THE LITTLE GUY KAF10419 Espresso System User Guide
- June 5, 2024
- THE LITTLE GUY
Table of Contents
Quick start guide
IMPORTANT: PLEASE watch the instruction videos
Before using The Little Guy, watch the tutorial videos online at lovethelittleguy.com
1 Use group handle to unlock boiler cap
2 Fill boiler with cold water (every time you brew)
3 Replace the cap and turn to locked position
TOP TIP
Filling the boiler
The Little Guy’s brewing system is completely sealed and is independent of the
body. Steam and water will pass freely between the body and brewing system,
occasionally exiting between the head, boiler and body. It is normal for water
to pass between the body and the boiler at The Little Guy’s base. This is
avoidable by filling the boiler accurately.
4 IMPORTANT: Always use espresso ground coffee
Choose the correct basket as shown below
5 Add ground coffee to basket and tamp firmly*
6 Lock the group handle into place
A Supermarket basket
i.e. store bought espresso grind
B Professional espresso basket
i.e ground for a professional espresso machine
*Instructions:
1. Fill basket to the top, collapsinc several times, level off and tamp.
2. Fill to the top again, level off, tamp again.
7 Place The Little Guy on your chosen heat source… Setting a timer is a great idea!
The Little Guy induction top
Place coffee jug directly on The Little Guy (no mat required)
The Little Guy induction top
Sold separately, this induction top has been designed specifically for The
Little Guy and is highly recommended.
You can also use an electric stove but third-party induction tops will not
work reliably with The Little Guy.
The perfect extraction
The induction top will beep twice about the time the coffee should start
dripping, showing you’ve dosed the basket perfectly.
Your coffee is now ready Don’t turn off the heat yet
On electricity or gas flame
Place mat, then coffee jug on The Little Guy
Using The Little Guy on a gas flame
The best position for a gas flame is within 3cm of the centre of the boiler.
The Little Guy’s performance will be optimised by focusing the heat as close
to the centre of the boiler as possible.
The perfect extraction
will start at approx 10 mins on a gas flame
Your coffee is now ready Don’t turn off the heat yet
Now for the milk…
8 Pour coffee into pre-heated cups or glasses
9 Half fill milk jug with milk
10 Insert steam arm into milk jug & open steam knob fully
TOP TIP How to ensure optimum pressure to texture milk
The correct heat + the correct resistance = lots of steam pressure
11 The milk is ready when side of the milk jug is too hot to touch
(please touch carefully)
12 Pour the milk into the coffee and enjoy
13 Release steam to clear the jet of leftover milk then close the steam
knob
Now
remember to TURN OFF your heat source!
Allow machine to cool with the steam knob in the CLOSED position.
Ensure it is COOLED completely before removing the group handle.
TLG-QSG-05-ENG
References
Read User Manual Online (PDF format)
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