Originally posted by redrich2000
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If there's plenty of headspace when you lock it in, and it tastes good, great! I'd say those are better to go by rather than how much crema there is. Crema to me is really overrated, and is usually much more coffee-dependent. Pull a shot with a moonsooned Malabar and there'll be insane crema! But it's not necessarily the pinnacle of anything and doesn't mean too much ultimately. You want it not insanely pale, and not really strangely dark and thin.
Or if you're really keen on that much crema, you can always roast some coffee (or get some roasted within a few hours or a day), and pull a shot within minutes of it being roasted. You'll get loooads of crema XD

Now instant coffee...Yeah, I get that. I have the same when at work. If that's what you call it... I often think it may pay to get an aeropress and take the small travel hand grinder, coffee scales and some beans with me.
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