Breville Barista Sour Shots…. Can’t figure this out

Breville Barista Sour Shots…. Can’t figure this out

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Breville Barista Sour Shots…. Can’t figure this out

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Breville Barista Sour Shots…. Can’t figure this out

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Breville Barista Sour Shots…. Can’t figure this out

Breville Barista Sour Shots…. Can’t figure this out

minimum dose size?

Jan 31, 2024 |

I use the Hario switch to brew my coffee and am trying to reduce my caffeine consumption. Hence I would like to brew smaller cups of coffee. I am currently using 10g of coffee with 160g of water. (1:16 Ratio) I am wondering if there is a minimum amount of coffee...

Breville Barista Sour Shots…. Can’t figure this out

Hey everyone, I recently picked up a Breville Barista and have gone down the rabbit hole….

I am dosing 18g beans on the finest setting (to the point it feels like I am over extracting) with the built-in grinder. I bought some locally roasted beans from an Amish market (figured they'd be fresh lol) called Yoder's (link: https://www.yodersrestaurant.com/hope-coffee-blends/house-blend-ground-whole-bean/?back=yoders_products). I have also tried darker Peets coffee beans and starbucks coffee beans (although I have been trying to source fresher beans locally hence the Amish market).

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Anyway, the details:
18g of beans
finest grind setting
36g output of espresso
extraction takes anywhere from 28 seconds to 36 seconds
machine is preheated for like 30 minutes
I tried multiple shots so machine was definitly warm for the later shots (all were sour)
I tamp very hard as well as shake the basket before tamping to try to get an even distribution

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It is worth mentioning at first, the liquid that comes out of the machine is very dark for the first few drops, and then turns lighter color like orang-ish? I do get foam on the top of the espresso. For some reason everything I do just seems pretty sour.

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I did get a shot yesterday with these fresh beans that tasted heavenly, however this morning it just keeps coming out sour.

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It's also worth mentioning the water I put into the machine is from a zero water filter so I don't believe it could be my water source.

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Can anyone help/give any tips?

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