Following the advice of several forum members, I ordered a Synesso ridgeless double basket to replace the standard issue Rancilio double that came with my Silvia.
I had actually nailed down the dosing/tamping process pretty well with the old basket, my process was to grind directly into the portafilter until 3/4 full, tap on the bench twice to settle, finish the grind, tap once and level. The resulting shots were good with a crema of various shades of brown and hazelnut. The dose was approx 18g.
With the depth of the new basket, any settling at all while grinding into the portafilter would mean that there is not enough coffee in the basket at the end to be able to level it off - however without any settling taps the same dose of approx 18g works fine.
With the new basket I am tending to get a fairly monotone, hazelnut coloured crema, is this a bad thing? What dosing/tamping methods are others using with the Synesso basket + Silvia combo? Curious to hear about the dose weight especially.
I had actually nailed down the dosing/tamping process pretty well with the old basket, my process was to grind directly into the portafilter until 3/4 full, tap on the bench twice to settle, finish the grind, tap once and level. The resulting shots were good with a crema of various shades of brown and hazelnut. The dose was approx 18g.
With the depth of the new basket, any settling at all while grinding into the portafilter would mean that there is not enough coffee in the basket at the end to be able to level it off - however without any settling taps the same dose of approx 18g works fine.
With the new basket I am tending to get a fairly monotone, hazelnut coloured crema, is this a bad thing? What dosing/tamping methods are others using with the Synesso basket + Silvia combo? Curious to hear about the dose weight especially.
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