Sage Barista Pro pulling too fast

Dan

I have a Barista Pro and have struggled to get long pulls from the machine in the time I’ve had it.

I have upgraded to a timemore sculptor grinder, use good coffee, put 19g in, 45g out, 8 second preinfuse, use wdt but still don’t seem to be able to pull shots in the commonly recommended range.

Shots taste pretty good, anything ground finer gets too acidic, but can’t help but feel I’m missing something.

I couldn’t find anything online about this problem, could it be a poorly machined basket? Or too much pressure from the machine?

delta76

How long is the shot?

Grinding finer makes it too sour does not sound right. Not in a logical sense at least. When I had my Barista Pro it was heavily under temp (too cold) and the shot was extremely sour. I was struggling with it and finally upgraded to a better machine. I know if you leave it on for 15-20m and pull a few empty shots to heat up the group head and portafilter it will be better but a machine that is properly heated and brew at desired temp is infinitely more enjoyable (less frustrating)

With that said, try to grind finer + up your dose. If too sour, try set temp higher and do above trick to heat everything up

Dan

The pulls average about 18 seconds.

That’s super helpful, I’ve just realised I had the temp on the lowest setting, which might be causing some of the issue, will take a look to see if it changes things.

Many thanks!