{"id":949,"date":"2026-09-02T11:18:37","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T11:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/?p=949"},"modified":"2026-09-02T11:18:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T11:18:37","slug":"how-i-approach-reducing-channelling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/?p=949","title":{"rendered":"How I approach reducing channelling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is the note I wish someone had handed me when I first tried reducing channelling.<\/p>\n<h2>Where people go wrong<\/h2>\n<p>Start by getting the level right. Once that settles, the acidity follows without much fighting. The level is the part worth practising on its own, away from a real recipe where mistakes are expensive. The conical is the part worth practising on its own, away from a real espresso where mistakes are expensive. The pour is the part worth practising on its own, away from a real shot where mistakes are expensive.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting started<\/h2>\n<p>If the shower feels awkward, stop and reset rather than pushing through and blaming the coffee. Do not rush the basket. Give it the time it needs and the acidity stops being a guessing game. The brew side of this is where most people stall. Watch the shower closely, because it tells you more than any timer will. If the ramp feels awkward, stop and reset rather than pushing through and blaming the dose.<\/p>\n<h2>How I do it now<\/h2>\n<p>Start by getting the level right. Once that settles, the body follows without much fighting. Check the shower before you touch anything else. If it looks wrong, the water will not save you. Check the conical before you touch anything else. If it looks wrong, the machine will not save you. The level is the part worth practising on its own, away from a real espresso where mistakes are expensive.<\/p>\n<p>Spend a season on the bloom alone. You will not need another guide after that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the note I wish someone had handed me when I first tried reducing channelling. Where people go wrong Start by getting the level right. Once that settles, the acidity follows without much fighting. The level is the part worth practising on its own, away from a real recipe where mistakes are expensive. The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=949"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/949\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unstale-test.pbnos.fr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}