PUQpress: How do I adjust my PUQpress Tamping Profiles?
PUQpress: How do I adjust my PUQpress Tamping Profiles?
GEN-5 comes with improved tamping profiles to consitently improve the control over your flow rate.
There are 5 different tamping profiles, all explained below.
Q2 has all five of them. Mini and Q1 have P0, P1 and P4
Hold the clean button 3 seconds. You can scroll up and down with + and –
P0: SPEEDY
Designed to speed up the work flow – 1.3 seconds – 1st tamp with force, 2nd tamp to polish. The original PUQpress Tamp
P1: PRECISION
Designed to optimize extraction with a big diameter tamper and competition baskets. PRECISION prevents suction between the tamper and the filter basket, by moving the tamper slowly in the upwards direction – 2.1 seconds – 1st tamp with force, 2nd tamp to polish
P2: SOFT
Designed for an extra soft tamp. Has a range of 5kg to 15kg – 2.5 seconds – 1st tamp with force, 2nd tamp to polish
P3: HULK
Designed to achieve a longer extraction time while using the same dose & grind coarsness. For short shots that are used in Flat Whites for example. – 2.5 seconds – 1st tamp with force, 2nd tamp with force, 3rd tamp to polish
P4: SINGLE
Don’t use this setting. It is here to show you why PUQpress tamps twice in case you are curious
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