How To Remove a Stuck Brew Group on a Gaggia Brera 

You have just saved our office from having an out of service coffe machine! Thank you so much for the clear inatructions and that time you have put into cerating this video.

This was an awesome video! I had gotten the brew group out of my Gaggia Brera but no way to get it back in as it was stuck mud cycle. The clear instructions were perfect and saved me a trip to a service center to fix it. Next step will be a deep clean of the brew group. I have had this machine for years and I’m sure it’s time! Thank you so much! 0:14

Brilliant - couldn't work out why the brew group wouldn't go back in - but my other half admitted she had turned the machine off mid cycle, and this explained it, thanks. Not impressed by the design, though; I'm guessing that there are a few non-internet types who have called out the engineer when this happens.

My Brera had an issue with a slow water flow, your video on cleaning the selector valve fixed that, but then the grinder went into overdrive and wouldn't stop grinding every time I turned the machine on! I put the machine aside for three weeks while searching for someone to fix it and resorted to my old cafetière. Today, out of sheer desperation I found this video, and Walla issue fixed, just had a delicious cup of coffee. Thank you!!!

Hey guys, This video might be 9 years old but it helped me fix our Giggia machine today in little old New Zealand. Much appreciated:)

my mom cleaned this inside and couldn t put it back together, i search on ytb and find this clip, u explain perfectly, thanks a lot, now it fits!

Thank you! I just finished getting the machine in the office tea room back together thanks to this tutorial. Everyone will be SO HAPPY, lol

Perfect. This totally got me through a head-scratcher. And you know what? I tried to put the group back in with the cardboard still in the sensor slot right after watching you guys do it. Great minds think alike. Thanks for these helpful videos.

Thank you so much! I have just used your amazing instructional video to fix the same problem with my Gaggia Besana. I accidentally pulled the coffee grounds container out to empty it mid cycle.

Oh my lord! This saved us from sending the machine to the technician. Thank you so much! Super clear and above all effective.

Greetings from Scotland! Thanks so much for this video. I was having trouble getting the brewgroup back in place because the arrows weren't lined up. This video helped me start the machine cycle so everything could be lined up correctly. Thanks!

Thank you. We couldn’t figure out how to reset the inside gears to put it back in 🙏🏽

guys, Thank you very much for this procedure! you got me out of a sticky situation at a hotel bar! many thanks😊

I vote this as the youtube video of the century! The commentary is so motivating I feel like I can do open heart surgery now! Btw, my machine is a Babila. I guess they all work in a similar way.

Nice. Just what I needed for my old Gaggia coffee machine that hasn't been maintained for years. Thank you! 🙏

Thanks a lot for the valuable guidence, I had follow this steps completely and it works well now. just additional experience that closing the side cover then put the power "on" was sufficient to reposition the gear back to original placed and the brew group able to rack in back in the normal position.

This video is Gold! Used it twice now. once to get the brew unit out and now to get the damn thing back in again. Thanks so much for putting this up.

NAILED IT! This totally sorted my machine. I never thought to turn it on with the brew group out and let it reset. Totally worked. Thank you!

I was all ready to order a new machine but thought i would give this a shot. BINGO!! this was a lifesaver!!! THANK YOU

Thank you so much! This really helped us with our Gaggia Anima. My sister-in-law was visiting us and by mistake she poured coffee beans in the pre-ground coffee shoot. After removing the brew group had to hose it outside to get all the coffee beans out since it was stuck on the brew group tracks and to the sticky grease. Again huge thanks! ❤️

Blocked in same area, blew out machine in reverse from double spout without brew group to clear blockage. Thanks for pointing in the right direction!!

Thank you so much for this! I was able to apply the concepts to my Saeco Vienna Plus and got it working again!. I had to go to the hardware store to buy a Torx T-10 screwdriver, but all good. Note to others: watch the video all the way through -- there are quite a few steps to get the brew group back engaged (I say this from experience of jumping the gun and trying to make it work without doing all of them). Thank you again and again.

Thank you! We thought we had broken our machine. This video was a huge help.

Thank you guys from Belgium!!! Really helped me out. The philips screw was a bit of a challenge but got everything fixed. Lot's of love for this great video!!!

Большое спасибо ! Очень доходчиво и просто . Лучшее видео по этой теме .

Amazing video! I was ready to give up when I couldn’t get the brew group out! ❤

Thank you so much, I fix my machine by watching your video 😘

You guys just SAVED my morning with this video. THANK YOU!! :)

Late to the party. These help videos are a Godsend. Thanx a mill

Thx so much, that video was really helpful. You saved my coffee machine !!!

Thanks Whole Latte Love. I had this problem with my Gaggia Anima XL and this video worked out perfectly for that model as well

Thank you for the video! As my Philip 3200 started up and the power got interrupted, and the brew unit became stuck in non-neutral position. So weird that it doesn't reset itself just by turning it off and on. Without your video, I would have to go through the whole service route through Philips, which means 2-4 weeks without espresso! I especially appreciate that the technician mentioned the type and size of the screwdriver, because I didn't own one and had to go get. Love getting coffee through you too. Always great price, and fulfillment timely. Thank you again!☺

It helped me to repair a similar coffee machine of a differerent brand. Thanks!!

Thanks a lot. Saved me from a trip to the service repair on vacation. Coffee back in time

Thank you so much! Really thought I'd broken my beloved Gaggia Anima after it went into brew group warning mode after starting to warm up following replacing it after cleaning. Glad I bought a set of those T head screwdrivers a few months back!

Thank you so much for the clear instructions. It worked for my Saeco Picobaristo, only the last part was a bit different.

This fixed my problem with a stuck brew group in my Gaggia Anima. Thank you very much!

Helped me to replace my brew group on my Gaggia Velesca Prestige post cleaning. Thank you!

Thank you thank you thank you I get coffee tomorrow morning because of this!

Thanks so much for this video! It resolved my problem. Actually my brew group did come out but there was no way I could put it back in. Watching your video and the cardboard trick, I resolved the problem and I'm back to drinking my favourite coffee :)) Once more, it's been a life saver for though the machine is under warranty, still, considering the length of time to have it seen to by a technician in an authorised centre was beginning to make me really nervous. Once again, a million thanks for sharing your knowledge and know-how with us normal not-so-techie people :))

Many thanks from Belgium. Your tip made me a saving of GBP 485 = EUR 535 being the Cost proposal I received from Krefel-Brussels to remove the stuck brew group out of my good old SAECO HD8752/41.

You and this screw save my marriage ha ha ha thanks for all step by step was awesome clear Regars from Argentina :)

Thanks for this. I used this method to reset the power cycle on my Melitta Europa Varianza coffee machine after yanking out the brew group

Thanks for the clear instructions. I've just reset my Brera after a mid-brew power outage.

your tutorial solved my problem and saved my machine , much appreciated

This totally just fixed my Saeco Intuita saeco HD8750....Thanks very much. Greeting From The Netherlands! Also gave the whole brew group a good clean. The coffee is perfect again.

this is the video I needed to resolve an issue with my saeco. It jammed mid startup cycle after I didn't put the brew group in completely and correctly.

Thanks a million ...helped me fix the issue for a Saeco picobaristo deluxe.. slight difference is the clips for the door opening..but the video is very well explained ...

Thanks for the video. It solved my problem with Gaggia 🎉

Grandeeee. Ho risolto lo stesso problema di una Saeco Odea, grazie a te. Molto ingegnoso. Grazie ancora

Cheers mate! That stuck cartridge thing was driving me mad. Turn it off and on again - who knew? 😂

Huzzah ; needed coffee; with your video my gaggia worked👍👍👍👏👏😂😂

Loving the tutorials, I’ve got a titanium plus that’s bringing up blocked brew unit. It’s been stripped, cleaned and re-lubricated but still brings the same error up. It’s driving me mad!

Nicely explained, it worked with my Phillips one, thumbs up!

Perfect! This worked on my Saeco incanto too. Thanks so much

Thanks! For me, it also helped to properly line up the bottom of the brew group.

Lifesaver video. Thank you so much!!!

Thank you! You solved my problem in a minute!!!!

Awesome! My Saeco has the same group! Stupid coffee maker is temperamental! Thanks for the help!

when you come to Greece you can find the statue we built for you! Thanks 100000 you helped me so much.

The first method worked. Thank you!

Thanks a million - I had exactly this problem with my Talea Giro just today and this was just the fix. (And yes, I left the cardboard in too!)

Thank you for the tutorial. I was able to resolve my issue with coffee machine.

This worked for me. Many thanks. fantastic video.

Thank u so much, ur video helped me to fix my coffee machine ❤️

Thanks, it also works for the Philips. You saved me some money for service :)

Great video, I just fixed my Gaggia Cadorna Prestige .

Muchísimas gracias! No era este modelo pero me ha servido de mucha ayuda! Un saludo

Thanks for this video, you made my day!! Keep it online :)

Thanks saved my day in brasilia, Sean

Thanks guys also worked on Saeco Taleo. Life savers!

Thank you so much for saving the end of 2020 for me!

Brilliant. You fixed my morning :)

You are a life-saver. Thank you!

Thank you. That was awesome. Now I can have my expresso!!

And you saved me again! Thank you!! 👍👍👍

Merci pour cette vidéo! Cafetière dépannée en un rien de temps! Bonne année!

Thanks a lot guys!!

Really helped me - thank you so much

Thank you guys❤️

Excellent video.

Thank you!!!!! Perfect instructions.

Well done! One comment is that if I took this seriously before I purchased the unit, I would have had second thoughts. But it bailed out our Titanium model, which has the same brew unit. If "How to remove a stuck brew unit" gets 602,000 views (a different Whole Latte Love video), that says design flaw to me. But I love the machine when it works, and we're in the 8000 cup range and heading rapidly for 10,000 cups. Take that, MTBF.

Thank u so much. Saved my machine.

Thanks for the video!! You saved us 😁

Absolutely brilliant!

Life saver ur the best man!!!

Thank u for the wonderful video! it saved me

Great clip!! Thank you very much!!!

Very usefull! Congrats and thanks a lot!! 👍☕️

Your 👑 You helpd me very mach with my Saeco philips machine Thank you 👏

Thank you thank you thank you. It helped me a lot! ❤️😁

MANY THKS

You just save me!!! Thank you so much!!!

You saved my life

Thanks for the video! I took our Gaggia Babila apart this morning to clean it, and since I put the Brew Group back in it has failed to produce coffee! The coffee gets ground and put in place, but the water just seems to end up going into the inside drip tray, and nothing comes out the external spout! Can you help with some things to try please?

You just save me!!!!!! Thank you so much

thanks man great video

Thanks a lot. Helped.

Hi Mark, I have an issue with my machine: hot water or coffee won’t come out of the group head. I’m o my getting wet coffee pucks and murky water on the tray. But no espresso or lungo. Any idea of what you be wrong? I did a deep cleaning of the group head, and the grinder, but no luck.