![]() Perfect for cold winter mornings or afternoon pick-me-ups! In fact, you can view it as part of your coffee ritual and a step that will let you enjoy flavorful brews for the next several weeks.Have you ever wondered how to make a London Fog Drink? It’s the ultimate tea latte recipe with a hint of sweetness and boost of caffeine. Newer models of the Barista Express have a descale mode that will take care of most of this for you, but once you get the hang of it, it isn’t too hard to do yourself. Wrapping UpĪs you can probably tell, this process runs the cleaning solution through all of the various nozzles and wands to make sure that all potential blockages are cleared out. Then, turn the dial to Hot Water for 30 seconds and to Steam for 2 minutes.Īfter you’ve descaled the machine, you will need to reset the Breville after cleaning so that it knows that you’ve run a cleaning cycle. Rinse the machine by running the fresh water by pressing the 1 Cup button and holding it down for 30 seconds.Remove the water tank, rinse it well, then fill it up with fresh cold water.Make sure that the water tank is empty by pressing and holding the 1 Cup button until all of the descaling solution has emptied out.Now, turn the dial to the Steam position and let steam pass through the wand for about 2 minutes.After about 30 seconds, turn the dial back to the Standby position. Turn the Steam/Hot Water dial to the Hot Water position and let water run through it.Allow the machine to go through half of the solution in the water tank, then release the 1 Cup button.This starts a manual pour and is how you will descale the machine. ![]() Once all the button lights are on and the machine is ready to brew, press and hold the 1 Cup button.Turn the machine on by pressing the Power button, then wait for the machine to heat up.Take the portafilter out of the group head and make sure that you have a large cup or bowl beneath the group head and steam wand (to catch the descaling solution).Fill the water tank with a mixture of 50% white vinegar and 50% cold tap water.Ensure that you begin with the machine turned off.How To Manually Descale Breville Barista Express Advertisementsįor Breville machines that have the “Clean Me” indicator light, you basically need to switch between modes yourself while running the descaling solution through the machine. The process to manually descale your Barista Express is slightly different from the model with the automatic descale mode shown above, but it’s straightforward enough. In this case, you can check out the video below to see how the descale mode works. If you have a light labelled “Clean / Descale”, then you have a model that does have a descale mode, and it should be working. If you do, then your model does not have a descale mode and you will need to descale it manually. There’s an easy way to tell if this is the model you have: Check to see if you have a light labelled “Clean Me” on your machine. There is one model in particular that will require you to follow a few steps to manually descale the machine. Not all models of the Barista Express have a descale mode. If your steam knob is turned on even a little bit, it can cause the descale cycle to get interrupted or not begin at all.Ĭheck the side of your Barista Express and make sure that the knob is turned to the Standby position. This one is easy to overlook and quick to fix, so be sure to check this first. If that’s the case, keep reading on to see the most common causes (and what to do about them). Of course, even if you follow those steps, the Breville may not enter descaling mode. This should take about 5 minutes and you will hear 3 short beeps when it’s done. Your machine will turn on and begin the cleaning process.At the same time, press the “ 1 Cup“, “ 2 Cup“, and “ Power” buttons and hold all three down for three seconds.Turn your Breville off by pressing the “ Power” button.Lock the portafilter so that it is closed in the Group Head. ![]()
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