Hi, I have a krups xp2010 and the espresso it makes its always bitter and its not hot. Its warm but not hot. What is the problem and how can I fix it?
Perform the descaling
SOURCE: Making very bitter espresso. I already decalcified
Hi. The bitterness you have got is most likely to be dirty group head and shower. Remove the shower and clean with a steel wool. The group handle and filter basket will also have to be cleaned. Sounds like your using a dark oily blend. You cant use different blends unless you clean the group head every time. Same with the grinder. You can not use different blends for grinding. The different blends just cross contaminate, which can make your coffee bitter. Incorrect grind or wrong water tempreture can also make bitter coffee. Running descale does nothing for the coffee taste. Descale only cleans the lime/calcium in the boiler. Coffee does not pass through the boiler. Give your group head and handle a clean, and you should be right. Hope this helps. Dazza
SOURCE: coffee is really bitter and doens't taste good
hmm well it wouldn't surprise me. I'm glad you were able to get to the bottom of it! ;) have a great day and enjoy your Keurig!
SOURCE: my coffee tastes bitter and water is not hot
The problem is that there is old coffee oil sediment in the black parts on the machine door. Every time you make coffee, no matter how well you clean the guts of the machine, this coating remains forever. If your really handy, you need to remove these parts very carefully. Take it apart! Don't drop the spring!!!. I soak these in a good cleaning solution and scrub them. Do a good job. I use little tooth brushes and other stuff. It not a difficult task. But go slowly. I photograph before starting so I know how it all goes back.
This is the only way to get the really burnt taste out. Lots of luck.
Also descale too.
SOURCE: Hi, I just got the
This was very difficult to locate, but I found it just for you! :) Please rate my answer 4 thumbs up on the site here, it is very important to me. I would be forever grateful. Here is the manual for you, please give it a few minutes to load it's a somewhat large file. If you need it emailed to you please respond back to this post and I will email it over. Here is the manual (you will need adobe reader to view it, but you probably already have that installed):
http://www.krupsusa.com/NR/rdonlyres/B454517D-7214-428F-BE57-932CFACB3E97/7240/XP2010.pdf
There are several factors resulting in a bitterer cup of
coffee:
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The bean - Robusta beans are more bitter than
Arabica
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Roasting - darker roasts are generally more
bitter
• Brewing method - espresso tends to taste more bitter
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I am new to this espresso making experience but I have read a lot of guides etc. I got my own beans and I grind them my self. I think I solved the not hot enough part of my problem by using the machine at first with only water to heat it up. Still no answer about the bitter taste and I mean really bitter.
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