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having got to monmouth for some properly ground coffee i have managed to get my shots sorted. did 2 yesterday but i think i may have let the portafilter get too hot? i burned my arm with it :-) .
i left the machine to warm up for while before using it and dont think i had quite enough coffee in as it came through a bit quick and the top of the coffee in the portafilter was a bit pockmarked after brewing.
today i just waited for the green light to come on and had about 6 seconds before anything came through with the pour lasting another 15 before filling up a bar italia espresso cup, it hadn't even started to blonde. a thick caramel coloured crema, good full almost mocha type flavour and zero bitterness FTW no thin insipid rubbish shots. i obviously had the amount and tamper just right.
i then adulterated it with some badly frothed milk. i need to get the plastic end for the wand sorted and some proper coffee cups so i'll stick to espressos for now.