@yelmarbm I'm using a double basket. The naked portafilter helps... you get a bit more crema - no spout interference... and you can see how you did on distribution and tamping. I use about a 10 second preinfusion and one fellini stroke in the middle of the first pull. So about 1 1/2 pulls.
Wow! I never thought a La Pavoni machine could do that. I'll be buying one of your custom tips from orphanespresso. The tiger mottling on the crema is amazing. Does the naked portafilter help? Are you using a single or double basket? Any Fellini strokes? Some advice to get pulls like yours would be hugely appreciated. Thank you.
@markpianoman : You can make good latte art with a silvia but the stretching takes a bit longer and you need to use a small amount of milk ...about 6 or 8 oz to get decent swirling. If it has any sort of auto frothing attachment take it off and try steaming with only the metal tipped wand end with the little hole.
I'd love to see if you can make latte art with the Rancilio Silvia! I have such trouble with it, and I think the biggest problem is the 90 degree angle of the steam wand.
I have the Rancilio Rocky grinder and the Rancilio Silvia espresso machine (version2). I haven't been successful yet in making latte art. I think the biggest problem is the straight down angle of the steam wand. I like how your steam wand is so angled as to do a better job "swirling." Really enjoyed your video!
get a good grinder (stepless), dont overfill portafilter and make sure your shot is around 20-30 seonds. Most baristas say 2 in 25 (2 shots in 25 seconds), but that is a ruff guideline and what ever tastes best around here is what you want to use. shots that go in under 10 seonds tend look alot more yellow than dark brown/orange.
Never sink wand to bottom, always keep it just under the surface, what tends to happen if you sink the wand is that even if you did have nice foam to start with, the volume tends to increase alot because the milk rolls more at the bottom and the foam rises and starts to settle at the top, the water in the milks drops to the bottom and then the air in the foam at the top just starts increasing in volume. Although you can use this to your advantage when doing cappa's.
heres what i do, I put the wand to the back of the pitcher and make it roll more vertically the around in a circle, the tip wand is pretty much resting against the edge and I then tilt the pitcher alot, about 30 degrees so the tip is shooting into the side of the pitcher. I find this helps lots as it limits bid bubbles and makes steaming cappuccino (4-5oz milk) alot easier as it tends to not heat up so quickly and can add air right up to nearly turning off.
I'm looking to get one of these after my pump espresso machine broke, I thought i'd go with a good long lasting machine. I did the same with my stove top steamer, I really don't understand why they bother with 2,3 or 4 hole all they do is seam to cause problems. As you are dealing with more than one jet of steam and keep your on both whilst the milk is heating up quicker than with one is very hard. I found that 2mm was the best which is about 5/64 inches, maby a tad smaller would help.
@yelmarbm I'm using a double basket. The naked portafilter helps... you get a bit more crema - no spout interference... and you can see how you did on distribution and tamping. I use about a 10 second preinfusion and one fellini stroke in the middle of the first pull. So about 1 1/2 pulls.
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ReplyDelete@tearingmonkey The tips fits both models - I have installed them on the EPC-8 and EPC-16. I have tips available if you want one.
ReplyDeleteI have La Pavoni EPC-8 cup Europiccola, will the Single Hole Steam Wand Tip you sell fit this machine?
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ReplyDeleteWow! I never thought a La Pavoni machine could do that. I'll be buying one of your custom tips from orphanespresso. The tiger mottling on the crema is amazing. Does the naked portafilter help? Are you using a single or double basket? Any Fellini strokes? Some advice to get pulls like yours would be hugely appreciated. Thank you.
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ReplyDeleteIt is a bottomless or "naked" portafilter. I cut my own using a hole saw and a drum sander.
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ReplyDelete@markpianoman : You can make good latte art with a silvia but the stretching takes a bit longer and you need to use a small amount of milk ...about 6 or 8 oz to get decent swirling. If it has any sort of auto frothing attachment take it off and try steaming with only the metal tipped wand end with the little hole.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to see if you can make latte art with the Rancilio Silvia! I have such trouble with it, and I think the biggest problem is the 90 degree angle of the steam wand.
ReplyDeleteI have the Rancilio Rocky grinder and the Rancilio Silvia espresso machine (version2). I haven't been successful yet in making latte art. I think the biggest problem is the straight down angle of the steam wand. I like how your steam wand is so angled as to do a better job "swirling." Really enjoyed your video!
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ReplyDeleteget a good grinder (stepless), dont overfill portafilter and make sure your shot is around 20-30 seonds. Most baristas say 2 in 25 (2 shots in 25 seconds), but that is a ruff guideline and what ever tastes best around here is what you want to use. shots that go in under 10 seonds tend look alot more yellow than dark brown/orange.
ReplyDeleteNever sink wand to bottom, always keep it just under the surface, what tends to happen if you sink the wand is that even if you did have nice foam to start with, the volume tends to increase alot because the milk rolls more at the bottom and the foam rises and starts to settle at the top, the water in the milks drops to the bottom and then the air in the foam at the top just starts increasing in volume. Although you can use this to your advantage when doing cappa's.
ReplyDeleteheres what i do, I put the wand to the back of the pitcher and make it roll more vertically the around in a circle, the tip wand is pretty much resting against the edge and I then tilt the pitcher alot, about 30 degrees so the tip is shooting into the side of the pitcher. I find this helps lots as it limits bid bubbles and makes steaming cappuccino (4-5oz milk) alot easier as it tends to not heat up so quickly and can add air right up to nearly turning off.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking to get one of these after my pump espresso machine broke, I thought i'd go with a good long lasting machine. I did the same with my stove top steamer, I really don't understand why they bother with 2,3 or 4 hole all they do is seam to cause problems. As you are dealing with more than one jet of steam and keep your on both whilst the milk is heating up quicker than with one is very hard. I found that 2mm was the best which is about 5/64 inches, maby a tad smaller would help.
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