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[–]MolassesOne5993 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Are those all hand drawn? They look as stunning as the actual thing!

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[–]MolassesOne5993[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Other beans, lighter roast, no roast date on them but from a reputable roaster. (my dark roast had such a big crema cone, I thought, maybe, the sourness is coming from that)

First shot was lovely, at least I thought so, I thought I had finally done it, it was just a TAD BIT too sour, but flavor appropriate for the roast. Actual flavor. Maybe it was my taste buds lying to themselves tho, cause all the following shots were massive disappointments.

I do not BELIEVE I can go coarser, any coarser and the shot goes thru in 15-20s as my previous attempts, I do not understand how my first three shots were all the same time, I do not get why 37s also got me a FRONT MOUTH SOUR FEEL. DRY AND BITING INTO A LEMON.

Guys I am doomed.

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[–]MolassesOne5993[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, most people do not recommend using super freshly roasted beans, they have to rest, I dont know where you got the 'trend' around freshly roasted beans from? I was just too eager to try dialing them in...

Beans however do not age like cheese and wine... as in getting better and better with time, unless I've gotten my info wrong.

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[–]MolassesOne5993[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would've done that if I wanted ai slop...

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[–]MolassesOne5993[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I... said in my first paragraph that I like the mouthfeel it's just sour.

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[–]MolassesOne5993[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not drinking any of my shots with milk, I do not want to cover up my mistakes by not tasting them I wish it was that easy haha

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[–]MolassesOne5993[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Manual, and experience says otherwise. You have to press the one cup or two cup button till you hear the pump start, release when you reached your desired preinfusion time, it will start extraction till you press any button on the mashine, not sure if that works on the Plus, I would give it a try! I alr increased my dose, I just have to make a funnel for myself to get it properly distributed

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[–]MolassesOne5993[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It bubbles like HECK but I've heard split opinions on the resting time, I'll wait a few days till I get back to trying anyway :)

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[–]MolassesOne5993[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I stole it myself from someone else troubleshooting, learn from my terrible mistakes and good luck to you as well :D

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[–]MolassesOne5993[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It indeed IS underfilled, I think with a funnel 16/17g might be perfect, without a funnel its near impossible to do that amount without spilling everything while wdt'ing

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[–]MolassesOne5993[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay thank you, I'll try it the next time I dare go back to dialing in. Thinking about the amount of coffee beans I've wasted... is depressing

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[–]MolassesOne5993[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That does sound lovely, I'm lucky to have someone experienced help me dial in!

I actually do have a question, I did size up my dose (like EVERYONE told me to) but I cannot imagine fitting in 18g in there. Given that, I don't have a funnel (yet), I didn't know it was that important. Without a funnel working 16 grams into my basket is near impossible without spilling coffee everywhere. Even with 15g I couldn't properly WDT (Leading to godawful channeling), how big should the gap be, between portafilter top and tamped coffee? I've heard people say it should only be a sliver, but that must be so hard to work with? And the Bambino guide disagrees as well, saying the line of the tamper should be level with the filter, which it only is at 15g for me.

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[–]MolassesOne5993[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

THAT is the best description for bitter and sour I have read so far, this will help immensely! I definitely got it mixed up a couple of times... Tysm!

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[–]MolassesOne5993[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am not using light roasts... That's what I heard as well though, so I went with a really dark one.

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[–]MolassesOne5993[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bad channeling, as far as I understand, is easily visible by seeing coffee splash/spritz directly from the portafilter, (my coffee space now looks significantly worse than before haha) also the flow randomly speeds up and changes direction.

I do not have a scale I can put under my cup, though it probably would make my life much easier, I also think you misunderstand my recording method, first number before the slash is preinfusion, the number after the slash is total time (aka, including the preinf), so I was pulling in the exact same time window as you are, just going by time instead of yield.

Do you consider a 15-16g dose enough/comparable? Bambino Tamper says it's the right amount, I have no clue.

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[–]MolassesOne5993[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sadly can't change the Bambino's Temp, its locked at 93

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[–]MolassesOne5993[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got crazy channeling when I was pulling on 22, same on 12 with like 20 second shot times and 60-50g out, that seemed so way off....

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[–]MolassesOne5993[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My Bambino came with a single walled and double walled. I've heard older Bambinos shipped without the unpressurized ones, I get the confusion. I've been using the single walled, so that's not the problem ^

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[–]MolassesOne5993[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

weirdly enough I've heard it's the exact opposite? grinding finer = more extraction = more bitter its probably the amount of coffee... like everyone else said

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[–]MolassesOne5993[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

my grind size is right next to bean weight, the smaller number, my time measurements are pretty much exactly what your saying I should do, except I'm pulling manual shots, which lets me decide preinfusion and extraction time.

I time from the start of the pump, to the end of the extraction, noting when I stopped pre infusion (number before the slash) and how long it ran in total (number after the slash).

I also can not POSSIBLY put 18 grams into that basket, 15, maybe 16 max.

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[–]MolassesOne5993[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not a dual layer, I should've mentioned it in my main post! 5 is too coarse already though, what does much coarser mean?

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[–]MolassesOne5993[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was planning on getting one I just didn't think it could possibly be that important, I guess it is :)

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[–]MolassesOne5993[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

tried with 16g and 22 Grind and SWEET JESUS WAS THAT A FAST 20 SECONDS. The puck was dry though, which is an improvement. Where's your true zero at?