I love good espresso cup every morning after breakfast. But I also like to get enough liquid to drink. Therefore 20g double basket of grinded beans that according the rule should give me about 40 g (or mL) of liquid extract in 30 sec IS NOT ENOUGH for me. I am using 25-28g Pullman basket to get about 60-70 g (mL) of espresso extract during 50-60 sec of extraction on my ECM Classica PID. The question is: AM I OVER-EXTRACTING? But my espresso is very nice and full-bodied and I stop extraction before stream blonding.
Reference to over-extraction below:
Over-extracted Coffee
Over-extraction occurs when you take too much of the soluble flavours out of the coffee. This level of extraction results in unfavourable flavours.
Cast your mind now to an espresso of a typical specialty espresso roast that brewed for 40-50 seconds. Don’t pretend like you didn’t taste it when this happened once. It’s bitter, drying and hollow. These three things are the most obvious indicators of over-extraction. Let’s shine some light on them as well.
Here is a guide to baskets:
Question is: Am I doing something wrong?
Thank you very much for your help in advance
Reference to over-extraction below:
Over-extracted Coffee
Over-extraction occurs when you take too much of the soluble flavours out of the coffee. This level of extraction results in unfavourable flavours.
Cast your mind now to an espresso of a typical specialty espresso roast that brewed for 40-50 seconds. Don’t pretend like you didn’t taste it when this happened once. It’s bitter, drying and hollow. These three things are the most obvious indicators of over-extraction. Let’s shine some light on them as well.
Here is a guide to baskets:
- Standard single basket - dose 12g of coffee and extract 18g of liquid in 30s
- Standard double basket - dose 16g of coffee and extract 24g of liquid in 30s
- Precision double basket - dose 20g of coffee and extract 30g of liquid in 30s
- Double espresso coffee - dose 20g of coffee and extract 56.7g of liquid in 33s
Question is: Am I doing something wrong?
Thank you very much for your help in advance

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