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  • #16
    Originally posted by Debs6 View Post
    Thanks very much Tampit for your very detailed reply. It certainly gives me a lot of variables to think about. It really makes me think that I should buy a scale because I have been using my kitchen scales to approximate and am beginning to think that they are not calibrated finely enough. I think that my successful attempts at producing good coffee have been about 4mm below the level of the basket - and according to my kitchen scales that is weighing well over the 20g - approaching even 24 g. But it is really guess work. Did you buy any particular naked portafilter or will any of them generally suit the SB? The VST basket that I bought is the ridgeless variety as well. Thanks again for all the well thought out advice - I will keep you informed as to how I go.
    Hi Debs6

    You are welcome.

    I just noticed you are in Mandurah (just down the road from here).

    Scales: IMO they save more than their cost when time is spent running around in circles with cantankerous gear. I know Grand Central @ Bibra lake handle the two models of Bonavita scales which are designed for coffee. Bonavita probably have competitors, although my original set is still going after well over 20 years... and they have always measured consistently, as do my new ones. Some of the cheapies give a different reading every time you use them (even the so-called 0.01g ones), which kinda defeats the purpose.

    Dosing: The 4mm should be close enough as a beginning, however experiment away.

    Naked p/f to suit 6910 tends to be around $80 to $100, or if you can access a lathe it is about a 5 minute job (safety note: cut the centre out from the INSIDE). Also, in the meantime, remove that dreadful piece of plastic inside the p/f with a pair of needlenosed pliers after removing the spout: you may be surprised what you find under it! Feel free to PM me if you need more details, just don't expect a quick reply these days (massively over occupied for the next few months).

    Have fun

    TampIt

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    • #17
      Well - it has been a full week since I last managed to get back to replying here- but the good news is that I am certainly moving in the right direction with the help of the people here and a short course that I attended last week. I bought the scale that Tampit recommended and now that I can be very specific with the dose I have managed to adjust the grind to a point where I am getting a consistently nice pour. The progressive tamping seems to have solved my soupy puck problems and I am getting a lovely rich pour . As yet I have not bought a naked portafilter - but have had to ease up on the expenditure as the Mini Mazzer grinder and scales together have put a hefty hole in my credit card account- so I am trying to be thrifty for a bit.

      i am still staggered at the difference in quality the grinder has made. I was pleased with my coffee before - but it has jumped up into a whole new level. My daughters have noticed the improvement too and tell me that I am now making really good coffee. I know that I enjoy my own coffee better than any that is offered in the town that I live near - although many might say that this doesn't mean much

      What are your thoughts on the benefits of a good tamper? At the course that I attended they used the Pullman tampers - that certainly felt "just right" in my hand and made the whole process of tamping lovely and smooth.

      Thanks once again for all the great ideas - collectively they have helped contribute to the lovely cup of coffee that I treat myself to when I stagger in from work each afternoon. In some ways I think that the ritual of making the coffee is every bit as enjoyable as the drinking

      Deb

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      • #18
        Congratulations Deb.

        I told myself I couldn't justify a new/expensive tamper. I bought my VST baskets from Mark at ThingsCoffee and declined to get the fitted tamper to go with them. But my wife bought me a Pullman for Xmas and I have to say, it is a whole different experience. When you do the polish on the grinds it feels like it is floating on air where the SB one, which I thought smooth, now seems like it is doing its own special grind.

        You can certainly make excellent coffee with even just a bottle top as a tamper, but there is a pleasure in a fine piece of workmanship that I don't think you should deny yourself.

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        • #19
          Originally posted by Debs6 View Post
          I know that I enjoy my own coffee better than any that is offered in the town that I live near - although many might say that this doesn't mean much
          Trying to find a good coffee in Mandurah is like trying to find a little green man in Nevada - many of the locals seem to believe they exist, but...
          Last edited by MrJack; 29 April 2014, 01:39 AM.

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          • #20
            Originally posted by MrJack View Post
            Trying to find a good coffee in Mandurah is like trying to find a little green man in Nevada - many of the locals seem to believe they exist, but...
            I couldn't agree more- if anyone knows of a hidden gem - please let me know

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            • #21
              The best I have had down this way is from Lazy Jane's in Falcon- but I still prefer my own by a long shot

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              • #22
                ^^ Not 'by a short shot'?

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                • #23
                  Smarty pants!

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