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Rancilio Silvia and PIDs


Jason Perlow

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An interesting article on the effect of brewing temperatures on extraction and taste can be found here. Interesting that 95C is right in the middle of the temperatures that were trialled (92, 94, 96, 98).

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Of course it is was 95C -- yesterday I put it in a cold cup which cooled the water before I measured its temperature. After pouring a number of shots to warm the cup before measuring, it read 95C. 

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On the basis of experience and recommendations on coffee forums, I leave it for at least 20-30 minutes. I turn mine on when waking up and it is well and truly ready to go when I'm making breakfast.

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I'll add that it  is like preheating an oven with a heat sink in it (or, as in my case, a Baking Steel). I heat the oven for a good 45 minutes.  Silvia can get heated up nicely in 30 - what I do is generally run it through a cycle or two as it's warming up without any coffee...I run through both the portafilter and steam wand...that will drop the temp so the boiler fires up again. And, it's only water.

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On December 20, 2015 at 0:47 AM, nickrey said:

On the basis of experience and recommendations on coffee forums, I leave it for at least 20-30 minutes. I turn mine on when waking up and it is well and truly ready to go when I'm making breakfast.

 

I have my Silvia on an electronic timer, a WeMo plug, but there are many on the market including very cheap electromechanical ones. I have it set for 6am to 7pm, and override it during the weekends.

 

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