Decade coffee is a challenge to me. It tends to be bitter. What can I do to take that away
@MrEye4get2 күн бұрын
I LOVE this video! It will save a ton of time, coffee and frustration! So many adjustments, but it's good to know how it's done.
@MBrown5 күн бұрын
I still couldn’t get this to work, always seems fast even at 1 settings and changing Burr to 3? Can you advise?
@davewellscoffee5 күн бұрын
Firstly, double check your coffee beans- for the purpose of setting the machine up, go with something like the regular Lavazza beans from the supermarket- make sure they are a new bag (ie not opened weeks ago). That should give you a fairly middle of the road benchmark for dialling in. That grind setting you have, along with the burr setting of 3 does seem as though it should be very fine. What does the ground coffee feel like? It should be slightly gritty- finer than sand, but coarser than icing sugar. This website gives a good description: library.sweetmarias.com/espresso-the-grind/ Having got your coffee beans, if the grind feels about right, just continue making adjustments, taking the burr down another notch. If it feels too fine, go back up a notch on the burr- sometimes super fine settings result in a counterintuitive higher flow. If you do end up reducing the burr further, keep an ear out for any unusual noises , and stop the machine immediately if you hear any metal grinding sounds- if the burrs impact each other (which shouldn’t happen, but could at really low settings) that can cause permanent damage to the grinder.
@MBrown4 күн бұрын
@@davewellscoffee Thanks so much for your reply, I wasted a whole £10 bag of Strangers Coffee... so I'll jump on the Lavazza! I did notice the beans were roasted on Nov 2023... they haven't been opened but I wonder if that is one of the reasons. I took Burr down to 3 (now moved it back up to 5) and all the way down to 1 with no luck on the machine, so will try again!
@getakluus5 күн бұрын
Where does the 37g come from? According to Breville, double shot should be about 60 mls, which weighs more than 37g. I’m just trying to understand the formula a little better. Thank you for the video.
@kevinmiller16435 күн бұрын
Due to the creme on the top of the espresso shot it's really hard to get the exact volume so it's much easier to use weight for the yield. He is simply doing a 1:2 yield ratio which is whatever your dose size is (his is 18.5g) times it by 2 to get your preferred outcome size.
@davewellscoffee4 күн бұрын
Thanks Kevin, exactly this 👍
@pankhuriv635510 күн бұрын
Could you share the grind size for this double shot. Also could you share the grind size, brew time for a single shot.
@davewellscoffee4 күн бұрын
The grind settings are different depending on your machine, coffee type, age etc. so you should just dial in based on how your own machine behaves. In terms of the single shot, firstly dial in the double, as it’s much easier and more consistent- then try 10g in the single basket and stop brewing at 20g of espresso- make adjustments as required, but you’re aiming for a similar 25-30s time for the extraction.
@sarahcanter948312 күн бұрын
Thank you Dave! How often do you clean with the cleaning tablets and how often do you descale? My machine has never prompted cleaning so I’ve just been doing it periodically.
@davewellscoffee4 күн бұрын
We’re lucky here to have really soft water, so scaling isn’t really a problem- never descaled it at all in its life. I do the cleaning tablets whenever the machine prompts me, which seems to be about every 30 months. I wipe down the machine, milk wand and wash the portafilter and basket after every use (if I’m making several coffee in one go I just wipe with a cloth between shots). I clean the drip tray every time I fill the water tank, which is every couple of days.
@murtzt802324 күн бұрын
excellent tutorial. Just got my machine yesterday and this video without being over burding helped me figure out my grind and brew times
@alexacalcano588724 күн бұрын
Thank you so much for this video is exactly what I was looking for! I have the same machine but wasn’t getting the results that I intended.
@kimbridge559226 күн бұрын
excellent. i still wish the youch impress gave you adjustment by the mm like touch does by the second. great work will tey a new step tomorrow, thanks
@kimbridge559226 күн бұрын
great video. still playing with my touch impress i got a couple of months ago. unlike high end machines i have found my touch is better when the grind is not to fine. but depends on coffee to i guess. will try your trick too. i went for touch impress for volumetric. but you cant go by 1 mil at a time. i am not sure what the custom ones are. but single is supposed to be 30 double 60 mm and lungo at 90mil. and you get 2 adjustments between each settingg.
@banupriya820Ай бұрын
Hello Dave, did you change the internal burr size?
@davewellscoffeeАй бұрын
Yes, I had to reduce mine by 2 notches. You basically want to make sure that you have some room to adjust the dial on the side of the machine up or down several steps when the machine is dialled in, that way you can always adjust for different coffee etc.
@alexacalcano588724 күн бұрын
So your internal grinder is in size 3 or something like that plus the adjustments that you showed?
@davewellscoffee24 күн бұрын
@@alexacalcano5887 it comes set at 6 to start with. I had to adjust mine down to 4 to allow room to adjust either way from my normal range
@damiancasanas3376Ай бұрын
I'm going to use your settings to get my espresso tomorrow, the beans I'm using, not light roast, if anyone already has a perfect setting, please help, thanks.
@davewellscoffeeАй бұрын
Keep in mind that my settings work for me ,on this machine, with this coffee I’m using at the age it is current- the settings on my machine won’t give the same results on another- it’s best to dial in your machine based on what you see in front of you
@damiancasanas3376Ай бұрын
I'm going to use your settings to get my espresso tomorrow, the beans I'm using, not light roast, if anyone already has a perfect setting, please help, thanks.
@davewellscoffeeАй бұрын
The settings vary machine to machine, with wear on the grinder and between different beans, so don’t expect a setting that works in one machine to necessarily work on another. Better to dial it in based on your own results
@desireemathews953Ай бұрын
I may be packing mine too tight but my shots they look beautiful but they tend to be very bitter. Idk what I'm doing wrong exactly
@davewellscoffeeАй бұрын
Could be a few things- bitter coffee tends to be over extracted. Make sure that your puck preparation is consistent and don’t bash the portafilter after tamping- channelling through the puck is one of the most likely causes. Also, old coffee will be very bitter, especially if your beans have been kept out.
@desireemathews953Ай бұрын
@davewellscoffee I think I over packed my puck but I also just did a bunch of setting adjustments. All my measurements were off
@davewellscoffeeАй бұрын
@@desireemathews953 keep working on it- once you get the extraction ratio right, everything else tends to fall into place too. 👍
@prinzatagoАй бұрын
The Breville Touch (as well as the Touch Impress, the Pro and the Bambino) uses ThermoJet heating system. Essentially it's a thinner, more efficient thermo-block: the water flows through a hot metal coil. It is not a single boiler system! It has no cup warmer nor heated group head and portafilter because there's nothing hot inside the machine when it's idling. However, you can still brew and steam milk back-to-back because water is heated and ready in just a few seconds.
@davewellscoffeeАй бұрын
True, it doesn’t have a ‘boiler’ as you’d find in traditional machines, however you can’t simultaneously steam milk and pour a shot of coffee, which you can do with dual boiler machines. Streaming the milk while your shot is pouring it’s very helpful. Having said that, the 3 second warm up of the thermo jet is really good.
@kian4645Ай бұрын
Very informative and usefull video..I’ve recently bought the same one and your instructions really helped me..May I know what composition of robusta and arabica coffee beans you suggest?
@davewellscoffeeАй бұрын
I generally use 100% arabica. It’s entirely down to personal taste
@frenzyfreshАй бұрын
This is extremely useful, maybe I missed it but is a single shot coffee weight just half (of 18.5 grams)?
@davewellscoffeeАй бұрын
In theory yes, but in reality, I have found that the basket takes about 10g. If I’m making singles I usually just use the double basket and collect from one side of the spout, giving half the shot (admittedly this isn’t very often). It’s a bit wasteful, but I find I waste more coffee trying to get a good result with the single basket. If that’s how you have your coffee every time it’s probably worth persevering with the single basket.
@blaura737Ай бұрын
Wow this is exactly what I was looking for, as I was having trouble with how much coffee was being extracted after using different/darker roast and older beans. Thanks so much for the thorough yet fool-proof guide!
@prinzatago2 ай бұрын
You can also change the brew temperature in the settings
@user-vh8rx1wn9y2 ай бұрын
Excellent video Dave… keep it up
@PhilippensTube2 ай бұрын
This answers exactly the question that was burning in my head: why two ways of adjusting grind size. Now I know!
@PhilippensTube2 ай бұрын
Really helpfull and consice video without silly distactions. I'm looking into buying one of these, so I'm interested in how to tweak it. Thanks for the effort!
@damdamfino2 ай бұрын
In your hand demonstration, you lower the milk/jug on the second step so it’s barely touching the tip to stretch it, but when you were actually foaming in the jug, it looks like you submerge the tip even deeper on the second step. I’m a bit confused on which is right. Trying to figure out my own breville machine and I don’t think I’ve got it quite yet. Thanks for your help!
@davewellscoffee2 ай бұрын
It’s probably just the camera angle; on the 2nd step when stretching the milk, the wand top is just touching the surface. If you look at the wand tip, I’d say 2 out of the 4 holes on it are submerged. You can tell if you bring it out too far as it will start making massive bubbles
@ericpena20092 ай бұрын
i have the barista touch. I do 18 grams of dose, but I;ve had to change the grind size to 7 and even then I am getting 39 of the shot of espresso. What do you think is going on?
@davewellscoffee2 ай бұрын
Grind size is probably still too course. S as you’re already on size 7, it sounds like you will probably need to adjust the burr: kzread.info/dash/bejne/anlku8R7o9SrZtI.htmlsi=xefjL59TUjPyEexn
@donnatomlinson48472 ай бұрын
I have just got the sage touch am I right in thinking I have to change my settings for all my different coffees . Latte . Flat white etc ? Thanks
@davewellscoffee2 ай бұрын
Not really- the grind time and size are carried across all recipes. Each recipe has its own bespoke milk setting. There shoot time will default to 30s for a double or 25s for manual. I just save a manual recipe which I use for all my drinks, so all I have to do is vary how I steam the milk depending what I’m making- I always manually steam it, so the milk settings don’t make a difference
@theDaveBaxter2 ай бұрын
So when you have the espresso sorted, how do you apply them settings to all other drinks?
@davewellscoffee2 ай бұрын
The grind time and coarseness settings are carried across to all recipes, including custom recipes. For the brew time, it will default to a 30s double shot for all built in recipes, but when you have sorted your espresso, it’s worth saving a brew custom recipe with the settings you have used. This can be the basis for any drink. You can apply the same shot timing to any of the preset recipes by pressing the button which cycles between ‘double’, ‘single’ and ‘custom’, then adjusting the time to what you want- you have to do this every time though, which is why it’s worth saving your own recipe. Milk settings are different and adjustable for any of the preset or custom recipes, and it will remember the last settings used. Personally I use one custom recipe for every drink (except long black/ Americano, as that adds in water). I then steam milk manually to suit whatever it is I’m making.
@MY-ne1vv3 ай бұрын
Excellent…just got my machine boxed at home and your videos have been great! I will make sure I use your links if I buy some accessories (which I’m sure I will!)
@MY-ne1vv3 ай бұрын
Great video, thanks!
@rafae73993 ай бұрын
Hi Dave, I bought a second hand Barrista Touch and irrespective of the grind size (I went all the way down to 1) the machine extracts at 4seconds every time and in 30seconds I get 80g worth of extraction. I get 37g every time at 10seconds, any idea what the issue is? Should I send the coffeee machine back to the seller?
@rafae73993 ай бұрын
As a follow up I have adjusted my grinder internal adjustment from 5 to 1. The result of this is that I am able to extract at a 9 grinding setting, using 18.5g of coffee, 37g of extraction at 30seconds. My only issue is that the extraction starts at 6 seconds. If I try to reduce the grind size the machine still extracts at 6 seconds but the extraction reduces to 18g at 30seconds. How can I reduce this early extraction?
@davewellscoffee3 ай бұрын
Honestly don’t worry about the early extraction if the extraction ratio is good in 30s. Also, be careful not to go too fine if you have changed the internal burr all the way down to 1; if you reduce it too much, you can get the burrs to grind against each other, which can damage the grinder. Watch out for any unusual noises when grinding.
@AnlamK3 ай бұрын
How much milk are you putting into the jug?
@davewellscoffee3 ай бұрын
Depending on the drink, I generally go up to the ‘min’ mark on the jug
@AnlamK3 ай бұрын
@@davewellscoffee Thank you for your response. I think the min mark is about 100ml or 100g of water/milk (assuming similar density). Can you confirm that for me?
@AnlamK3 ай бұрын
My issue is that if I put too little milk, the wand won’t even touch the surface of the milk. But I don’t like too much milk.
@davewellscoffee3 ай бұрын
@@AnlamKif you’re using the automatic steam feature, you’ll need to fill it at least to the minimum mark. If you’re doing it manually, you can get away with a lot less, as you can tilt the jug until the wand gets submerged- i regularly fill it less than half way to the min line for drinks like a cortado
@davewellscoffee3 ай бұрын
@@AnlamK also, just measured it, the min line is 150ml, or about 5oz, the max is about 250ml or 9oz
@davemeadows66883 ай бұрын
Just got this machine today. Can anyone recommend best beans to buy? Thanks (Flat white's my drink!)
@davewellscoffee3 ай бұрын
While you’re setting up the machine, go for something like Lavazza. It’s cheap and consistent. Once you’ve got the machine dialled in there’s no right or wrong, experiment and see what you like. I’ve been getting coffee from The BeanShop recently, they have some nice ones
@just4interest9963 ай бұрын
Very informative, thank you
@ozcorn3 ай бұрын
Thank you! Trying to “level up” my espresso skills on the Barista Touch. Have just used the auto froth feature up until now. Great walkthrough video on how to do this manually!
@Saxamaphonegirl4 ай бұрын
Having just picked up my Breville Barista Touch (Australian here) this was the exact no waffle tutorial I needed. Thanks so much!
@MiklosSzentgyorgyvolgyi4 ай бұрын
Hello Dave, frankly speaking I am still struggling to prepare a proper espresso, even if I followed everything you showed in this video. Exactly 18 gr (13-15 grinding level) grind, just right brewing time, but the coffee at the end is still very sour. What else you might suggest? Thank you. Miklós
@davewellscoffee3 ай бұрын
Hi Miklós, first of all, it sounds like you’ve got your settings pretty good, so don’t go making any crazy changes. Sour coffee can be a symptom of several things. Generally, under extracted coffee will be sour. An easy way to experiment is to extend your brew time by a few seconds to get a longer extraction, leaving evening else the same. This will dilute the more acidic sour tastes in the early part of the pour and add more of the bitter tastes that develop later in the pour. Also, a lighter roast will have a much more acidic/sour taste, often associated with fruity notes, so will benefit from a longer brew, but you could try using a darker roasted coffee, which will have a more bitter taste, often associated with more chocolatey notes.
@Royaltylivingllc4 ай бұрын
I own a breville barista touch and this video was very helpful. Thank you ☺️
@Seanypbaby4 ай бұрын
I can't seem to appropriately get an 18g coffee grind without the grind being too fine and the time to extraction being too delayed and slow - is this because of the beans I am using?
@davewellscoffee3 ай бұрын
Not sure I understand the issue- you can grind 18g of coffee as fine or as course as you like- do you mean it doesn’t fit in the basket? IT is true that different coffees have different density, so 18g of some will fill the basket more. By the time it’s tapped down, 18g of most things fit (assuming you’re using the larger basket); you can try pausing half way through grinding to tap the portafilter and settle the grinds lower in the basket. Alternatively, try using slightly less coffee in 0.5g steps.
@satellitehunter74404 ай бұрын
You’re well balanced at explaining this process thank you. I have to subscribe so I’m not wasting any more time watching under explained or over explained……lol see what I did there. Seriously though thanks.
@jsantoroatibm4 ай бұрын
I am using Lavazza 5/10 with my new machine. At a grind size of 7 I get 18g, but it slightly overflows the double basket when I tamp. It takes about 7 seconds to first drip, and I get 46g of liquid in 25 seconds. Where should I adjust?
@davewellscoffee4 ай бұрын
Make it 2 steps finer and see how that goes. You can try tapping the portafilter to settle the ground coffee before tamping- that and the slightly finer grind size should help with out overflowing
@StephenT715 ай бұрын
Do you weigh 18.5 every time or just grind to nearest number of seconds that gives nr to 18.5?
@markcost5475 ай бұрын
You should NOT have to weight each shot with the Touch. If the weight is wrong you should time the grind and save the brew settings. The preprogrammed times are quite accurate and only thing you may need to do is adjust grind size
@davewellscoffee4 ай бұрын
No- and I think most people won’t measure it every time, although there would me no harm if you wanted to. I only measure the first time I use a new bag of coffee to make sure it’s dialled in well enough.
@MartinSeaweed5 ай бұрын
Let’s get Dave to 10,000
@davewellscoffee5 ай бұрын
😂
@MartinSeaweed5 ай бұрын
Legend. This is amazing content!!
@MartinSeaweed5 ай бұрын
Top tip. I don’t store my beans in the hopper. I have an air tight container stored in a cool, dark cupboard. I find the beans last longer this way. My routine then starts by weighing 18gms of beans out and putting that into the bean hopper. I find the loss on my machine is very minimal.
@neoanderz5 ай бұрын
What is your inner burr setting? mine always comes before hitting 7 seconds, I tried everything still cant figure it out
@davewellscoffee4 ай бұрын
Mine is set at 4 (2 down from the factory setting). If you’re getting a 2:1 brew ratio in around 30s, you’ll probably find that it will naturally take about 7s to drop
@neoanderz4 ай бұрын
@@davewellscoffee I think I found the issue. My internal set to 3. External set to 1 ! Yet it barely builds enough pressure. Issue seem to be with the upper burr which I will replace soon. Thank you!
@AnlamK5 ай бұрын
Thank you. This was incredibly helpful.
@user-vd7bn6wi1q5 ай бұрын
Hi Dave, Great video But wonder if you can help? I was doing well with my machine but this week despite changing the grind the brew is very slow 11 seconds, not much coffee is coming through (dripping) and often only through one side of the puck. I am using the single basket as I don't like it too strong. I guess it may be my tampering, do you have a tip on how much pressure to apply?
@davewellscoffee4 ай бұрын
Sounds like you want to increase the grind size slightly- that should increase the flow through the puck. If it’s only coming out of one side, this could be channeling through the puck or an uneven tamp. Make sure the ground Coffee is evenly distributed without clumps, and make sure you tamp straight downwards and not at an angle. Also make sure the machine is nice and level. The pressure of the tamp really isn’t that important- too heavy is more likely to introduce unevenness- there’s only so much you can compress it
@ak-tq6vx5 ай бұрын
Got a barista touch recently. Straight out of the box the grind has to be down to 3 or 4 (out of 30) and apparantly ❤❤ some people even need to reduce down the internal burr to get an even finer grind which i dont understand because at 2 on my new machine chokes the flow way too much. Anyway, with fresh beans, and 18g in and 36g out bang on 30s Im getting extremely sour shots. If i go down a notch from 3 to 2 the pull time goes from 30s to 50s for 38g out and that tastes off. Any ideas appreciated.
@davewellscoffee5 ай бұрын
The reason people may change the internal burr is, if you reduce the burr, you could then increase the grind size from your current 3-4, to somewhere mid-range, which would give you more room for further adjustments if required. Also, each machine IS different, so some people may find it impossible to get a fine enough grind out of the box. Regarding your sour shots, what sort of coffee are you using? Sounds like the extraction ratio and time are pretty good- is it a light roast? Light roasts will be much more acidic, and will often benefit from a longer extraction. You could try more of a 2.5 or 3:1 extraction ratio. You could also see how you get on with a medium dark-dark roast coffee.
@aaaaaa8556 ай бұрын
Well done, had mine for same time as yours but was heating the milk the exact opposite way of yours 😅
@davewellscoffee6 ай бұрын
It doesn’t matter which way you tilt the pitcher to be fair- just whatever feels most natural
@gabrieljudet70536 ай бұрын
Hi Dave. I got the Machine yesterday and i already had some v good shots. Thank u for all guide. I try now to make adjustments with single shot filtre. I will send u pictures NexT time
@davewellscoffee6 ай бұрын
Glad you’ve got some good shots. The single basket seems to hold very slightly more than half that of the double, which translates to about half the grind time used for the double basket plus 1 second.
@gabrieljudet70536 ай бұрын
Aha. I honestly want to make the single a bite stronger than normal. For double i grind 15 sec, for single i want to try with 10 sec. To have like aprox 12 gr of coffee. Hope it works. I guess i will see in the morning
@davewellscoffee6 ай бұрын
See what you can fit in- 12g is quite a bit for the size of the basket. If you want it strong, you could always go for more of a ristretto with the double basket using a 1:1 - 1:1.5 extraction ratio, although this obviously uses more coffee
@gabrieljudet70536 ай бұрын
Hi Dave. I Could not make a creamy espresso with the small filtre. Anyway i put back the double filtre and grind a bite courser the bens and reduce the grinding time with 2 seconds. The espresso now Was very creamy and lighter than a normal double one. Exactly What i Was looking for. I forgot to make picture 😁. NexT time
@gabrieljudet70536 ай бұрын
Lovely adjustment leason. Thank u Dave. I just order this Machine online today, So this training came just in time 🥳. I will post u later, see if i have same good results.
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Decade coffee is a challenge to me. It tends to be bitter. What can I do to take that away
I LOVE this video! It will save a ton of time, coffee and frustration! So many adjustments, but it's good to know how it's done.
I still couldn’t get this to work, always seems fast even at 1 settings and changing Burr to 3? Can you advise?
Firstly, double check your coffee beans- for the purpose of setting the machine up, go with something like the regular Lavazza beans from the supermarket- make sure they are a new bag (ie not opened weeks ago). That should give you a fairly middle of the road benchmark for dialling in. That grind setting you have, along with the burr setting of 3 does seem as though it should be very fine. What does the ground coffee feel like? It should be slightly gritty- finer than sand, but coarser than icing sugar. This website gives a good description: library.sweetmarias.com/espresso-the-grind/ Having got your coffee beans, if the grind feels about right, just continue making adjustments, taking the burr down another notch. If it feels too fine, go back up a notch on the burr- sometimes super fine settings result in a counterintuitive higher flow. If you do end up reducing the burr further, keep an ear out for any unusual noises , and stop the machine immediately if you hear any metal grinding sounds- if the burrs impact each other (which shouldn’t happen, but could at really low settings) that can cause permanent damage to the grinder.
@@davewellscoffee Thanks so much for your reply, I wasted a whole £10 bag of Strangers Coffee... so I'll jump on the Lavazza! I did notice the beans were roasted on Nov 2023... they haven't been opened but I wonder if that is one of the reasons. I took Burr down to 3 (now moved it back up to 5) and all the way down to 1 with no luck on the machine, so will try again!
Where does the 37g come from? According to Breville, double shot should be about 60 mls, which weighs more than 37g. I’m just trying to understand the formula a little better. Thank you for the video.
Due to the creme on the top of the espresso shot it's really hard to get the exact volume so it's much easier to use weight for the yield. He is simply doing a 1:2 yield ratio which is whatever your dose size is (his is 18.5g) times it by 2 to get your preferred outcome size.
Thanks Kevin, exactly this 👍
Could you share the grind size for this double shot. Also could you share the grind size, brew time for a single shot.
The grind settings are different depending on your machine, coffee type, age etc. so you should just dial in based on how your own machine behaves. In terms of the single shot, firstly dial in the double, as it’s much easier and more consistent- then try 10g in the single basket and stop brewing at 20g of espresso- make adjustments as required, but you’re aiming for a similar 25-30s time for the extraction.
Thank you Dave! How often do you clean with the cleaning tablets and how often do you descale? My machine has never prompted cleaning so I’ve just been doing it periodically.
We’re lucky here to have really soft water, so scaling isn’t really a problem- never descaled it at all in its life. I do the cleaning tablets whenever the machine prompts me, which seems to be about every 30 months. I wipe down the machine, milk wand and wash the portafilter and basket after every use (if I’m making several coffee in one go I just wipe with a cloth between shots). I clean the drip tray every time I fill the water tank, which is every couple of days.
excellent tutorial. Just got my machine yesterday and this video without being over burding helped me figure out my grind and brew times
Thank you so much for this video is exactly what I was looking for! I have the same machine but wasn’t getting the results that I intended.
excellent. i still wish the youch impress gave you adjustment by the mm like touch does by the second. great work will tey a new step tomorrow, thanks
great video. still playing with my touch impress i got a couple of months ago. unlike high end machines i have found my touch is better when the grind is not to fine. but depends on coffee to i guess. will try your trick too. i went for touch impress for volumetric. but you cant go by 1 mil at a time. i am not sure what the custom ones are. but single is supposed to be 30 double 60 mm and lungo at 90mil. and you get 2 adjustments between each settingg.
Hello Dave, did you change the internal burr size?
Yes, I had to reduce mine by 2 notches. You basically want to make sure that you have some room to adjust the dial on the side of the machine up or down several steps when the machine is dialled in, that way you can always adjust for different coffee etc.
So your internal grinder is in size 3 or something like that plus the adjustments that you showed?
@@alexacalcano5887 it comes set at 6 to start with. I had to adjust mine down to 4 to allow room to adjust either way from my normal range
I'm going to use your settings to get my espresso tomorrow, the beans I'm using, not light roast, if anyone already has a perfect setting, please help, thanks.
Keep in mind that my settings work for me ,on this machine, with this coffee I’m using at the age it is current- the settings on my machine won’t give the same results on another- it’s best to dial in your machine based on what you see in front of you
I'm going to use your settings to get my espresso tomorrow, the beans I'm using, not light roast, if anyone already has a perfect setting, please help, thanks.
The settings vary machine to machine, with wear on the grinder and between different beans, so don’t expect a setting that works in one machine to necessarily work on another. Better to dial it in based on your own results
I may be packing mine too tight but my shots they look beautiful but they tend to be very bitter. Idk what I'm doing wrong exactly
Could be a few things- bitter coffee tends to be over extracted. Make sure that your puck preparation is consistent and don’t bash the portafilter after tamping- channelling through the puck is one of the most likely causes. Also, old coffee will be very bitter, especially if your beans have been kept out.
@davewellscoffee I think I over packed my puck but I also just did a bunch of setting adjustments. All my measurements were off
@@desireemathews953 keep working on it- once you get the extraction ratio right, everything else tends to fall into place too. 👍
The Breville Touch (as well as the Touch Impress, the Pro and the Bambino) uses ThermoJet heating system. Essentially it's a thinner, more efficient thermo-block: the water flows through a hot metal coil. It is not a single boiler system! It has no cup warmer nor heated group head and portafilter because there's nothing hot inside the machine when it's idling. However, you can still brew and steam milk back-to-back because water is heated and ready in just a few seconds.
True, it doesn’t have a ‘boiler’ as you’d find in traditional machines, however you can’t simultaneously steam milk and pour a shot of coffee, which you can do with dual boiler machines. Streaming the milk while your shot is pouring it’s very helpful. Having said that, the 3 second warm up of the thermo jet is really good.
Very informative and usefull video..I’ve recently bought the same one and your instructions really helped me..May I know what composition of robusta and arabica coffee beans you suggest?
I generally use 100% arabica. It’s entirely down to personal taste
This is extremely useful, maybe I missed it but is a single shot coffee weight just half (of 18.5 grams)?
In theory yes, but in reality, I have found that the basket takes about 10g. If I’m making singles I usually just use the double basket and collect from one side of the spout, giving half the shot (admittedly this isn’t very often). It’s a bit wasteful, but I find I waste more coffee trying to get a good result with the single basket. If that’s how you have your coffee every time it’s probably worth persevering with the single basket.
Wow this is exactly what I was looking for, as I was having trouble with how much coffee was being extracted after using different/darker roast and older beans. Thanks so much for the thorough yet fool-proof guide!
You can also change the brew temperature in the settings
Excellent video Dave… keep it up
This answers exactly the question that was burning in my head: why two ways of adjusting grind size. Now I know!
Really helpfull and consice video without silly distactions. I'm looking into buying one of these, so I'm interested in how to tweak it. Thanks for the effort!
In your hand demonstration, you lower the milk/jug on the second step so it’s barely touching the tip to stretch it, but when you were actually foaming in the jug, it looks like you submerge the tip even deeper on the second step. I’m a bit confused on which is right. Trying to figure out my own breville machine and I don’t think I’ve got it quite yet. Thanks for your help!
It’s probably just the camera angle; on the 2nd step when stretching the milk, the wand top is just touching the surface. If you look at the wand tip, I’d say 2 out of the 4 holes on it are submerged. You can tell if you bring it out too far as it will start making massive bubbles
i have the barista touch. I do 18 grams of dose, but I;ve had to change the grind size to 7 and even then I am getting 39 of the shot of espresso. What do you think is going on?
Grind size is probably still too course. S as you’re already on size 7, it sounds like you will probably need to adjust the burr: kzread.info/dash/bejne/anlku8R7o9SrZtI.htmlsi=xefjL59TUjPyEexn
I have just got the sage touch am I right in thinking I have to change my settings for all my different coffees . Latte . Flat white etc ? Thanks
Not really- the grind time and size are carried across all recipes. Each recipe has its own bespoke milk setting. There shoot time will default to 30s for a double or 25s for manual. I just save a manual recipe which I use for all my drinks, so all I have to do is vary how I steam the milk depending what I’m making- I always manually steam it, so the milk settings don’t make a difference
So when you have the espresso sorted, how do you apply them settings to all other drinks?
The grind time and coarseness settings are carried across to all recipes, including custom recipes. For the brew time, it will default to a 30s double shot for all built in recipes, but when you have sorted your espresso, it’s worth saving a brew custom recipe with the settings you have used. This can be the basis for any drink. You can apply the same shot timing to any of the preset recipes by pressing the button which cycles between ‘double’, ‘single’ and ‘custom’, then adjusting the time to what you want- you have to do this every time though, which is why it’s worth saving your own recipe. Milk settings are different and adjustable for any of the preset or custom recipes, and it will remember the last settings used. Personally I use one custom recipe for every drink (except long black/ Americano, as that adds in water). I then steam milk manually to suit whatever it is I’m making.
Excellent…just got my machine boxed at home and your videos have been great! I will make sure I use your links if I buy some accessories (which I’m sure I will!)
Great video, thanks!
Hi Dave, I bought a second hand Barrista Touch and irrespective of the grind size (I went all the way down to 1) the machine extracts at 4seconds every time and in 30seconds I get 80g worth of extraction. I get 37g every time at 10seconds, any idea what the issue is? Should I send the coffeee machine back to the seller?
As a follow up I have adjusted my grinder internal adjustment from 5 to 1. The result of this is that I am able to extract at a 9 grinding setting, using 18.5g of coffee, 37g of extraction at 30seconds. My only issue is that the extraction starts at 6 seconds. If I try to reduce the grind size the machine still extracts at 6 seconds but the extraction reduces to 18g at 30seconds. How can I reduce this early extraction?
Honestly don’t worry about the early extraction if the extraction ratio is good in 30s. Also, be careful not to go too fine if you have changed the internal burr all the way down to 1; if you reduce it too much, you can get the burrs to grind against each other, which can damage the grinder. Watch out for any unusual noises when grinding.
How much milk are you putting into the jug?
Depending on the drink, I generally go up to the ‘min’ mark on the jug
@@davewellscoffee Thank you for your response. I think the min mark is about 100ml or 100g of water/milk (assuming similar density). Can you confirm that for me?
My issue is that if I put too little milk, the wand won’t even touch the surface of the milk. But I don’t like too much milk.
@@AnlamKif you’re using the automatic steam feature, you’ll need to fill it at least to the minimum mark. If you’re doing it manually, you can get away with a lot less, as you can tilt the jug until the wand gets submerged- i regularly fill it less than half way to the min line for drinks like a cortado
@@AnlamK also, just measured it, the min line is 150ml, or about 5oz, the max is about 250ml or 9oz
Just got this machine today. Can anyone recommend best beans to buy? Thanks (Flat white's my drink!)
While you’re setting up the machine, go for something like Lavazza. It’s cheap and consistent. Once you’ve got the machine dialled in there’s no right or wrong, experiment and see what you like. I’ve been getting coffee from The BeanShop recently, they have some nice ones
Very informative, thank you
Thank you! Trying to “level up” my espresso skills on the Barista Touch. Have just used the auto froth feature up until now. Great walkthrough video on how to do this manually!
Having just picked up my Breville Barista Touch (Australian here) this was the exact no waffle tutorial I needed. Thanks so much!
Hello Dave, frankly speaking I am still struggling to prepare a proper espresso, even if I followed everything you showed in this video. Exactly 18 gr (13-15 grinding level) grind, just right brewing time, but the coffee at the end is still very sour. What else you might suggest? Thank you. Miklós
Hi Miklós, first of all, it sounds like you’ve got your settings pretty good, so don’t go making any crazy changes. Sour coffee can be a symptom of several things. Generally, under extracted coffee will be sour. An easy way to experiment is to extend your brew time by a few seconds to get a longer extraction, leaving evening else the same. This will dilute the more acidic sour tastes in the early part of the pour and add more of the bitter tastes that develop later in the pour. Also, a lighter roast will have a much more acidic/sour taste, often associated with fruity notes, so will benefit from a longer brew, but you could try using a darker roasted coffee, which will have a more bitter taste, often associated with more chocolatey notes.
I own a breville barista touch and this video was very helpful. Thank you ☺️
I can't seem to appropriately get an 18g coffee grind without the grind being too fine and the time to extraction being too delayed and slow - is this because of the beans I am using?
Not sure I understand the issue- you can grind 18g of coffee as fine or as course as you like- do you mean it doesn’t fit in the basket? IT is true that different coffees have different density, so 18g of some will fill the basket more. By the time it’s tapped down, 18g of most things fit (assuming you’re using the larger basket); you can try pausing half way through grinding to tap the portafilter and settle the grinds lower in the basket. Alternatively, try using slightly less coffee in 0.5g steps.
You’re well balanced at explaining this process thank you. I have to subscribe so I’m not wasting any more time watching under explained or over explained……lol see what I did there. Seriously though thanks.
I am using Lavazza 5/10 with my new machine. At a grind size of 7 I get 18g, but it slightly overflows the double basket when I tamp. It takes about 7 seconds to first drip, and I get 46g of liquid in 25 seconds. Where should I adjust?
Make it 2 steps finer and see how that goes. You can try tapping the portafilter to settle the ground coffee before tamping- that and the slightly finer grind size should help with out overflowing
Do you weigh 18.5 every time or just grind to nearest number of seconds that gives nr to 18.5?
You should NOT have to weight each shot with the Touch. If the weight is wrong you should time the grind and save the brew settings. The preprogrammed times are quite accurate and only thing you may need to do is adjust grind size
No- and I think most people won’t measure it every time, although there would me no harm if you wanted to. I only measure the first time I use a new bag of coffee to make sure it’s dialled in well enough.
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Legend. This is amazing content!!
Top tip. I don’t store my beans in the hopper. I have an air tight container stored in a cool, dark cupboard. I find the beans last longer this way. My routine then starts by weighing 18gms of beans out and putting that into the bean hopper. I find the loss on my machine is very minimal.
What is your inner burr setting? mine always comes before hitting 7 seconds, I tried everything still cant figure it out
Mine is set at 4 (2 down from the factory setting). If you’re getting a 2:1 brew ratio in around 30s, you’ll probably find that it will naturally take about 7s to drop
@@davewellscoffee I think I found the issue. My internal set to 3. External set to 1 ! Yet it barely builds enough pressure. Issue seem to be with the upper burr which I will replace soon. Thank you!
Thank you. This was incredibly helpful.
Hi Dave, Great video But wonder if you can help? I was doing well with my machine but this week despite changing the grind the brew is very slow 11 seconds, not much coffee is coming through (dripping) and often only through one side of the puck. I am using the single basket as I don't like it too strong. I guess it may be my tampering, do you have a tip on how much pressure to apply?
Sounds like you want to increase the grind size slightly- that should increase the flow through the puck. If it’s only coming out of one side, this could be channeling through the puck or an uneven tamp. Make sure the ground Coffee is evenly distributed without clumps, and make sure you tamp straight downwards and not at an angle. Also make sure the machine is nice and level. The pressure of the tamp really isn’t that important- too heavy is more likely to introduce unevenness- there’s only so much you can compress it
Got a barista touch recently. Straight out of the box the grind has to be down to 3 or 4 (out of 30) and apparantly ❤❤ some people even need to reduce down the internal burr to get an even finer grind which i dont understand because at 2 on my new machine chokes the flow way too much. Anyway, with fresh beans, and 18g in and 36g out bang on 30s Im getting extremely sour shots. If i go down a notch from 3 to 2 the pull time goes from 30s to 50s for 38g out and that tastes off. Any ideas appreciated.
The reason people may change the internal burr is, if you reduce the burr, you could then increase the grind size from your current 3-4, to somewhere mid-range, which would give you more room for further adjustments if required. Also, each machine IS different, so some people may find it impossible to get a fine enough grind out of the box. Regarding your sour shots, what sort of coffee are you using? Sounds like the extraction ratio and time are pretty good- is it a light roast? Light roasts will be much more acidic, and will often benefit from a longer extraction. You could try more of a 2.5 or 3:1 extraction ratio. You could also see how you get on with a medium dark-dark roast coffee.
Well done, had mine for same time as yours but was heating the milk the exact opposite way of yours 😅
It doesn’t matter which way you tilt the pitcher to be fair- just whatever feels most natural
Hi Dave. I got the Machine yesterday and i already had some v good shots. Thank u for all guide. I try now to make adjustments with single shot filtre. I will send u pictures NexT time
Glad you’ve got some good shots. The single basket seems to hold very slightly more than half that of the double, which translates to about half the grind time used for the double basket plus 1 second.
Aha. I honestly want to make the single a bite stronger than normal. For double i grind 15 sec, for single i want to try with 10 sec. To have like aprox 12 gr of coffee. Hope it works. I guess i will see in the morning
See what you can fit in- 12g is quite a bit for the size of the basket. If you want it strong, you could always go for more of a ristretto with the double basket using a 1:1 - 1:1.5 extraction ratio, although this obviously uses more coffee
Hi Dave. I Could not make a creamy espresso with the small filtre. Anyway i put back the double filtre and grind a bite courser the bens and reduce the grinding time with 2 seconds. The espresso now Was very creamy and lighter than a normal double one. Exactly What i Was looking for. I forgot to make picture 😁. NexT time
Lovely adjustment leason. Thank u Dave. I just order this Machine online today, So this training came just in time 🥳. I will post u later, see if i have same good results.