My new grinder exposed how lazy I got with dosing

I picked up a used Mazzer Mini last weekend at a garage sale in Austin for like 80 bucks, cleaned it up and ran my usual beans through it. First shot pulled in 27 seconds but tasted flat and sour at the same time, so I weighed the grounds instead of eyeballing like I have for the past 3 years. Turns out I was dosing anywhere from 14 to 19 grams depending on how the basket looked, no wonder my mornings were a coin flip. Now I'm weighing every single dose and timing every shot, it feels like homework but the flavor is way more steady. Has anyone else hit a point where they realized their routine was the problem, not the beans or machine?

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the_sam23d ago

Honestly, is weighing every dose really that big a deal? Tbh, a 14 to 19 gram swing would mess up anyone's cup, but you probably just needed to dial in once and then stick with the same scoop.