16g in 32g out in 29 seconds...

#1: Post by **swjeon** » June 12th, 2016, 6:45 pm

All sounds good, except it only yields 1 oz...

Do I change grind? Dose? Or both?

#2: Post by **keno** » June 12th, 2016, 7:18 pm

How does it taste? If it tastes good then don't change anything. If it doesn't then you should make changes based on taste.

June 12th, 2016, 7:26 pm

I drink cappuccino mostly and it tasted fine that way. It was bit bitter for me as an espresso.

#4: Post by **James Mulryan** » June 12th, 2016, 7:42 pm

Who is the roaster and what do they recommend?
Sound pretty good to me.

#5: Post by **homeburrero** » June 12th, 2016, 7:45 pm

If you are unsure about dose vs grind changes, be sure to check out this FAQ:
Espresso 101: How to Adjust Dose and Grind Setting by Taste

#6: Post by **keno** » June 12th, 2016, 7:53 pm

swjeon wrote:I drink cappuccino mostly and it tasted fine that way. It was bit bitter for me as an espresso.

In that case you might try to coarsen the grind and updose. What temperature are you pulling at? Alternatively you could try decreasing the temperature.

June 12th, 2016, 8:26 pm

I am using counter culture coffee forty-six that was roasted 6/7/16.
I'll try coarser with 18 gram route first, I have HX machine and still going through Dan's post on HX temp adjustment.

#8: Post by **jchung** » June 13th, 2016, 8:34 am

I find that my volume for a given weight will change based on the amount of crema. Lots of crema and I get 2oz. less crema and I get 1.5 oz. I'm guessing you don't have a lot of crema in the shot you pulled otherwise you would be closer to 1.5oz instead of 1oz.

I think there are a couple possible reasons for this: 1) beans are getting old, 2) grind is too fine.

You can try grinding a little coarser and updosing. You can try fresher beans.

June 13th, 2016, 2:14 pm

Beans are 5 days old, I will try coarser with updosing.

Thank you!

#10: Post by **Apogee** » June 24th, 2016, 7:12 pm

Buy refractometer for $100 and know exactly what to do to tune.