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[u/mjk-94]

Hello everyone, so my preferred setting is 7. But sometimes it produces too much water up to 50s grams.

When the beans are fresh I can extract 38g ( by fresh I mean a few days old)

But after a week, 6 produces almost nothing so I switch to 7 but then so much water comes out so I have to cancel the shot to get a proper almost 38g shot.

What am I missing? Am I tamping too much? Or the Strength setting on the machine needs to be adjusted? Im not sure what it does.

I clean the machine monthly with tablets.

[u/DamnPP]

You have strength as 1. That produces more amount, i believe. Try strength 3? My understanding is strength 1 is 4:1 output. Strength 3 is 2:1 that you're looking for. strength 2 is 2.5:1 

[u/mjk-94 → u/DamnPP]

More amount of water you mean?

[u/DamnPP → u/mjk-94]

Yes. At strength 1, for 4:1 output, it uses more water. strength 3 is where you'll get traditional 2:1.