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Why tamping doesnt matter as much as you think

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  • #61
    Sorry to drag up an old post (I've been away from these forums for a long time) but seeing as I started it it should be okay :P

    This post has done exactly what I intended it to do, for everyone to go back and think about their dosing and tamping techniques.

    I'm not saying tamping has NO effect on the rate or quality of extraction, what I am saying is that if you compress the grounds enough to remove voids in the coffee bed, tamping any harder will produce a negligible result in net extraction times (assuming you're aiming for a set EBF, TDS and extraction yield). It's quite obvious that no tamping will produce a gusher. Think it's really important to aim for a consistent tamp and dose and then you're able to work with just grind as a variable for tweaking flavour.

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