to see if you have done an how to one grinder problems. I’ve needed to take the hopper off twice to figure out why things got stopped up. I was leery of breaking something.
@@sharonmurphy97Thank you. I have few videos on how to clean Grinder. Some coffee beans can have stones. Beware! This can damage the Grinder. You should clean it once a month for better performance.
Manual Clean Grinder:
ua-cam.com/video/cNBC4biJx4E/v-deo.html
Auto clean Grinder: ua-cam.com/video/faNMuDs-Cxg/v-deo.html
Thanks ! Haha
hi Aju. Is there a risk of over-tamping and channelling by going past the razer height?
You should be ok there. You may get soggy puck. It has nothing to do with channeling though. But since Breville provided the correct height, I'd follow that.
You will see high pressure if you over tamp. To fix, you can reduce the quantity of Grinds to a lesser amount to avoid over tamping. Over tamping can lead to bitter coffee.
Hi
Arent u tamping it that way before u distribute the grounds wich in my eyes is bad.
No. I'm Tamping it after distributing the Grinds. If you are referring to Razor tool, that is to be used to remove excess Grinds after tamping.
@@AjusCafe i meant by adjusting ur OCD ur tamping it before it gets distributed because ur putting pressure on it. But if u distribute before putting the OCD then there is no issue my bad
@@bnmsa the distribution side (like wedges) are set to minimum height, which helps to distribute the Grinds before tamping.
What's the exact size of your puck? Is it 53mm exactly? Thanks!
The top portion of puck could be 53.8mm roughly, just shy of 54mm. I haven't measured it. It's my guess.
Hello there. I am using Lelit Anna 2 machine and the coffee is always sticking to the group head no matter how much coffee i put tho.. i tried 15-16-17-18g and they all stuck to the group head.. extraction is around 9 bars for all of them tho. Time extraction might be a little to fast as around 20ish seconds. What should i do? Someone help me!
I have the same problem with Lelit Grace. Extraction time is also quite short and I have to grind very fine
@@mikko-2761 i bought a puck screen and it solved my problem! No more coffee puck stuck to the group head! And coffee poured smoothly and creamy!
Solid light on. Your machine needs descaled?
Yes. I noticed that and I am planning to do this week. Thanks.
Bonjour et merci pour vos efforts pour que tout le monde puisse bénéficier de cette machine,je l’ai et je l’aime ,malheureusement je n’arrive pas à me satisfaire,des fois je m’énerve et je pense à casser cette machine.je vous prie de faire un effort avec moi et me donner la combinaison idéale pour avoir un un bon expresso,et je peux même payer pour ça,merci.J’attend votre réponse
Je vous en prie. Voir cette vidéo sur la façon d'obtenir une bonne extraction ua-cam.com/video/XoRRjoI8Ck8/v-deo.html
Please I need help , how I can grind cafe,what number I use for grinder machine Beverley barista,please help me I have a big problem white with these,thank you.
Here is a video i made on how to dial in your Grinder etc for best taste ua-cam.com/video/XoRRjoI8Ck8/v-deo.html
@@AjusCafe thank you for your job
Where can you buy the 2 in one tamper/distributor that you have.. thx
I bought it off aliexpress.com
3bomber brand. There are many available in Amazon as well
I have the bambino. It doesn't come with the precision tool
I don't think so. Razor tool comes with Breville Grinder or any machine with Grinder.
@@AjusCafe i have the SGP but the razor didn't come though
@@80goal it should come with one. Did you check under the tray? Usually they place it there. Even my basic breville Grinder came with one.
Why does sometimes a puck have water sitting on top ? I’m experiencing the opposite a very wet puck
2 reasons:
1. Your tamping level is too low. Lower than Breville's Razor height. Use that tool to verify the correct height.
2. You are removing Portafilter too quickly from the GroupHead after making espresso. Leave it for 2-3minutes in GroupHead so that the machine sucks up all the excess water. You should get dry puck after 3 minutes.
@@AjusCafe thanks -I wondered that - it seems you get different levels in the ports filter depending on the bean and grind - I’m a bit new to this so trying different beans and settings. And different styles like Cuban , Turkish , the machine etc . The videos have been really helpful in the channel . When you do the tamp do you really need to press hard - I tried that and ended with a drip extract. But noticed you seem to press hard - I’ve got the distribution tool
@@JamesBambridge to be consistent i use weighing scale. So that i don't depend on the inconsistent dose amount of the machine.
You DON'T need to tamp hard.. lol that's my mistake... that 2 in 1 tool that i use gives consistent height as it hits the ridge (razor height) i set. So even if i apply pressure or not, it hits the ridge and won't go down any longer. I stand in a weird angle for the video, that's why i tend to apply lot of pressure...
Yeah. Me too. My puck is always soaking wet and is always stuck in the group head after I use the double basket. My level is too low then? I use 16-17 grams of coffee and using a distributor then tamping quite hard it gets low in the porta filter
I’m so bad at espresso 😢
First time today
The filter and the coffee stuck in the machine. Any one know how to fix that?
That's because the little clip in the Portafilter that holds the cup in place is very loose. Its time to buy a new clip. If not you could try to bend the clip a bit so that it grips the basket tight.
@@AjusCafe thanks you got your self a new follower 😉
@@danielias1008 thank you 🙏
Only problem is there’s 0% chance you got 18grams of coffee out of the hopper. Had a bbe for over a year and never once has it pushed out a full dose of what I put in. I get that it’s not the point of this video but still an odd thing for you to say since you didn’t measure it after it was ground therefor probably needing to make a different height again because more or less coffe in the group head
Good point there. Grams can vary both ways. Sometimes i get 18.2g out of 18g beans. Sometimes less. To be accurate we should weigh after dosing like u suggested.
Use a puck screen and it will never happen again
Excuse me for my inglish
No problem
"I'll show you one quick solution..." (and the video is 15 minutes long) lol
This is helpful, thank you!
You are welcome