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					Originally Posted by Sancho  Alrighty, I... ... been tamping it down to maximize the pre-puckage before brewing.  Thanks Moo! | 
	
 Alrighty then!  Sounds like you're getting ready to blow the safety valve!  Very excellent!  Learning where the edge of the envelope resides...  love it - love it.  This is real courage folks, tap dancing with a kitchen covered in boiling water/coffee spew.
(If you're mooshing in a filter full of coffee plus a dome on the top and it's taking 3-minutes to run a pot, you either need more heat to make more pressure - and risk blowing the valve or blowing up the pot - or a less dense pack, or a coarser grind.)