Hello there, Im new to this forum and not sure if Im posting in the right section for assistance. Which I need unfortunately 
Anyway, with my no-name espresso machine, I find that when I changed to a new coffee bean, the pour quantity actually became very excessive. Its around 45ml rather than around 30-35ml and is becoming bitter by then.
Ive played around with grind size and also making sure my baskets are usually filled with the correct amount of coffee at the right tamper pressure. Of course these make huge differences although the main problem still persists. Im trying hard to maintain the quality of the shots so that we have a good crema for the first 25-30ml. Its just that after this has been poured I have to manually take the cup away or press the stop button. This is becoming too inconsistent sometimes especially if someone else is using the machine to make the coffee!
My 1st question is, is adjusting the amount of pour from the machine side easy enough to do by myself or do I have to get someone to come in to re-tune it for me? Im a novice with coffee machine hardware although I have the heart to make a decent 8-9/10 coffee each time!
2ndly, my steam wand has 4 holes and I seem to think (albeit stand corrected) that I cant produce microfoam the way I want it to. The 4 holes are all squirting into different directions and the milk isnt whirlpooling/circulating. My theory is that, if my milk isnt spinning properly then it means some milk is being bubbled up too much whereas other parts of the milk in some corner is still too watery. I was kind of thinking if I could get a 2 hole or 1 hole wand itll fare better for me with better micro-foam or should I blame it on a cheap crappy machine we bought from a bean supplier? Also does the steam pressure has to do with this?
If I want a different wand where would I be able to purchase this?
Thanks for all the help and if you can just partially assist in anyway thats highly appreciated too! Cheers..

Anyway, with my no-name espresso machine, I find that when I changed to a new coffee bean, the pour quantity actually became very excessive. Its around 45ml rather than around 30-35ml and is becoming bitter by then.
Ive played around with grind size and also making sure my baskets are usually filled with the correct amount of coffee at the right tamper pressure. Of course these make huge differences although the main problem still persists. Im trying hard to maintain the quality of the shots so that we have a good crema for the first 25-30ml. Its just that after this has been poured I have to manually take the cup away or press the stop button. This is becoming too inconsistent sometimes especially if someone else is using the machine to make the coffee!
My 1st question is, is adjusting the amount of pour from the machine side easy enough to do by myself or do I have to get someone to come in to re-tune it for me? Im a novice with coffee machine hardware although I have the heart to make a decent 8-9/10 coffee each time!
2ndly, my steam wand has 4 holes and I seem to think (albeit stand corrected) that I cant produce microfoam the way I want it to. The 4 holes are all squirting into different directions and the milk isnt whirlpooling/circulating. My theory is that, if my milk isnt spinning properly then it means some milk is being bubbled up too much whereas other parts of the milk in some corner is still too watery. I was kind of thinking if I could get a 2 hole or 1 hole wand itll fare better for me with better micro-foam or should I blame it on a cheap crappy machine we bought from a bean supplier? Also does the steam pressure has to do with this?
If I want a different wand where would I be able to purchase this?
Thanks for all the help and if you can just partially assist in anyway thats highly appreciated too! Cheers..


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