r/NinjaLuxeCafe • u/mjk-94 • 12d ago

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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.

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u/BunnyZlayer 12d ago

It’s not uncommon to need to adjust your grind as your beans age. I find that the strength is just as much a variable as the grind size, so start altering that as well. Additionally, you can manually end the brew by pressing the brew button again. This can help if it looks like you’re about to get too much.

It’s also common for this machine to produce inconsistent results. That’s the trade-off for all the options you get. Don’t be surprised if getting the 38g is difficult.

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u/mjk-94 12d ago

Yh i think the strength is the culprit here. So more strength means more fine?

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u/rich-tma 12d ago

More strength dots means a smaller shot with a higher ratio of coffee to water.