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I've heard that my Rocky is a lot louder than others who have it. Does this sound normal to you? I have the grinder set to about 8-9 in this video. This is the setting I have for fresh beans. With older beans I have to dial down to around 4-5. …
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Video showing how to brew a shot on the Rancilio Silvia, including tips on how to “temperature surf” the machine by getting the boiler to cycle to it’s top temperature (about 101C with a “float”), then running a bit of water to flush out the excess heat.
Shots pulled are “traditional doubles”, pulling 60mls in 28 seconds, using Kid-O from Intelligentsia (I called it Black Cat by mistake once in the vid). Dose is about 17g in a Synesso 14g basket. Grinder used is the Anfim “Best” home grinder, about $420Cdn / $300 US.
PS - because of the white balance (shot under old florescent lights), the shots look blonder in the vid than they are. I’d say the colour in person was a mediumbrown / hazelnut tiger flecks. No blond dotting.
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This is how I make my Cappuccino with my Rancilio Silvia. I grind my Black Cat Coffee Beans fresh in my Solis Maestro Plus Burr Grinder…then I pull 2 shots of espresso into a nice round cup, topped with fine foam and milk…ahhh the Perfect Drink for me.
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Shows how I clean or replace the burrs in my coff grinder.