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  • #31
    Originally posted by saoye View Post
    Personally I would grind a little finer and tamp lighter but your crema from what I could see was fine. Next time do it into a shot glass to see how much crema.
    THIS.

    You are still using 15g VST? In my experience a bit more finicky than the 18 / 20g variants.

    Using a slightly lighter roast, grind finer and actually make sure your dose is bang on 15g, or grind even finer and and try 14 to 14.5g.
    VST hates overdose = channeling.

    As said above you need to work on your distribution.
    I will go out on a limb and say where you are currently at in your journey if you are still using the 15g VST? you will be better off getting some EP precision baskets or synesso baskets and learning to dose those consistently by eye or weight. Then return to VSTs when you are in a good place.

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    • #32
      Hi guys, didn't mean to cause such a fuss.
      My apologies to charlie and others if my comment re:jetblack was poor form, I was simply describing my experience with them. I will speak with charlie.

      Re: all the other suggestions. Thanks! I was hoping to be critiqued in the video so that's great.

      I've ditched the VST as I thought it better to concentrate on getting it right with stock baskets first.

      I weigh the beans on a scale and then grind. I think there was 17 grams in that shot.
      What would you suggest to improve dosage and distribution?

      I'm just a newb guys so any constructive criticism is welcome.

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