A theory is just an idea thats not been proved out yet - that one dont work at my place -
I keep my stuff as dry as I possibly can sos I dont get clumping in the mill - needs some water to press it -
I cant get a decent mix with the right amount of water so I ball it up, grate it through some window screen mesh then press it - otherwise I get spotty pucks out of the press (not evenly damped) If I spray enough water to get a good mix at first then its too wet in the press (most all fellers are gonna make their first mix too wet for pressing)
Tried the alcohol water thing = waste of time I reckon.