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ishq7

Accidentally bought a large amount of ground espresso. Help.

Espresso Theory & Technique

I meant to buy 5 lb of whole bean espresso and accidentally bought 5 lb of beans ground on espresso setting. The grind is too coarse for my set up (Cafelat Robot) and the shots pull really fast with tons of channeling.

I haven't been able to find someone who wants to take the coffee yet and frankly I'd like to be able to use it if possible since it was $90. I've tried putting more into a shot (23g instead of 18) and tamping super hard but it's still pulling pretty fast (40g in ~20 seconds). I usually shoot for 40g in ~30 sec. The result is not terrible but I'm wondering if anyone has creative ideas for working with what I've got.

Thanks for reading.

Posted Mar 2, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC

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