I'm using a bottomless portafilter with my lever machine and never get a nice central stream of coffee like this
Instead I get 3 or 4 smaller streams in various places (rarely any in the centre of the basket) and a lot of the time some of the coffee runs towards the portafilter handle and on occasion all the way along the handle (which is messy and annoying).
Any tips/recommended reading on how I can sort it? I don't think I'm getting channeling or cracks in the puck but something isn't right.
I'm using a bottomless portafilter with my lever machine and never get a nice central stream of coffee like this
Instead I get 3 or 4 smaller streams in various places (rarely any in the centre of the basket) and a lot of the time some of the coffee runs towards the portafilter handle and on occasion all the way along the handle (which is messy and annoying).
Any tips/recommended reading on how I can sort it? I don't think I'm getting channeling or cracks in the puck but something isn't right.