Hey all,
I have a Linea Mini with Rick's preinfusion kit, playing around with lots of different styles, but seem to be getting pretty ugly shots from the bottom of the portafilter most of the time (I know, taste in the cup etc etc etc), but still feel like I'm missing something from the final result.
Most of the shots never end up looking 'full' - i.e. they start evenly, but then up looking like they're never converging into a single stream, I've tried grinding coarser, finer, different beans, etc, and it doesn't seem to change much apart from if I go too coarse it starts to look like a river...
Shot 1 - light roast:
Shot 2 - light roast (you can see what I mean about the shot not looking 'full' quite clearly here:
Shot 3 - dark roast (too fine):
Shot 4 - dark roast:
Any theories, or am I overanalysing everything?
Scott
I have a Linea Mini with Rick's preinfusion kit, playing around with lots of different styles, but seem to be getting pretty ugly shots from the bottom of the portafilter most of the time (I know, taste in the cup etc etc etc), but still feel like I'm missing something from the final result.
Most of the shots never end up looking 'full' - i.e. they start evenly, but then up looking like they're never converging into a single stream, I've tried grinding coarser, finer, different beans, etc, and it doesn't seem to change much apart from if I go too coarse it starts to look like a river...
Shot 1 - light roast:
Shot 2 - light roast (you can see what I mean about the shot not looking 'full' quite clearly here:
Shot 3 - dark roast (too fine):
Shot 4 - dark roast:
Any theories, or am I overanalysing everything?
Scott



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