<p><strong>Together with the first drop</strong></p>

<p>That 25 seconds we curved in our brains is mostly related to the speed of the extraction. Mostly, under normal circumstances, with a single spout portafilter for a single shot espresso, we expect to see 1 ml per second extracted coffee. At the end, you collect 25 ml's of coffee in your cup.</p>

<p>So, I suggest you to count the time after you see the first drop.</p>

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2018-08-27T17:53:22.033Z
Ok. I thought I was because the coffee get burnt when it is in contact too long with the machine
Juliatzin del Toro
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You start timing the moment you switch on the pump. That is common practice.
avocado1
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2018-08-27T14:53:01.013Z
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<p>I just bought a Nuova Simonelli Musica + Eureka Mignon, so I'm practicing extracting a shot.</p>

<p>I am trying to make the extraction lasts 25 sec.</p>

<p>But when I start the extraction, I first have preinfusion time that last like 3-5 sec, and then the pump starting, that is lasting like 3 sec also.</p>

<p>So, at what time should I begin to count 25 sec ??? At the beginning ? After the preinfusion time ? Or when I see expresso out of the machine ?</p>

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How to keep the time before coffee get out of the machine?
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# How to keep the time before coffee get out of the machine?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-08-27)

I just bought a Nuova Simonelli Musica + Eureka Mignon, so I'm practicing extracting a shot.

I am trying to make the extraction lasts 25 sec.

But when I start the extraction, I first have preinfusion time that last like 3-5 sec, and then the pump starting, that is lasting like 3 sec also.

So, at what time should I begin to count 25 sec ??? At the beginning ? After the preinfusion time ? Or when I see expresso out of the machine ?

**Tags:** espresso, extraction


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-08-27. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

**Together with the first drop**

That 25 seconds we curved in our brains is mostly related to the speed of the extraction. Mostly, under normal circumstances, with a single spout portafilter for a single shot espresso, we expect to see 1 ml per second extracted coffee. At the end, you collect 25 ml's of coffee in your cup.

So, I suggest you to count the time after you see the first drop.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Ok. I thought I was because the coffee get burnt when it is in contact too long with the machine  
> **username_2**: You start timing the moment you switch on the pump. That is common practice.  

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