Something interesting I've noticed happening of late...
I've been using a new bean, and grinding it at the moment is really, REALLY messy, it's the most staticky I've ever experienced!
So my first method was dosing directly into the portafilter with my dosing funnel. Worked good, but somehow the static still created quite a mess, ground flinging everywhere!
Eventually went to dosing into the supplied dosing container, and then from there tapping it into the portafilter (with funnel).
After the initial dosing my distribution would be the same for both: one collapse, palm taps and spinny tool.
I've gone back and forth between each method, just experimenting, and every time I go from direct basket dosing to the container dosing, it pours quite a bit faster.
And vice versa! Changing from container dosing to direct basket dosing and the flow is a great deal slower. No other variables have changed, exact same dose and grind setting.
Through the naked portafilter it's an awesome looking pour, no channelling.
And before the ol question gets asked
, taste is amazing either way (when I get the grind setting right to account for the change in flow).
It's a curious phenomena... would you think that means that direct dosing into the portafilter (and subsequent slower flow) has better distribution and a more even extraction? And the dosing container less so?
OR is it the opposite, the faster flow means the water is flowing through it more evenly and extracting evenly?
Just curious if anyone else had this change when they completely changed their dosing method, and what accounts for that...
Am not expecting a perfect knowable answer, but just conversing
I've been using a new bean, and grinding it at the moment is really, REALLY messy, it's the most staticky I've ever experienced!
So my first method was dosing directly into the portafilter with my dosing funnel. Worked good, but somehow the static still created quite a mess, ground flinging everywhere!
Eventually went to dosing into the supplied dosing container, and then from there tapping it into the portafilter (with funnel).
After the initial dosing my distribution would be the same for both: one collapse, palm taps and spinny tool.
I've gone back and forth between each method, just experimenting, and every time I go from direct basket dosing to the container dosing, it pours quite a bit faster.
And vice versa! Changing from container dosing to direct basket dosing and the flow is a great deal slower. No other variables have changed, exact same dose and grind setting.
Through the naked portafilter it's an awesome looking pour, no channelling.
And before the ol question gets asked
, taste is amazing either way (when I get the grind setting right to account for the change in flow).It's a curious phenomena... would you think that means that direct dosing into the portafilter (and subsequent slower flow) has better distribution and a more even extraction? And the dosing container less so?
OR is it the opposite, the faster flow means the water is flowing through it more evenly and extracting evenly?
Just curious if anyone else had this change when they completely changed their dosing method, and what accounts for that...
Am not expecting a perfect knowable answer, but just conversing

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