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@rodabod
It should probably be more like 6g - 10g for a single. 12g isn't far off what I often use for a double sometimes (ie. 14g).
The basket should remain fairly empty on the single with conservative doses, but just enough to tamp down before the basket narrows.
Here's a shitty cameraphone photo from a couple of hours ago, using slightly stale Origin beans:
May get myself a bottomless portafilter just for the hell of it.