Re: What Am I Doing Wrong with My Livia?

Thanks for the suggestion. There are no cracks. I have a double and a triple basket as well, and tried those with the same results.

I am guessing that my grind is too fine or too coarse, but I haven't changed any settings in more than a year.

Mike
"Barry Jarrett" <barry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:m5bn45hfchsn3eqqnh9qisiu04dr76kgpg@xxxxxxxxxx
On Wed, 1 Jul 2009 09:26:00 -0400, "Mike Hagley" <hagley@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>I buy roasted beans from CoffeeAM. I grind them in a Mazzer Mini. I use
>the doser with the single basket for the Livia. My cups are watery, >tasting
>more like coffee from Dunkin Donuts than espresso.
>
>I was getting pretty good 20 sec pours up to about 3 months ago. I have >not
>changed anything on the grinder.
>
>My grind is pretty fine (whatever that means). A pour takes about 10
>seconds, and there is a little crema.
>
>I backflush the Livia a couple times a month. I have replaced the
>portafilter gasket.
>
>What am I doing wrong?


check the portafilter basket for cracks, either at the very bottom
rim, or around the top rim. you might have to look very closely, and
maybe push around a bit. you're looking for a fine hairline crack.

if you don't see one, change the basket anyway. if that makes a
difference, then you've found the problem.


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