I have done several searches on this and haven't found an answer so here goes. I have a small astoria compact HX machine. So far it seems to be working well. I am very new to this but my tamping is getting much better and getting consistent shot times that are within acceptable range. I have a macap mx grinder that seems to be doing well also. What I am still getting is not so good shots, that are normally bitter or just nasty. The coffee I am using is fresh roasted from Ellianos and seems to make a good drip coffee at least.
I am having trouble doing a cooling flush because I can't tell when the water dance ends. I would like to add a temperature gauge if possible to let me know what I am really at while pulling the shot. Is this possible? I figure if the temperature is correct when I do it, it would at least eliminate that variable from the equation.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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