Rancilio Silvia Pro X: your first espresso shot

The recipe

• Dose: 18 g (the stock double basket is 18 g).
• Stop at: 36 g in the cup (1:2) for a medium roast, 45 g for a light roast. Manual switch with an automatic shot timer: stop by weight.
• Temperature: Temperature: 92 °C. PID in 1-degree steps (factory about 93 °C).
• Pre-infusion: Soft pre-infusion up to 6 s; for channeling, start around 3 to 4 s (Seattle Coffee Gear).

Get it for your grinder and beans, with a shot timer

Where to start on your grinder

Starting settings in each grinder's own numbers. They are starting points from the makers' published ranges, not a guarantee: taste decides. Tap a setting for the full recipe with your roast and the next-shot fix, or a grinder for its light and dark starting points.

Sources for this machine

• ranciliogroup.com
• seattlecoffeegear.com (secondary source)