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Perfect, I already have a 58.4 tamper on order to fit the VST basket so that should help. Scales will be next.
Bought some beans from my local roastery today and ground them using the Porlex and ended up pulling my first semi-decent shot which I was pretty proud of. A touch sour (under extracted I presume) at the bottom of the cup but the first 2/3rds was perfectly pleasant.
The downside of experimenting with a new machine is that by 1030 I'd had 3 cups of coffee, all near enough double shots!
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give it a stir / swirl helps mix the shot in so you don't get the flavour profile changing as you drink too
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Sounds like you're on the right track at least! I remember going round to a friend's house to get their new Classic dialled in and had a similar lack of attention on the amount of coffee I was consuming. Got to sleep around 4/5am as far as I recall...
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mmccarthy
I've had a classic for a few years and love it for the price. Some recommendations:
Now:
Future stuff if you want to get more involved (though you can get decent coffee with just the above):
EDIT: a half-decent burr grinder should probably to top of the "future" list