Rancilio Silvia (V6 / E): your first espresso shot
Start with 16 g of coffee in and 32 g in the cup (1:2) for a medium roast. The grind number depends on your grinder: find yours below, then taste and adjust.
The recipe
- Dose: 16 g (the stock double basket is 16 g).
- Stop at: 32 g in the cup (1:2) for a medium roast, 40 g for a light roast. Manual switch: stop when the scale reads your target weight.
- Temperature: No temperature control (thermostat, no PID), so a routine replaces a setting: brew at or just after the heating light goes off. Water measured at about 99 °C at light-off, so flush a few seconds of water first, longer for dark roasts, shorter for light.
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)
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