I seriously doubt the Niche is any better than the Feld 47. You need a knackered Rancilio instead.
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So Feld47 and bigger latās then?
Sounds like a world of faff and steam burns 
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About right! 
Will find out when I take the niche over 
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Ah, but I only have the standard Feld.
Ok, getting somewhere with espresso now. Just made a long black/Americano with this, that tasted like decent pour-over. Got more coffee foo coming this week to hopefully push it even further on. 
Coffee gear is currently impinging on my vinyl budget 
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Look at you, all peachy and passionš
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If only you could achieve that kind of thing without using a machine
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If I was Pete, Iād say; that isnt the point I was making, numb-nuts. But Iām not, so I wonāt.
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But you did
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Already better than mine 
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I think I got the foam blob size the wrong way round!
No matter what I try I seem to be getting really acidic or sour shots.
Followed Markās @browellm advice and
18mg coffee (red brick) ground with aergrind between 1.0>1.3
8 secs preinfusion
36-38 grams out in 30-35 secs
Tap water is classed as hard and pH is 7.3
Are you filtering your water? If not start that, good for taste and improves machine life.
Do you have a naked portafilter? You can check if you have channelling issues to see how good your puck prep is.
Hmm, try what dom said and maybe increase your liquid out to 40g.
Are you getting a nice flow to the shot?
The machine has a filter in the water tank.
Yep naked portafilter with an IMS basket
I may be pressing too hard but the flow looks ok, thereās no splattering etc.
Iāve just finished a bag of Red Brick and had really nice results from it. Have you pulled an over extracted shot yet, just to get the taste of it?
Think it may be this ^^
I push down with the tamper as hard as I can and give it a few turns as I thought there wasnāt really a limit to the pressure.
Just tried pressing fairly lightly and it tastes much better, certainly much less acid.