Saturday, February 19, 2011

Rancilio Silvia Shot Walkthrough






Video showing how to brew a shot on the Rancilio Silvia, such as suggestions on how to "temperature surf" the machine by acquiring the boiler to cycle to it's best temperature (about 101C with a "float"), then operating a bit of water to flush out the excess heat. Shots pulled are "traditional doubles", pulling 60mls in 28 seconds, making use of Kid-O from Intelligentsia (I called it Black Cat by mistake as soon as in the vid). Dose is about 17g in a Synesso 14g basket. Grinder utilized is the Anfim "Best" property grinder, about 0Cdn / US. PS - because of the white balance (shot under old florescent lights), the shots appear blonder in the vid than they are. I'd say the colour in person was a mediumbrown / hazelnut tiger flecks. No blond dotting.
Video Rating: 4 / 5

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25 comments:

  1. CoffeeGeekFebruary 19, 2011 at 1:01 PM

    @Back2Brent yes - clean the grouphead. Unscrew the dispersion screen, soak it in lots of purocaff, scrub, etc. Clean everything. You've got a clogged dispersion screen.

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  2. Back2BrentFebruary 19, 2011 at 1:12 PM

    Hey CG,

    Just got my Sylvia back out and started using again...i have noticed that when running water through the group head, i will often get a shot of water streaming out of to the left, so much so it shoots beyond the drip pan. Any thoughts?

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  3. isubtileFebruary 19, 2011 at 1:48 PM

    Thank you very much. Great video !!!

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  4. CoffeeGeekFebruary 19, 2011 at 2:47 PM

    @natecap not sure how to troubleshoot this problem. I suggest visiting CoffeeGeek's espresso machine forum and posting the question there.

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  5. emmaregina1February 19, 2011 at 3:07 PM

    Thank you for walking my husband and I through pulling our first shot!

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  6. technoalahFebruary 19, 2011 at 3:42 PM

    Great Video! Thanks. You know exactly what you're doing!!!

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  7. technoalahFebruary 19, 2011 at 3:47 PM

    Thanks for the tips. Very helpful. Excellant espresso shot.

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  8. natecapFebruary 19, 2011 at 4:39 PM

    Hey CoffeeGeek, I love my Silva V3.. but no matter how hot I get the machine I cant get that water to flash steam? I get great, consistent shots of espresso.. but cant for the life of me get that sound at temperature surfing? The atmospheric temperature must have something to do with it?

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  9. marek0086February 19, 2011 at 5:10 PM

    @olishant~ plumbed into what?!.... the mains water supply?!

    Why would u wreck your coffee with filthy, toxic tap water?!

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  10. JimmyDistheManFebruary 19, 2011 at 5:21 PM

    What settings do you use on your grinder? Also what is the button between the brew and steam do?

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  11. makosandmegsFebruary 19, 2011 at 5:31 PM

    i just bought one of these for about 900
    its the latest model and the build is much better.
    i recieved a few cups and sourcers
    an awesome tamp
    brush
    blind
    four baskets
    and a key ring
    powder
    all from coffee -a- roma
    a great machine and coffee aroma is a great store
    i bought it online :)

    great machine at a great price

    i could of goine a double boiler at 1400 minimum

    but instead i got this for less :)

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  12. farinelli34February 19, 2011 at 6:18 PM

    very good intruction.THX

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  13. EspressoNinjaLtdFebruary 19, 2011 at 7:00 PM

    Hi Coffee Geek,

    We enjoy your website and use it to find out what we might be dealing with when asked to fix a rare home machine.

    Thanks for having a great resource.

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  14. protpigFebruary 19, 2011 at 7:50 PM

    thanks alot for this nice video. Just a question though: people have advised my to press my coffee with a 15 kg push in the portafilter with my tamper, but I think its kind of hard to get the 60 ml in aprrox 25 secs!? Any tips for a newbie on the Silvia?

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  15. CoffeeGeekFebruary 19, 2011 at 8:07 PM

    @olishant not really. You'd have to install a ball load check system (ie, like your toilet has in its back basin) for the reservoir; direct connecting wouldn't work cuz the machine isn't engineered to be fed constant 3bar line pressure.

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  16. olishantFebruary 19, 2011 at 8:28 PM

    Can the Silvia easily be plumbed in?

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  17. panadevulpeFebruary 19, 2011 at 9:10 PM

    After trying 3 other machines I was going to buy this one , but too many reviews talk about a high temperature burning the shot . After watching this vid , it's obvious there needs to be some playing around with the boiler to get it right . After lots of research I think gaggia classic has a better temp control , so I'll go for that . I can always return it and try smtg else if I have to

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  18. lama8888February 19, 2011 at 10:03 PM

    Hey Just wanted to say I got my Silvia this past Friday and because of this my coffee drinks are already better (in my opin. anyway) than the ones I was getting from the big name coffee houses. Thanks again for the video!!!

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  19. lama8888February 19, 2011 at 10:32 PM

    Wow thanks for doing this - I just ordered the Silvia and I plan to watch this several times so that when I get mine Ill have an idea of what Im doing :)

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  20. nicholsk85February 19, 2011 at 11:12 PM

    This is the best video I've ever encountered on YouTube. You're the man!

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  21. Jasonsk908February 20, 2011 at 12:05 AM

    I must have watched this video like 30 times or more, several times before I actually took the plunge and bought my own Silvia. Thank you soooo much for this wonderfully instructive vid! I really appreciate how you guide the viewer through all the steps. Like many others, I wish there was a higher res version of this. :P

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  22. lorre007February 20, 2011 at 12:28 AM

    @psykodragz same diffrence between analog and digital

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  23. luongdungFebruary 20, 2011 at 1:13 AM

    You should make a walkthrough of the Silvia v3 with higher video quality now!

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  24. paulfitzpaFebruary 20, 2011 at 1:24 AM

    Thanks for the walkthrough. I just got my silvia and this has helped a lot!

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  25. RazzleDazzle420February 20, 2011 at 2:08 AM

    nice vid thx

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