Shoutout to the 18 gram dose that finally made my shots taste good

I've been dosing 20g in my basket for months and my shots always ran sour no matter how I adjusted the grind. Dropped it to 18g last Saturday, kept everything else the same, and the first shot was sweet enough that I actually paused mid sip. Anyone else find their sweet spot was lower than they expected?

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terry_barnes1d ago

Feels like a stretch to call one shot on one Saturday a breakthrough. You changed dose and nothing else, but baskets behave different at different fill levels, so of course the puck saw it too. Could be real, could be the beans finally settled or your grinder drifted a hair. Before you tell everyone 18 is the magic number, run it a few more times and then go back to 20 and see if sour comes right back. One good sip is not proof of much.

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