Hack - Use soft sports water bottle as bellow - for single dosing
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mshannon
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Hey guys -
I got hold of a Lelit PL53 grinder for free - that makes a hell of a mess and is very susceptible to coffee grinds sticking.
Persevering with trying to 'single dose' - putting 18 grams in I would be lucky to get 17 grams back without bashing the side of the grinder. Even with the bashing though, I'd still generally come up short.
The combination though of using the Ross Droplet Technique (RDT) in conjunction with a cheap soft plastic sports water bottle as a poor-man's bellow though has completely changed things. I rarely now need to bash the side of the machine, and I simply create a make-shift seal with the water bottle inside the hopper over the burr opening and give it a squeeze.
Anyway, figured I would throw it out there for those who may want to experiment and are unable to afford a super expensive grinder.
I got hold of a Lelit PL53 grinder for free - that makes a hell of a mess and is very susceptible to coffee grinds sticking.
Persevering with trying to 'single dose' - putting 18 grams in I would be lucky to get 17 grams back without bashing the side of the grinder. Even with the bashing though, I'd still generally come up short.
The combination though of using the Ross Droplet Technique (RDT) in conjunction with a cheap soft plastic sports water bottle as a poor-man's bellow though has completely changed things. I rarely now need to bash the side of the machine, and I simply create a make-shift seal with the water bottle inside the hopper over the burr opening and give it a squeeze.
Anyway, figured I would throw it out there for those who may want to experiment and are unable to afford a super expensive grinder.
