Gaggia Accademia Brushed Stainless

Overview

The Gaggia Accademia Brushed Stainless is a luxury Italian espresso machine, meticulously designed and in the outskirts of Tuscany. It is a fully automatic bean-to-cup espresso machine that boasts an expansive and customizable menu of 19 distinct beverages. Milk drinks can be prepared precisely to your liking, either with the convenient automatic frothing carafe or by utilizing the versatile commercial steam wand to produce latte art-quality milk foam. The Accademia is further distinguished by its incorporation of premium materials into its design, featuring robust all-steel housing and a striking black glass front panel. Its 5-inch touch display offers phone-like responsiveness, providing intuitive menu navigation and seamless beverage preparation.

Features and Benefits

The Accademia has the rare distinction of being an Italian-made and espresso machine, complete with a sturdy metal frame and housing, underscoring its superior build quality. Its full-color 5-inch touch display is vivid, crisp, and exceptionally responsive. Additional navigation is conveniently handled in the margins with a suite of four capacitive touch buttons on the left and a textured rotary knob and selector on the right. The entire front of the machine is beautifully backed with black glass and accented by the iconic backlit Gaggia Milano red stripe. Cups can be stored on the programmable and electrically heated cup warmer, which can be set with unique timers to turn on and off automatically throughout the day, ensuring your cups are always perfectly warm. Warranty: 2 Year Warranty.

Unparalleled Beverage Customization

When brewing coffee beverages, each drink on the Accademia can be meticulously customized. You can set a unique volume, a specific strength setting (ranging between 6.5 – 11.5g), a preferred temperature (low, medium, or high), your desired level of pre-infusion (no pre-infusion, short, medium, or long), and ultimately, control the flow rate of the coffee using the Accademia-exclusive Espresso Plus System for regular, full-bodied, or lighter cups of coffee. Beyond that, the Accademia includes the convenient option to brew using pre-ground espresso via the bypass doser. Many drinks can also be doubled up via the “Two cups” function, which intelligently grinds and brews a beverage twice in a row for a fuller, richer result. Lastly, the Accademia serves as the impressive debut for Gaggia’s innovative Coffee Boost system, which initiates a second grinding cycle for your beverage while precisely maintaining your desired volume, enhancing flavor and aroma.

Versatile Milk Frothing and Hot Water Options

Milk frothing is performed either automatically with the removable carafe, offering one-touch convenience, or manually by means of the highly capable commercial steam wand. The Accademia’s 11 milk beverages are prepared with the carafe and can be customized with your desired milk volume and texture across four variations of milk foam consistency. Milk can also be frothed manually with the commercial steam wand, which articulates on a ball joint for perfect positioning in your frothing pitcher. The steam wand is also highly versatile, capable of dispensing hot water for standard infusions, precisely 195°F water for Black Tea, and 175°F water for Green Tea, catering to all your hot beverage needs.

The comprehensive menu of beverages contains the following:

• Ristretto, Espresso, Espresso Lungo, Coffee, Americano, Cappuccino, Cappuccino XL, Macchiatone, Melange, Cafe Cortado, Flat White, Caffelatte, Cafe au Lait, Latte Macchiato, Frothed Milk, Hot Milk, Hot Water, water for Black Tea, water for Green Tea.

Once customized, beverages can be easily renamed and saved to one of four user profiles for effortless access. One of these four profiles can also be designated as the default start screen when the machine turns on, personalizing the experience. The Accademia also features an On-the-Fly function, which allows for real-time modification of drink variables during the brewing process, with the convenient option to save your changes at the end of the brew cycle.

Smart Maintenance and Energy Saving

For maintenance, the Accademia has several intuitive programs that can be run for both quick rinsing and deep cleaning with care products, including a descaling cycle and a thorough deep clean of the milk system. To protect against scale buildup, the Accademia utilizes Mavea Intenza water filters, with one filter included with each new machine. To conserve energy, there is an optional ECO mode and the ability to independently turn off the cup warmer, button lighting, button sounds, adjust screen brightness, and specify a timer to enter the low-energy standby mode.

The Gaggia Accademia measures 11.1 inches wide x 16.5 inches deep x 15.2 inches high and weighs 30.4 lbs. It has a 54oz water reservoir, a 12.3oz bean hopper, and a 14-puck dreg drawer. Cup height can be adjusted between 2.95 and 6.5 inches, accommodating various cup sizes.

Why You Should Get It

The Gaggia Accademia Brushed Stainless is an incredible espresso machine that offers the highest degree of beverage customization available on the market while remaining remarkably simple and convenient to operate. Its luxurious and innovative design incorporates both durable metal and elegant glass for a tangible quality that its plastic competitors simply can’t touch. We wholeheartedly recommend this machine to anybody looking for the best of both worlds regarding performance and stunning aesthetics, making it a perfect centerpiece for any discerning home barista.

FAQ for this product

Q: How many beverages can the Gaggia Accademia make?
A: The Gaggia Accademia offers a highly customizable menu of 19 different beverages, including coffee, milk, and hot water options.

Q: Does it have a touchscreen display?
A: Yes, it features a responsive 5-inch full-color touch display for intuitive menu navigation and beverage preparation.

Q: Can I customize drink parameters like strength and temperature?
A: Yes, each drink can be customized with unique volume, strength (6.5-11.5g), temperature (low, medium, high), pre-infusion level, and even coffee flow rate using the Espresso Plus System.

Q: Does the Accademia have an automatic milk frothing carafe and a manual steam wand?
A: Yes, it offers both an auto-frothing removable milk carafe for convenience and a commercial steam wand for manual milk frothing and latte art.

Q: Can multiple users save their personalized drink settings?
A: Yes, you can rename and save customized beverages to one of four user profiles for easy access.