Lock two numbers before taste
- Dry dose weight (e.g. 18g).
- Beverage weight in the cup (e.g. 36g / 1:2).
Time is a helper target (often 25–32s), not a substitute for weighing.
If the shot runs fast
Grind is too coarse or channeling exists. Do not guess — fine the grind one notch and check distribution and tamp.
If it crawls or drips
Grind is too fine or dose is heavy. Coarsen slightly and re-weigh.
Log the change
A small notebook by the grinder — date, bean, dose, yield, time — saves the next shift fifteen minutes of guessing.
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