I have made a few distribution tools for my home setup and tested how the pour went with a bottomless basket. After playing around I've started the 'Tutt Tumble. Instead of using the distribution tool I oscillate the top of the tamper a few times. I get no channelling now as long as I do it enough and I don't need the extra equipment. Thanks for the slick delivery and content.
In my experience, the short answer is "yes." There are some other videos that explore the various puck prep options. With my mazzer mini, i had best results using a blind shaker prior to using the sworks wdt (bought at clive). With my new Atom W75, the need for wdt was still present, so i bought a 3d printed spirographic wdt online, and I find it quicker, more consistent and easily repeatable as compared to a handheld one
cool video. looking at the results with refractometry in addition to taste would be cool as well. i tend to enjoy doing refractometry at home just because it helps inform my palate and keeps things honest. Knowing what to do when a shot doesn't taste perfect takes a lot of experience and any tools that can help guide taste are welcome for me. It also is worth mentioning that darker roasts or blends like the Kickstep will also pull quite differently than very light single origin nordic roasts (which is what I am partial to). Almost all shots have some chaneling and visual cues can be misleading. For me, the blind shaker helps a lot and WDT is only used to goom the top...really appreciate your videos.
Totally. We really wanted to kick it off with a basic experiment that anyone can do, which anyone can totally do with light roast coffees at home. Very few people will have a refractometer at home, so this video really isn't for those folks. It would be a cool video to make, though! As we said in the video, we tend to operate under the "less is more" adage when it comes to steps in puck prep. Why use more tools when the results you get without them are phenomenal? We also argue that you should use them if you do need them and that they can often be helpful.
Good practical view of WDT. Thank you. While I have a high end grinder that exhibits no clumping after years of use, one wonders if using some amount of preinfusion would also ameliorate clumping effects in lower-end grinders -- I think worth looking at. Reducing prep time and eliminating unnecessary procedures is important for some. Does grinding into a receptacle (as many or most of the single dose grinders do), and perhaps giving the receptacle a quick shake (or not) before transferring the contents into the portafilter basket eliminate the need for WDT (seems like that can accomplish the same thing more quickly).
from Lance Hendrick's video of 6 months ago where he introduced the shaker, I experimented with this on my Niche Duo and found shallow WDT helped. I still do the 5 second shake, karate chop to level and a few sweeps of the rake.
Thank you, as always - informative and practical info presented clearly - always appreciated
Thank you! Happy shot pulling.
I have made a few distribution tools for my home setup and tested how the pour went with a bottomless basket. After playing around I've started the 'Tutt Tumble. Instead of using the distribution tool I oscillate the top of the tamper a few times. I get no channelling now as long as I do it enough and I don't need the extra equipment. Thanks for the slick delivery and content.
@@clivetutt9742 i need to try this! thanks!
This is what I needed to know. Thank you!
@@ChrisinHove cheers!
In my experience, the short answer is "yes." There are some other videos that explore the various puck prep options.
With my mazzer mini, i had best results using a blind shaker prior to using the sworks wdt (bought at clive). With my new Atom W75, the need for wdt was still present, so i bought a 3d printed spirographic wdt online, and I find it quicker, more consistent and easily repeatable as compared to a handheld one
@@erik5024 we agree!
cool video. looking at the results with refractometry in addition to taste would be cool as well. i tend to enjoy doing refractometry at home just because it helps inform my palate and keeps things honest. Knowing what to do when a shot doesn't taste perfect takes a lot of experience and any tools that can help guide taste are welcome for me. It also is worth mentioning that darker roasts or blends like the Kickstep will also pull quite differently than very light single origin nordic roasts (which is what I am partial to). Almost all shots have some chaneling and visual cues can be misleading. For me, the blind shaker helps a lot and WDT is only used to goom the top...really appreciate your videos.
Totally. We really wanted to kick it off with a basic experiment that anyone can do, which anyone can totally do with light roast coffees at home. Very few people will have a refractometer at home, so this video really isn't for those folks. It would be a cool video to make, though! As we said in the video, we tend to operate under the "less is more" adage when it comes to steps in puck prep. Why use more tools when the results you get without them are phenomenal? We also argue that you should use them if you do need them and that they can often be helpful.
Good practical view of WDT. Thank you. While I have a high end grinder that exhibits no clumping after years of use, one wonders if using some amount of preinfusion would also ameliorate clumping effects in lower-end grinders -- I think worth looking at. Reducing prep time and eliminating unnecessary procedures is important for some.
Does grinding into a receptacle (as many or most of the single dose grinders do), and perhaps giving the receptacle a quick shake (or not) before transferring the contents into the portafilter basket eliminate the need for WDT (seems like that can accomplish the same thing more quickly).
@@bacca71 nice perspective!! we’re going to check that out. could be a good comparison test.
from Lance Hendrick's video of 6 months ago where he introduced the shaker, I experimented with this on my Niche Duo and found shallow WDT helped. I still do the 5 second shake, karate chop to level and a few sweeps of the rake.
@@philgoogle1535 Nice! Glad that's workflow is working out for you.
Nice to know. Thank you!
@@zakac17 thanks!