M Mhippo New member Joined Feb 13, 2014 Messages 56 Reaction score 0 Jun 5, 2017 #1 I recently got a bottomless portafilter, and have consistently gotten a lot of spurting at the beginning, followed by a perfectly clean cone. There is no visible channeling, when I remove the puck. What else might I check to find the reason for the spurting?
I recently got a bottomless portafilter, and have consistently gotten a lot of spurting at the beginning, followed by a perfectly clean cone. There is no visible channeling, when I remove the puck. What else might I check to find the reason for the spurting?
John P Active member Joined Jan 5, 2007 Messages 1,057 Reaction score 4 Jun 5, 2017 #2 it's still related to channeling, usually from a distribution problem. If from edges, maybe tamp is not level or tamper does not fit basket properly. But... it's most likely you need to improve your distribution.
it's still related to channeling, usually from a distribution problem. If from edges, maybe tamp is not level or tamper does not fit basket properly. But... it's most likely you need to improve your distribution.
