Too much fibre in my diet?
I have had my machine (Makin Signature) for a week now and am still trying to get the grind/tamp right.
I set my grinder (ECM KS) to No. 2.5....a runny pour with little crema and a slightly sour taste. The puck comes out with just a small puddle of water in the centre and that disappears fast. The puck is dry by the time I knock it out.
I set my grinder to No. 2.0...a better pour, that lasts about 20 seconds. Crema variable, taste good. Bigger puck puddle that takes a while to go away...puck is quite wet still when I "knock" it into the box.
Set grinder to 1.5. Very fine grind that clumps a bit. The pour takes AGES to start...8 seconds or so, then a very dark flow of coffee (definitely not warm honey like flow) followed by reasonable crema. Pour takes about 30 seconds all up. Taste is very good. The puck has a big puddle of water on it that just sits there. By the time I finish my coffee, its dried up though, but the puck is still quite wet.
Is this all normal? 1.5 seems to give the best tasting coffee so far, but Im not getting the "Guiness-like", almost "all crema" that some people get. Is my grinder not doing the job?

I have had my machine (Makin Signature) for a week now and am still trying to get the grind/tamp right.
I set my grinder (ECM KS) to No. 2.5....a runny pour with little crema and a slightly sour taste. The puck comes out with just a small puddle of water in the centre and that disappears fast. The puck is dry by the time I knock it out.
I set my grinder to No. 2.0...a better pour, that lasts about 20 seconds. Crema variable, taste good. Bigger puck puddle that takes a while to go away...puck is quite wet still when I "knock" it into the box.
Set grinder to 1.5. Very fine grind that clumps a bit. The pour takes AGES to start...8 seconds or so, then a very dark flow of coffee (definitely not warm honey like flow) followed by reasonable crema. Pour takes about 30 seconds all up. Taste is very good. The puck has a big puddle of water on it that just sits there. By the time I finish my coffee, its dried up though, but the puck is still quite wet.
Is this all normal? 1.5 seems to give the best tasting coffee so far, but Im not getting the "Guiness-like", almost "all crema" that some people get. Is my grinder not doing the job?
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