Hi All,
Just wanted to get some advice on having a low pressure when pulling a shot. I've picked up a Faema Carisma S1 a little while ago and struggle to get it to extract at a high enough pressure.
The pressure shoots right up (16+ bart) when using a blind basket so I think the pump is ok.
However I struggle to get it above 4-5bar when using grinds no matter what. (15g in a 14gram basket)
I'm using a cheap Sunbeam grinder (not sure if that's contributing) which I've tried various grind coarseness on the finer end of the adjustment.
I use one of these distributor gadgets to cos I'm not confident in my abilities to get the coffee evenly spread and level
https://www.amazon.com.au/Distributo.../dp/B082MKVYFV
Any suggestions appreciated
Cheers,
Michael
Just wanted to get some advice on having a low pressure when pulling a shot. I've picked up a Faema Carisma S1 a little while ago and struggle to get it to extract at a high enough pressure.
The pressure shoots right up (16+ bart) when using a blind basket so I think the pump is ok.
However I struggle to get it above 4-5bar when using grinds no matter what. (15g in a 14gram basket)
I'm using a cheap Sunbeam grinder (not sure if that's contributing) which I've tried various grind coarseness on the finer end of the adjustment.
I use one of these distributor gadgets to cos I'm not confident in my abilities to get the coffee evenly spread and level
https://www.amazon.com.au/Distributo.../dp/B082MKVYFV
Any suggestions appreciated
Cheers,
Michael

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