Hi Ben I solved my double basket issue. I have 3 doubles, and got them mixed up (naked PF, Stock and one extra from another vendor). I finally found the stock basket and now I can lock it in the grouphead with the stock PF. Very embarrassing!
Yes, even though I froze my beans on 3/4 (roasted on 3/1) it didn't keep them fresh enough. Plus my distribution is probably off. I do have some holes in my puck after extraction. I'm trying to keep my tamp consistent and I started grinding a little finer. I have fresh beans coming Wednesday, so hopefully it will get better. Need to watch more videos! :) I'm hanging in there. I figure everyone has gone through this, so I'm in good company. Cindy On Mar 18, 1:40 pm, Benjamin McCafferty <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Cindy, > I wonder if you are using a triple basket. The naked PFs come with one > frequently, and they are taller and don't fit a normal PF. But the one you > got from WLL should be a double and should work. For reference, my double > basket from Expobar is just under 1" tall sitting on the counter, maybe > 15/16" or so. Triple is about 1/4" taller. > > Spritzing happens when the water is channeling through the puck and not > getting enough resistance (uneven distribution, and old beans). Low brew > pressure happens when the grind is too coarse, and so the puck doesn't create > enough resistance for the pump to build against. Both of these go hand in > hand. If you have old beans, there is not a lot you can do. With fresh > beans, you will need to grind finer and/or increase your dose in the PF. > After a shot, look at the puck and you'll see pinholes if you had channeling. > > When everything is in good balance, the puck will knock out of the PF as a > mostly dry, slightly elastic piece, and will hold together nicely. If the > grind is too coarse, the puck will fall apart when you knock it out; too > fine, and it will be sloppy wet. Also, when in balance, the brew pressure > will be about .5 bar below the max pressure you have set, i.e. what the > machine shows when you pressurize against a blind PF. I set to 9 bar and > brew at about 8.5. 4-5 is way too low. > > Obviously the extraction should tell you a lot also--nice and even emergence > all over the bottom of the PF, syrupy/thick/"gloppy"/hanging from the PF like > a stationary tornado--all good things. > Thin/spritzing/spiraling/blonding/seeing the PF through the > espresso/"snowflake" pattern on the PF--all bad things. I'll try to take > some video of good and bad shots when I can, but you can also find lots on > youtube. > > Can't emphasize enough the importance of fresh beans. For decaf, you get > about four days after roasting. For regular, about ten, with the best days > being somewhere around 3-7 days post-roast. With decaf, you have to start > using it right away. Good news is, even after the beans are too old for good > espresso, they still make a nice aeropress cup! > > Hang in there, it will come. > > bmc > > On Mar 18, 2011, at 9:59 AM, Cindy Goddard wrote: > > > Hi Todd, > > > Yes, it does snap in (makes click sound). > > > Cindy > > > On Mar 18, 12:53 pm, "Todd Salzman" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Make sure the filter basket is snapped all the way into the portafilter. > > >> Todd > > >> [ Attached Message ]From:Cindy Goddard <[email protected]>To:Brewtus > >> <[email protected]>Date:Fri, 18 Mar 2011 09:35:03 -0700 > >> (PDT)Local:Fri, Mar 18 2011 12:35 pmSubject:Just got my Brewtus > >> III-Portafilter/double basket won't lock inWell, it is a lovely machine. > >> Unfortunately, when I use the double > >> basket, the portafilter won't lock in. It works fine with the single > >> basket. I have a call in to WLL, waiting to hear back. Luckily, I > >> got a naked portafilter and it works fine with a double. I noticed > >> that the gap on the lip is larger on the stock portafilter when using > >> the double vs the single. I suppose this is why it won't lock in. I > >> also have another double basket and it does the same thing. > > >> The instructions from WLL is great. Right now I'm trying to get good > >> shots, but I'm having a lot of spritzing and the shot goes blonde > >> pretty early. What is the pressure gage suppose to show when pulling > >> a shot? It seems to only go to 4-5 bars. But I have seen it go to 10 > >> when not pulling a shot. Is this normal? > > >> Anyway, this machine is a show piece on my counter. Hopefully by the > >> time I get some fresher beans next week, I will be closer to pulling > >> decent shots. But as of right now, I'm at the back of the class! 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