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  • #16
    Thanks for the input, this is my first few days in working with a manual machine (certainly more art to it than I had given credit for).

    I dosed this morning to around 17g but the extraction was slightly quicker than the target 25-30 (15 seconds or there about).

    Unfortunately I am yet to acquire a grinder (wife was none too impressed that I invested in the manual machine when we have a "perfectly fine Nespresso machine"). Had my local roaster dial in this grind (beans roasted 16/9) so I am having to adjust my tamp to hopefully get the desired extraction.

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    • #17
      2 month old coffee is a problem as is preground. Combine the 2 and you have a powerful force for extraction issues. Not sure how to talk your wife into getting a grinder but unfortunately everything you read about needing a grinder is true. Good luck!

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      • #18
        Unless you live next door to your roaster and they are kind enough to grind on demand for you, then you are forever chasing your tail.

        Stale coffee (whether it be not freshly roasted or not recently ground) will always tend to run fast, and lack crema in my experience.

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        • #19
          Thanks again all, these comments provide some assistance with not only my understanding of the extraction process but (more importantly) some gentle persuasion toward the wife and my argument for the need (not want) for a grinder!

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