Developing Delta 100

I shot some 120 size Delta 100 and developed it in D76 (1:1) at 68 deg. for 11 mins and thought the negatives lacked contrast. Someone suggested trying Acutol. Tried it 1:9, at 68 deg, for 11 mins in my JOBO unit (constant rotation). Got great contrasty negatives, but at the expense of huge grain increase. Anyone have experience with Acutol? Could the JOBO have caused overdevelopment because of the constant agitation? (The D76 run was not done in a JOBO, just inversion to agitate.) I like the contrasty look from the Acutol, but not the grain. Any suggestions on working with Acutol, or developers that work well with Delta 100? Also how does D76 undiluted compare with the 1:1 dilution? Tha

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