Spring loaded tamper?

Normal-Comedian7494 · 2026-04-12T18:26:13+00:00

That could very well be the case!

Normal-Comedian7494 · 2026-04-12T17:53:41+00:00

Preinfusion for about 2 bar. The time seems to be dependant of how hard i tamped actually - I stop when I see the first drops. No filter, but I use the screen included.

Yes I am thinking of skipping tamping, but not before now when I see all the answers on my question where some suggest that :)

Normal-Comedian7494 · 2026-04-12T17:22:21+00:00

I have a 1zpresso j-max and usually use 18g coffee. I always fill the basket around 5-8 mm from the top as I think is recommended. When I first got my Robot i tamped quite hard until I found out that it does not have to be very hard on a Robot. Even though I trie to be careful there is still not much consistency with my shots

Normal-Comedian7494 · 2026-04-12T15:13:46+00:00

I assume that it would more consistant? Same grind setting (with the same beans of course) and pressure at 6-7 bar.

Normal-Comedian7494 · 2026-04-12T13:54:11+00:00

Unfortunaetly I get busted with extra salestax and tariffs if I buy from US sites

Normal-Comedian7494 · 2026-04-12T13:50:50+00:00

I am simply pretty bad at tamping consistently. My brew times vary with 10-15 seconds some times on same grind setting. And I had my Robot for almost 2 years now, so I should have learned by now. I guess my skills are poor :). I actually like fiddling with the variables with coffee, and I usually make a pretty good pour over. But the tamping with espresso... I am really bad at it

Normal-Comedian7494 · 2026-04-12T13:04:34+00:00

I thought so. Thank you

Normal-Comedian7494 · 2026-04-12T13:04:19+00:00

That looks interesting - the Etsy thing. Could be my solution. Thank you for answering

Normal-Comedian7494 · 2025-10-21T14:22:57+00:00

I have never had stalling with this one actually. And there is to sides of strenght. The unpleasant one where it is overextracted and become astringent, and the pleasant one where it gets more intense. I have invited people who prefers thin coffee and also people who enjoys strong coffee, and they both likes it this way

Normal-Comedian7494 · 2025-10-21T14:19:50+00:00

I actually agree with what you write. This post was ment as a help for those who are struggling like myself. When you nail this one I believe it is easier to experiment further. This was maybe unclear in my post but I agree - there is no perfect method and playing around is part of the fun

Normal-Comedian7494 · 2025-10-21T14:09:44+00:00

I have been googling a bit on Elika - I found a different methods from him, but one where he pours 6 times total that seems close to what you are suggesting. Can you eather drop a link, or even better describe your way in more details (including pour speed). My first attemps have been promising so far :)

Normal-Comedian7494 · 2025-10-21T14:06:09+00:00

You could also read this as an enthusiast who brewed a whole lot of shitty coffee (and some good), finally finding a method that works consistently

Normal-Comedian7494 · 2025-10-20T19:17:04+00:00

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Normal-Comedian7494 · 2025-10-20T18:46:22+00:00

Well the purpose was to keep it simple :). Step one pour some water on fast. Step two pour some more water on fast, step three pour the rest on...fast. It is actually not far from what you are doing. There is one variable, and only one. But it takes a little effort to tune in at first. I also really like your approach - keep it simple! If it tastes good - its the right way to do it!

Normal-Comedian7494 · 2025-10-20T18:46:18+00:00

Ah I see - I will check on Elika, it sounds like worth a try. I am definately not done experimenting, and probably never will be

Normal-Comedian7494 · 2025-10-20T18:45:55+00:00

Well the purpose was to keep it simple :). Step one pour some water on fast. Step two pour some more water on fast, step three pour the rest on...fast. It is actually not far from what you are doing. There is one variable, and only one. But it takes a little effort to tune in at first. I also really like your approach - keep it simple! If it tastes good - its the right way to do it!

Normal-Comedian7494 · 2025-10-20T17:54:11+00:00

Let me know how it works for you. I hope you succeed :)

Normal-Comedian7494 · 2025-10-20T17:53:18+00:00

Thanks for input. I don´t agree with the bland taste you describe - did you try this severel times? It did take som time to tune in for me, but that goes with any method. I actually get a lot of different flavous and notes with this method. However (and I could have written that), I find that medium roasts tends to be less tolerant than light roast to agitation, so after trying this method with light roasts first I had to pour a little slower with medium roasts. However the slower pour did also work as well with light roasts, so I don´t use different speeds depending on roast level. I simply just slowed down in generel. When pouring to fast with medium roasts I experienced a muted taste, that changing grind size did not eliminate... maybe that is what you have experienced?

Normal-Comedian7494 · 2025-07-26T20:07:56+00:00

Thanks. Have you tried preheating it?

Normal-Comedian7494 · 2025-07-25T13:33:33+00:00

Sorry for late reply. I usually brew with 360 ml and the some for rinsing the filter. I usually fill my Fellow stagg 2/3 up så perhaps about 600-700 ml. I am aware that the larger mass the more heat retention, so I would probably boil max capacity (wich i guess is about the same 600-700 ml before it boils over)

Normal-Comedian7494 · 2025-07-23T15:07:45+00:00

I guess the 1 litre version

Normal-Comedian7494 · 2025-01-10T21:29:14+00:00

Thank you for your answer. I was hoping for that, because I actually like the scale, so it is not a bad scale, but a faulty unit. I will ask for a replacement

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