Step 2

Tamp firmly making sure it is level. If your tamp isn’t level you will likely experience channeling, which will negatively effect the extraction.

Step 3

Lock in your prepped portafilter.

Place your scales on the drip tray with your preheated cup of choice on top and tare the weight.

Step 4

Start the timer and initiate brewing.

Depending on your machine there will be an element of low pressure pre-infusion at the start of the brew process. This is in attempt to reduce channeling by saturating the coffee puck. Dont be alarmed if no coffee comes out of the portafilter for anywhere up to 10 seconds.

Step 5

Stop the brew process around 2 grams before your target weight (36grams). Any residual water will usually allow for the additional 2 grams of your target weight.

Stop the timer when your target weight is reached.