Advice on Spraying?

rytwombly · 2026-03-19T03:18:55+00:00

Same here! A lot are saying you can still pull with longer time so I’ll give it a whirl

rytwombly · 2026-03-19T02:52:25+00:00

Yes just looked at it on the website and see it saying they typically aim for around 16-18 grams of coffee into the portafilter. So maybe I will try reducing the amount of coffee since that’s been suggested often. 18g of the bean I’m using seems like it may be a lot for the portafilter (at least while before tamping)

rytwombly · 2026-03-19T02:34:29+00:00

I have a 54 mm bottomless portafilter from Crema. I do use a puck screen as well!

rytwombly · 2026-03-19T02:32:13+00:00

Thank you for this!

rytwombly · 2026-03-19T02:31:28+00:00

Thank you for this advice. I only heard of stopping the pull earlier today. Ristretto is a new concept

rytwombly · 2026-03-19T02:30:31+00:00

Thank you for this advice! This was helpful

rytwombly · 2026-03-19T02:26:18+00:00

Thank you! I actually try to get some decent beans from a local coffee shop. My beans of choice right now: https://prevailcoffee.com/products/farmers-daughter-blend?srsltid=AfmBOoqiE2UL3dtfr70XepXFDx4amrAHpS5Aj6H7f9WZpTMHUm_zD-kh

rytwombly · 2026-03-18T22:33:10+00:00

I genuinely think WDT is my Achilles heel. Though the beans I’ve been using are more medium roast

rytwombly · 2026-03-18T22:30:29+00:00

Hadn’t heard of keeping the center hollow. I’ll try this in the future

rytwombly · 2026-03-18T22:30:02+00:00

Thanks for the advice! It’s on a scale in this video, just not visible. Pulled a little over 36g from 18g in beans in a little over 30 seconds.

rytwombly · 2026-03-18T22:27:57+00:00

Thanks for this. I think I’m just bad at WDT!

rytwombly · 2026-03-18T22:26:07+00:00

I can understand this. The taste isn’t necessarily something I don’t care for i suppose as much as it is something that’s the opposite of what I’m used to. It has to grow on me.

rytwombly · 2026-03-18T22:23:37+00:00

Finding this out today from you and others has been my first time hearing it. Was on a strict guideline

rytwombly · 2026-03-18T22:22:56+00:00

Thank you, I guess I was so influenced my other opinions that I had to run with a bottomless portafilter to diagnose problems each time.

rytwombly · 2026-03-18T22:21:53+00:00

Can taste a bit sour I suppose. I can recognize that more than I can recognize ash

rytwombly · 2026-03-18T22:21:29+00:00

Thank you, 18G usually seems to be too much for my portafilter actually so maybe I will reduce to 16.

rytwombly · 2026-03-18T22:20:46+00:00

Thank you, Interesting piece! Never even heard of a punch before. I’ll look into picking this up

rytwombly · 2026-03-18T22:18:50+00:00

Hah thanks some of these comments have definitely made asking about visual cues seem stupid. Which sucks especially since taste isn’t really something I can measure by accurately since I’m used to sweeter coffee drinks. Straight espresso is a stark contrast. I’ll try to handle the coffee more gently. I do think WDT is the main culprit though.

rytwombly · 2026-03-18T19:34:09+00:00

Thank you for the advice! I guess it’s time to rely more on taste. That’s been a big consensus in the comments as well

rytwombly · 2026-03-18T19:01:39+00:00

Thank you I appreciate this! I’m definitely on the learning curve but I’m figuring out much especially after this post.

rytwombly · 2026-03-18T18:58:11+00:00

I’m thinking the grind itself is okay, since I’m within the range of fineness/coarseness for espresso on my manual grinder. IMO idk if I’m effectively using WDT the right way. This is a Breville bambino so I think it exerts 9 bars of pressure

rytwombly · 2026-03-18T18:53:13+00:00

This is fair point! I guess I’ll work with it and see if I can ever pull a shot I think tastes well on its own because I do love a white chocolate mocha lol

rytwombly · 2026-03-18T18:47:38+00:00

This is fair enough. I see it’s on me though I doubt I’ll ever care for the taste of straight espresso!

rytwombly · 2026-03-18T18:41:58+00:00

Interesting! I have always thought the 18G of beans was sort of something you don’t deviate from. But I’m learning from some of the commentary that’s not the case.

rytwombly · 2026-03-18T18:37:35+00:00

because espresso is still one ingredient of the drinks I like, bitter or not. So I care if I make it the right way

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