Originally Posted by
eddy79
This would depend on your machine, filter baskets, beans and tastes. With my machine and basket it's 21gms of coffee at around setting 11 on the grinder at 17.6 sec. Of coarse changing beans may affect grind which will affect time. Tamp also varies.
I will take 5 shots varying it up till im getting everything right for 60ml in 30 sec and thick, syrupy, sweet espresso. I didn't realize what I was missing till recently when I went to a small place that only does coffee. Got a double espresso. Sweet fruity and no bitterness. Absolute nectar of the gods. I hadn't realized that this was what it should be. Now that is my benchmark and what I can get when I get it set up right.
Good luck chasing the perfect espresso.