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  • #16
    Originally posted by saeco_user View Post
    Clumping itself wouldn't effect pour time greatly but it may be a symptom or cause of retention in the grinder.
    On some shots only a portion of the dose is being expelled by the grinder and on others a significantly larger amount.
    Weighing the dose should identify this.
    I weigh every single time I dose, the problem is the clumping. These clumps are big, like big enough to pick up and they don't fall apart.

    I did do what was suggested above and changed my beans, these new beans don't seem to be clumping today, so hopefully that doesn't change tomorrow. Will keep you posted.

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    • #17
      Okay so good news, using the same brand of beans (five senses) but a different blend, it seems the clumping issue has fully resolved. Very strange haha.

      It's been a couple of days though, and very minimal clumping and beautiful tasting shots pouring 50~ml in 25-30 seconds with 18g of beans.

      So thank you all for your help, and for the suggestion of changing beans. The whole ordeal was very frustrating but we got there in the end! Cheers guys!

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      • #18
        Yep, strangely some beans just clump more than others, and I've noticed with some of my old grinders, the darker roasts clumped alot and lighter ones not so much. I can't explain the why haha (green/roasted bean moisture levels, processing method, the weather??), but very strange! Glad it was resolved!

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        • #19
          Always pays to look for simple solutions first...
          Glad to hear all is good now.

          Mal.

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          • #20
            These questions on clumping always end the same way...the butler did it.

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