Espresso cleaning
Group-head cleaning & backflushing
Remove coffee oils from the group head and internal brew path using the cleaning routine specified for your model.
Understand this care task →Machine guides / Espresso / Sage
Sage coffee machine care
Find the maintenance guide for your Sage machine.
Start with the exact machine you own, then follow the cleaning, descaling and care routine built around its controls and maintenance system.
Choose your model
Similar jobs. Different cleaning routines.
Sage machines share familiar espresso-care tasks, but cleaning cycles, descaling controls, filters and milk systems vary by model. Choose yours before following the procedure.
Current guide available
Barista Express
Barista Series
Open maintenance guide →
Current guide available
Barista Pro
Barista Series
Open maintenance guide →
Current guide available
Barista Express Impress
Impress Series
Open maintenance guide →
Current guide available
Barista Touch
Touch Series
Open maintenance guide →
Current guide available
Barista Touch Impress
Touch Series
Open maintenance guide →
Current guide available
Bambino
Compact Espresso
Open maintenance guide →
Current guide available
Bambino Plus
Compact Espresso
Open maintenance guide →
Current guide available
Dual Boiler
Dual Boiler
Open maintenance guide →Current guide available
Oracle
Oracle Series
Open maintenance guide →Current guide available
Oracle Touch
Oracle Series
Open maintenance guide →Current guide available
Oracle Jet
Oracle Series
Open maintenance guide →Sage maintenance
The care jobs that keep espresso machines consistent.
The exact combination depends on the model, but these are the maintenance areas Sage owners come back to most often.
Scale care
Descaling
Clear mineral build-up using the model-specific descale programme, controls and rinse sequence.
Understand this care task →
Filtration
Water care
Replace a fitted water filter on the correct schedule and match descaling frequency to your water and machine use.
Understand this care task →Milk system
Steam-wand care
Purge and wipe the steam wand after milk use, then clear the tip and deeper milk residue when needed.
Understand this care task →Sage care products
Match the product to the maintenance job.
Backflush cleaner deals with coffee oils. Descaler deals with mineral build-up. Water care sits alongside both where the machine uses a replaceable filter.
Ventori Backflush
For espresso cleaning cycles and group-head coffee oils.
Shop backflush →
Ventori Descaler
For mineral build-up and model-specific descale programmes.
Shop descaler →Sage water filtration
Compatible water-care options for Sage machines that use a replaceable filter.
Water-filter guide →Ventori Care
Keep your Sage maintenance schedule in one place.
Add your machine, track the recurring jobs and use reminders alongside the machine's own cleaning and descale prompts.
SAGE GUIDES
Choose your modelSix Sage machine guides are now in the new Ventori format.
Barista Express, Barista Express Impress, Barista Pro, Barista Touch, Bambino and Bambino Plus now use the connected guide format. Touch Impress and Dual Boiler remain on their current guides while they are migrated.