Hi guys,
Just stumbed across this site and love it, been losing lots of valuable time reading up on the threads.
Last night I purchased a Sunbeam EM4800C & EM0480 grinder (grinder was brand new, machine was close to new). The lovely girl who sold it to me was an ex-barista and really knew her stuff so she gave me a couple of tips to get me started. Alas, my soul for a good coffee, as mine arent the best at the moment. Im finding that the pull is coming through too quickly and seems somewhat watery. Im using Di Bella beans on grind setting 10 and tamping with reasonable force, however if I set the grind to anything less than 10 the machine sputters around the grouphead seal and doesnt pull the shot through well.
I know one of the main things that Im wanting to do is to change to unpressurised baskets, will this make a difference to the issue Im having? Any tips to help a coffee loving noob would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance.
Just stumbed across this site and love it, been losing lots of valuable time reading up on the threads.
Last night I purchased a Sunbeam EM4800C & EM0480 grinder (grinder was brand new, machine was close to new). The lovely girl who sold it to me was an ex-barista and really knew her stuff so she gave me a couple of tips to get me started. Alas, my soul for a good coffee, as mine arent the best at the moment. Im finding that the pull is coming through too quickly and seems somewhat watery. Im using Di Bella beans on grind setting 10 and tamping with reasonable force, however if I set the grind to anything less than 10 the machine sputters around the grouphead seal and doesnt pull the shot through well.
I know one of the main things that Im wanting to do is to change to unpressurised baskets, will this make a difference to the issue Im having? Any tips to help a coffee loving noob would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance.

This is where a pressure guage would come in handy.
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