Some tips for future use: You might want to invest into a distribution tool with finer needless that also can go deeper into the coffee. Also, tamping in the air might not be too good of an idea. (Remember, you can't tamp too hard, just as long as you don't hurt your wrists)
crema is only an indicator of freshness, not taste. it actually has a taste generally regarded as detrimental to the taste of your espresso. the real ways to improve would be way more tamp force - that could only have been 0.5kg max, weigh the dose in and espresso out for consistency (should be 16-18g dose for a double shot, and twice as much in terms of water weight), and time the extraction - aim for between 25-32 seconds. then change grind settings to dial these in.
Nice homemade wdt, sometimes you gotta work with what you got 😊👍
Some tips for future use:
You might want to invest into a distribution tool with finer needless that also can go deeper into the coffee.
Also, tamping in the air might not be too good of an idea. (Remember, you can't tamp too hard, just as long as you don't hurt your wrists)
what type of coffee is this?
Espresso
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Roast your own beans/use fresher beans to get twice the crema.
crema is only an indicator of freshness, not taste. it actually has a taste generally regarded as detrimental to the taste of your espresso. the real ways to improve would be way more tamp force - that could only have been 0.5kg max, weigh the dose in and espresso out for consistency (should be 16-18g dose for a double shot, and twice as much in terms of water weight), and time the extraction - aim for between 25-32 seconds. then change grind settings to dial these in.