If you are, then so am I. At first I thought it was the grind, so went coarser, but the shot pulled to fast and the puck was soggy. Went back to the old grind and tamped less, and got a twenty second shot that blonded quickly. I'm at something of a middle ground now with all of the variables, but am getting more of a 'drip, drip, drip' that occasionally forms a stream, as opposed to a proper stream.
Although in my case the inconsistency probably points to crap barista skills...
If you are, then so am I. At first I thought it was the grind, so went coarser, but the shot pulled to fast and the puck was soggy. Went back to the old grind and tamped less, and got a twenty second shot that blonded quickly. I'm at something of a middle ground now with all of the variables, but am getting more of a 'drip, drip, drip' that occasionally forms a stream, as opposed to a proper stream.
Although in my case the inconsistency probably points to crap barista skills...