ECM Synchronika (original, not Synchronika II): your first espresso shot
Start with 18 g of coffee in and 36 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: 18 g (ECM gives about 7 to 9 g per cup, so up to 18 g in the 2-cup filter).
- Stop at: 36 g in the cup (1:2) for a medium roast, 45 g for a light roast. Brew lever: push it back down when the scale reads your target weight. The PID display counts the seconds.
- Temperature: Temperature: 92 °C. PID: press + and − together until t1 (coffee boiler) shows, press + to enter, then + / − to change, and press − twice to save and exit. Both heaters stay off while you are in the menu.
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
- wholelattelove.com
- wholelattelove.com (secondary source)
- wholelattelove.com (secondary source)
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