Do not use more cleaning product to try to make coffee taste stronger.
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Espresso taste troubleshooting
Espresso tastes weak or watery
Weak espresso is usually a recipe issue before it is a maintenance issue. Dose, beverage yield, grind and coffee freshness are the first variables to make repeatable.
THE PROBLEMThe espresso has less body, strength or aroma than expected.
Ventori only covers checks that sit within normal user maintenance. If the symptom remains after the correct routine, move to manufacturer or engineer support rather than repeatedly running cleaning products.
First maintenance checks
Rule out the simple causes first.
Work through these in order before repeating a maintenance programme.
Progress0 of 3 checks completed
CHECKS COMPLETE
Recommended next step
If weak coffee appears alongside lower flow, lower temperature or weaker steam, move into the machine-specific maintenance checks.
Avoid making it worse
What not to do.
Do not judge machine health from crema colour alone.
Do not change grind and dose repeatedly without measuring the resulting yield.
Use the exact machine guide
Now match the problem to your machine.
Similar-looking machines can use different buttons, menus and maintenance sequences.
When maintenance is not the answer
Stop if the problem remains after the correct routine.
Move to manufacturer or qualified service support for persistent error codes, leaks, electrical symptoms, burning smells, damaged parts or mechanisms that remain jammed after the normal shutdown and maintenance sequence.
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