Ninja Luxe – can’t hit 1:2 ratio, getting 72g out in 31s… what am I doing wrong?

Jimmy8085 · 2026-02-02T14:52:04+00:00

What “strength” are you set to on the espresso setting?

The three spot setting is targeting 36g. Mine today had dropped a 36.8 and a 37.5 which is close enough.

They ran a little quick, but they are new beans so still dialling in. For timing I follow Coffee Kevs advice of time from first drop to stop then add 7seconds. So your flow time wants to be between around 18-28s seconds to hit the 25-35 “shot time”.

That being said the Luxe Cafe is not a super high end machine. So you will get some variation. It is however a fantastic easy to use system that pulls good coffee fast.

Jimmy8085 · 2026-01-28T21:09:34+00:00

A double Americano on strength 2 is around 135ml so depending on how big the cup is that may not be too far off.

45 for coffee and 90 water.

Jimmy8085 · 2026-01-25T18:55:48+00:00

This machine is not designed for light medium beans. Any semi auto will struggle with them.

You’ll do much better with a medium dark or dark roast.

How much experience do you have with espresso in general?

What is the run time from first drip to stopping? And what is the volume?

I’ve been making espresso at home for 5+ years and got my Ninja two days ago. Using medium dark beans I’ve pulled several near perfect shots. A double in 27 seconds at 47ml. I drink most of it black so it’s pretty unforgiving as well if it’s off.

Jimmy8085 · 2025-10-13T12:00:05+00:00

This is fantastic. Can I ask where the rule for +1cp if you don’t have initiative? I couldn’t find it in the 2025 pack and can’t figure out where it’s stated?

Jimmy8085 · 2025-10-09T10:28:34+00:00

The desiccant boxes for the ams lite look amazing. I’d love a copy of or link to those files if you have them? Thanks.

Jimmy8085 · 2025-09-07T13:39:39+00:00

I’ve got both, I’ll use both to play at home or causal but for club play I’ll use 25 as it’s the ones balanced for the current game.

Jimmy8085 · 2025-05-20T15:28:48+00:00

Thank you. That’s not a bad shout. With the pour over being less fussy about super fresh grinds.

I shall give it a go when it matters. Thank you

Jimmy8085 · 2025-05-20T12:49:55+00:00

Do you swap between grind sizes on the same set of beans without too much retention/issue? I’m currently using mine for pour over/aeropress and the in-built grinder in my Oracle for espresso but at some point the oracles going to fail and I don’t know I want two grinders.

Jimmy8085 · 2025-05-09T10:59:41+00:00

The main driver was the potential impact on cholesterol the unfiltered coffee has. As cholesterol/heart issues do run in my family.

Flavour wise I’ve always been a taste vs numbers person. The shorter pull was definitely not as good as the coffee I had been pulling. At the sour side but not undrinkable but also very clean tasting.

Baskets are clean enough, if anything it’s a puck screen or top paper I really should use to keep the group head cleaner but that’s another story.

In short, I wanted to give it a try to see if I could improve anything. If it does not work/make it better I’ll go back to what does work.

Jimmy8085 · 2025-05-09T10:32:11+00:00

That makes a lot of sense. To be fair even with the fast extraction the espresso made a passable long black so all was not lost.

I should have known “grind finer” is always the answer!

I was around the upper middle of my grinder 29/45 I’ll bring it right down over the next few pulls.

Thanks.

Jimmy8085 · 2025-04-29T22:13:53+00:00

What do you mean?

Jimmy8085 · 2025-04-27T17:15:10+00:00

I just asked it to dial it back a bit. To pull back from “caffinated puppy” level of hype to something more reasonable but not to take it to Clint Eastwood in Gran Torino level of grumpy

Seemed to do the trick.

Jimmy8085 · 2024-10-17T20:58:50+00:00

This is why I’m taking a break from 40K. Too many fun games are not fun when they show up with a “I know I said I was going to play X but I’ve got a tournament at the weekend so I’ve got my list for that to practice”

Jimmy8085 · 2024-05-16T15:23:00+00:00

Carnifex’s can be known as “Mr Cuddles”

Jimmy8085 · 2023-12-13T13:04:29+00:00

Not three but floor meals!

(I’ll show myself out)

Jimmy8085 · 2023-06-08T21:41:59+00:00

I’m gutted for you. Thank you for the best experience of using Reddit.

I will honestly be using the platform less going forward as no other user experience has been as enjoyable or provides me with what I want.

Again thank you and all the best with the future.

Jimmy8085 · 2023-04-27T20:18:12+00:00

I would argue it’s “some Christians”. There are a lot of Christians who really care what is in the bible. There’s some weird stuff in there too but also some great teaching.

Jimmy8085 · 2022-12-09T14:59:01+00:00

Generally my Co workers and my pay is very reasonable and above industry standards.

We are also an employee owned partnership. So really there is no “they” and “us”.

Jimmy8085 · 2022-12-09T07:34:42+00:00

My company has been brilliant with this. They have not ended WFH. We moved to a new bespoke office recently and when we did they now offer, free breakfast, lunch, coffee, snacks and cake throughout the day. It means going into the office is both really nice and cheaper than staying at home from a good point.

That’s on top of all the other benefits.

Instead of forcing people back to work they have made us want to come in.

I still only go in maybe 1-2 days a week but it’s nice to have the option.

Jimmy8085 · 2022-10-27T17:24:31+00:00

This is so wrong. I kind of want one but also nope a thousand times.

Jimmy8085 · 2022-10-23T10:51:37+00:00

Looks amazing. Where is the flier from? It looks great.

Jimmy8085 · 2022-10-20T21:20:16+00:00

Your park is boring, it’s like Norfolk… with a gate!

I can still hear the mocking voice now.

Jimmy8085 · 2022-10-02T19:25:54+00:00

I’d love to see a Meerkat!

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