Re: Perfecting the shot
thanks again guys, very helpful, informative and easy to understand for a newbie.
I have noticed, tamping to the rancilio portafilter grove still does put a dent in the puck from the screw, so I might find a flat screw to replace that..
today I didnt tamp as hard evidently, because my 2oz shot took 20secs. it actually tasted better.
Oh I am using a naked PF, and the shot is flowing nicely into the centre as Ive read it should.
This either means:
-Im under dosing - or dosing less than I expected to
-The bean prefers slight under extraction
-The pressure thing is too high. I might hunt down a pressure tester
Ive probably got 2 pucks left of the bean so Well see how the sumatra mandheling goes.
I must say the silvia has been a big learning step.
thanks again guys, very helpful, informative and easy to understand for a newbie.
I have noticed, tamping to the rancilio portafilter grove still does put a dent in the puck from the screw, so I might find a flat screw to replace that..
today I didnt tamp as hard evidently, because my 2oz shot took 20secs. it actually tasted better.
Oh I am using a naked PF, and the shot is flowing nicely into the centre as Ive read it should.
This either means:
-Im under dosing - or dosing less than I expected to
-The bean prefers slight under extraction
-The pressure thing is too high. I might hunt down a pressure tester
Ive probably got 2 pucks left of the bean so Well see how the sumatra mandheling goes.
I must say the silvia has been a big learning step.

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