Divot for even extraction?

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jfrescki
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Divot for even extraction?

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Don't know if anyone has mentioned this on the board before, or if it's even a good idea, but I noticed my extractions would tend to start at the edge of the basket (guessing because of the bolt in the middle of the group). So I recently started leaving a divot in the center of my puck during WDT, and I find that my extractions start very evenly, especially if I'm using the triple basket. I'll have to go back to a regular prep before I decide if the shots taste better/worse/indifferent.

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Re: Divot for even extraction?

Post by Endo »

Interesting. I have not tried that but will give it a try.

Have you tried adding a bump of glue to the centre of your tamper to do it repeatibly?
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I haven't, but I put a pretty serious divot in there, then bump on the counter to settle. It would have to be quite a bit of glue, but something to think about. Or maybe glue something like a rubber foot. I'll try to take a picture tomorrow morning.
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Re: Divot for even extraction?

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Here's a pic after WDT:
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and after a few taps to settle. Not much of a divot anymore:
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Sorry for the poor pic quality.
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Re: Divot for even extraction?

Post by richardcoffee »

It seems to me to work pretty well to use this divot technique and then a convex tamper. When I do that I end up staying away from the bolt and getting a good even extraction.
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Re: Divot for even extraction?

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+1. I do use a convex tamper too.
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