How can I get good crema for my coffee?

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• Use only freshly roasted properly blended espresso. \r\n
• Use an espresso machine with the proper amount of pressure and correct water temperature of 195 degrees. Some home espresso makers boil the water to create the pressure needed to extract the espresso. These espresso maker will not make good crema. Use a espresso maker that has a water pump on it. They are a little more expensive but worth it. \r\n
• Use the correct amount of espresso for your portafilter. \r\n
• Grind the espresso with a burr grinder to the proper consistency for a 20 to 25 second pour time \r\n

I know these things important for getting good crema:\r\n\r\n? Fresh coffee\r\n? Proper roast\r\n? Perfect grind. Look at the topic http://www.com/viewtopic.php?t=200 to know which grind is proper for your machine.\r\n? Perfect tamp. You should have proper amount of coffee in your portafilter and tamp it firmly enough.\r\n? Proper pressure from the group head forcing a good amount of coffee through the portafilter.

Fresh coffee. Hmm It depends.\r\nActually I used the Illy's beans even past the 5 month expiry date and they produced good crema! But the taste of my espresso was not that good.