Every new bag of espresso needs a few shots to dial in. Change one thing at a time and taste each shot.
Start with a recipe
18 g of ground coffee in the basket, about 36 g of espresso in the cup, in 25 to 30 seconds. Weigh both; it is the only way to know what changed.
Then adjust the grind
- Sour and fast: grind finer.
- Bitter and slow: grind coarser.
- Balanced but thin: try 40 g out instead of 36.
Once it tastes right, write the setting on the bag. You will thank yourself tomorrow morning.
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