gray_patel•5d agoMost Upvoted

Just realized my espresso machine scale was off by 2 grams

I've been pulling shots for months with my Breville and thought my ratios were perfect. Then I checked my scale against a calibration weight and found it was reading 2 grams light the whole time. My shots have been way over extracted and sour. Has anyone else had their gear secretly messing up their routine?

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sethb455d ago

Yeah when you said "my ratio was perfect" that got me thinking - what did your shots actually taste like before you caught it? Were they always kinda off or did you just get used to the sourness over time?

emma_burns965d ago

Read somewhere bitter extraction means you're choking the coffee bed.