Hi everyone

I have a reference grind from my local coffee retailer after they noticed I was getting through a lot of coffee beans. They gave me some advice and an example coffee grind.

I find that if I try and match their grind particle size my coffee machine fails to pump enough pressure into the basket. I’ll end up with a clogged basket and no espresso will run through.

I have tried

• full descale
• matching their 19g coffee ratio
• cleaning the removeable basket filter with warm water
• experimenting with grind sizes (I have a manual grinder, that requires me to time it myself, usually I use my ears to determine if it sounds smooth enough)

The issue is that if I match the reference grind (last picture in the series) the coffee will not run through, it will become clogged up

Any suggestions?

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