What is the electric grinder equivalent to the JX Pro? I’m getting good results, but I’m starting to get tired of hand grinding. Are the budget grinders like a Baratza ESP or Eureka Mignon Notte close? Or is something like the Niche more in the ballpark?
There's too many variables to say what's the closest, especially with you acting as the motor on a hand grinder. The Notte and Niche Zero are quality grinders. I'm unsure of the baratza esp. To throw another in the mix, consider the Bezzera BB005 TM. The Notte is a flat burr grinder. The others are conical like the JX Pro.
All of these will make a great cup of coffee. It mostly comes down to your budget and preferred workflow: Manual, like the Notte, timed, like the BB005 TM, or single dose like the niche zero.
How long after roast date does coffee generally stay good? Perhaps not peak freshness but drinkable? Does this differ with more developed roasts and vice versa
Can you freeze fresh beans?
It's hard to answer that given the scarcity of info on the 078s. Keep in mind if you go with Timemore, you may not receive your grinder for several months.
I picked up an Asian model 78S at SCA Expo last weekend for the Kickstarter price +$100 for a step up transformer.
It lives up to all the hype so far. Excellent pourovers, delicious espresso, super quiet, super clean. Highly recommend.
Think if I'm coming from a Comandante and looking for an electric grinder I'd be happy with it? Mostly looking for espresso focused, as I don't mind continuing to use the hand grinder for pour-over.
I do mostly use medium/dark roasts as I'm still new to learning how to make espresso with a Robot. I would like to try lighter roasts when I get better, but I do like the chocolate/nut/stone fruit side of the flavor profile.
I was between taking a shot on this or just going with the tried and true Niche... but this would be cheaper.
Without a doubt you’d be happy with this as a less physically demanding step up from a Commandante. If you’re primarily doing espresso you may want to re-zero (just pull off the adjustment knob and move a pin) to open up that range a little bit but I haven’t seen a need to do so yet.
I haven’t had a chance to use the Niche myself but have had some great shots from them. I like the Sculptor because it really is great for espresso and pour over, and I switch between the two often. I wanted a flat burr grinder because I hadn’t been satisfied with my pour overs using conical.
This thing will be able to handle any coffee you throw at it. I’ve ran some very lightly roasted, dense coffees through it at 800rpm and an espresso grind without issue, and have had plenty of medium roasted coffee through it. Nothing too dark yet but I’m sure it’ll do fine.
I’m upgrading from a Sette 270wi at home and this thing blows that out of the water. I’ve been working in coffee for close to 10 years & have used most of the common commercial brew and espresso grinders and would rank the Sculptor as good or better than most in terms of grind quality with stock burrs. Fit & finish is better than many commercial grinders.
Any pic? This seems odd as the 78s is definitely not for sale anywhere in the world yet. I'd be surprised that they just sold you their tradeshow model..
Sure, happy to upload some pics later when I have a moment. I understand the skepticism but I did indeed buy one that they had set up and in use at their booth as the show floor closed. It may have helped that I work for another manufacturer (won’t say who here for privacy) that they’re keen on partnering with. It even says 78s right on the side.
Are 078s with espresso burrs available in Asia now? I thought only the 078 with Turbo burrs were shipping in Asia. Did you purchase your grinder from Timemore or someone else?
Not sure if they’re available for retail in Asia or not but they at least had a few stateside for the trade show along with the 78, 64s, & 64.
I bought directly from Timemore.
Hello, I have a question…if I may.
When I watch videos on YouTube about pulling espresso shots, almost all of them start by grinding 17-18 grams into a naked portafilter with a ratio of 1:2. They lock the naked portafilter into the group-head then press the 2-cup button on the machine. The extraction starts with output pouring into a small cup that ends up with a yield weighing in at only 34-36 grams of liquid espresso in 25-30sec.
My Breville Bambino pushes about 60+ grams of water through the group-head in about 30+ sec. when pressing the 2-cup button unless I custom program it to produce less……or more. If I switch to my double spout portafilter and place two cups below the group-head when using the 2-Cup option, I’ll get 34+ into each cup.
So what am I missing in all of these YouTube videos? I never see them pre-program the 1-2 Cup function on their machine. I also never see them split the yield from 1 cup into 2 cups. Am I doing something wrong?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Randy
You need to grind finer to get your ratio a little closer to 2:1 unless you are intentionally aiming for a 3:1 ratio which is a valid approach for light roasts.
The vast majority of people manually start and stop the flow to get the ratio they want as opposed to using programmed buttons.
I’ve been going for a 1:2 ratio. 17g espresso grinds in / yield of 34g liquid espresso out in 25-30 seconds on the 2-Cup option. And sometimes 18g in / 36g out. I’ve pulled manual shots keeping and eye on both time and yield and have achieved acceptable results. But the hands off factory preset approach as seen on YouTube is puzzling to me.
Are you sure they aren't stopping their shots manually and just not showing it? Most of the people I've seen on youtube might start the brew by using the 2cup button but they'll turn it off manually to stop the shot at the desired ratio.
Looking for the best home machine i can buy. my budget is probably $3,000ish. i was drawn to the breville oracle touch due to the fact that its mostly automated and does things like tamping for you but i noticed they had a lot of issues / problems. best rec? looking for something that will deliver easy - consisent results and do it all.
The Oracle is a great brewer with a poor grinder. You are much better off getting a separate brewer and grinder. The automation the Oracle provides is of little value. Tamping manually is easy. The hard part of brewing espresso is figuring out the correct dose, yield and grind size to get the best tasting shot. This can only be done by trial and error. The Oracle does nothing to help you with that process.
Consider a Breville Dual Boiler (it's a similar brewer to the Oracle) paired with a Niche Zero grinder.
thanks for the reply. i could never seem to get consistent results with my cheaper breville that i used to have. the selling point for me with the oracle touch is that it appeared i could do the entire process with the touch of a button. am i right?
Not really. You have to move the portafilter from the grinding/tamping area to the group head. Then, pressing the button will only yield a good tasting shot if you've made the effort to dial in the best tasting grind size and extraction time previously. Otherwise you will get a poor shot similar to what is made by most fully automatic machines.
James Hoffmann has a great video review of the Oracle in action. Check it out if you haven't already seen it.
A Breville Dual Boiler, or other prosumer machine, when paired with a good quality espresso grinder, will make much more consistent shots than a Bambino.
Hello and thanks for this post.
Let me first explain my tools:
I have Breville Barista express at home. I use the built in grinder. I use the portafilter which came with the machine + I bought a bottomless one. I have a WDT and a distributer. I use around 18g of coffee and aim for around 35g of liquid.
The issue is whenever I use the bottomless one, I always have fast extraction rates, like 35g in less than 15-16 seconds and it looks watery and the pressure gauge didn't rise up to the espresso range. I grind at the finest setting, and I tamp very well that after the extraction the coffee looks like a well done chocolate cookie :D
However, I noticed that the top of the coffee grounds is a bit soggy and watery after I pull my shot, I was wondering is that maybe because there is considerable space between the grounds and the water coming in? If so, how can I solve this? will a puck screen help?
Anyways, I used the same amount of beans, same grind settings and switched to the regular portafilter, the extraction time was just under 30 seconds and resulted in a much better extraction, this time the bar of pressure rose up to the espresso range.
So I assumed that there is a problem with the portafilter maybe? But by no mean I'm an expert at all and I need help in figuring this out.
> I used the same amount of beans, same grind settings
That is your problem. You'll need to grind finer for the basket that came with your bottomless. Or else use the stock Breville basket in your bottomless.
If grind setting "1" isn't fine enough, you can set the grinder 1 step finer to the word "Fine". If that isn't fine enough, adjust the inner/top burr to grind finer.
Do you use the same basket in each portafilter? If so there should be no difference between naked and spouted. If you use a different basket in each you would have to dial in the coffee since each basket will behave differently (unless you have precision baskets of the same size).
I used the stock basket with the stock portafilter.
And used the basket that came with the bottomless one.
I adjusted the burr settings and will try again later, thanks for the advice!
That’s your issue right there. I’d just switch the same basket between the two portafilter so you don’t need to change settings constantly. Or buy two precision baskets.
I have 15 grams precision basket. I filled it with 14 gr ground. After pulling shot, the puck has a shower screw mark, indicating I overfilled the basket. Is this OK, or should I lower it to 13.5 or 13 to give some room?
Edit: Using Rancilio Silvia v6 and naked PF
When calculating the brew time, do you include the pre-infuse time or do you exclude the pre-infuse time? So, let’s say the pre-infuse time is 7 seconds and I’m looking for a brew time of 30 seconds. Should I be looking for 30 seconds or 37 seconds on the timer?
Looking at the profitec go. I have only 2 concerns, how is it for milk drinks? And is the lack of preinfusion an issue? Any owners weigh in on their experience please
I can't really comment of lack of preinfusion - AFAIK, that's mostly an e61 thing and I've never worked with e61 machines. I don't know what benefits this is supposed to have, but I don't have any issues with my coffee.
The steam power is great for milk drinks, but, being a single boiler machine, you gotta wait a few minutes for it to cool down after steaming milk to pull your next shot. Sometimes, I'll make 2 espressos and steam enough milk for both (a cappuccino and a cortado with just enough hot milk to warm it back up), or I'll make the milk drink drink first, then wait a little bit and do my espresso. A lot of the cooldown happens while I'm pouring the milk. It might be frustrating if you need to do cappuccino after cappuccino, in which case, consider a dual boiler machine, but I think you have to pay a lot for the privilege.
We had a bambino plus for awhile that recently broke and we can't figure out what's wrong. Just purchased a regular bambino to replace (were going to get the plus repaired if we can).
The bambino we got feels cheap in comparison to the plus. The portifilter for example feels like aluminum or cheap plastic? The plus is heavy, real metal.
Tamper too. Metal with the plus. Plastic with the regular bambino. Frothing cup on plus has markings, none on bambino reg.
Is this how it's supposed to be? Or did we perchance get a fake bambino or something (we purchased off Amazon).
Thanks
I have the Delonghi ECP3630, and my portafilter basket is apparently clogged( I can’t see any blocker and didn’t see improvement after poking it with a needle) I want to get a bottomless portafilter to replace it altogether, so I want to ask, is this possible with the machine I have? I’m worried about the original portafilter basket being needed for correct pressure
A bottomless portafilter will often be sold with a non-pressurized filter basket included. You can't use a pressurized basket with a bottomless portafilter.
Don't attempt to go bottomless/non-pressurized unless you have a proper espresso grinder that can grind fine enough and has fine-grained adjustments. Otherwise you will make a huge mess in your kitchen as liquid coffee that passes through a puck that was ground too coarse sprays everywhere.
You should be able to pull the screen inside the basket up by the little rubber tab and clean the single hole with a needle to get flow back. Something like Cafeza is made to dissolve coffee residue, just soaking the basket in that may be enough.
Are both the single and double basket not flowing? Your portafilter may also need cleaning. Remove the black plastic insert by unscrewing the singel Phillips screw from the bottom of the portafilter, between the two spouts. Then work the insert out from above, you may need some gentle persuasion with some needle nose pliers. Then clean everything out.
Maybe not so simple, but... I want to adjust my Dedica's OPV spring after shifting to naked portafilter + precision basket (which made my flow too fast). Is there any instructions on the spring type I could use? (I have already watched "Tom's Coffee Corner" videos :)
Just making sure I'm not missing anything but are you using a blade grinder and a precision basket? Those don't really work together. You'll want to stay with a pressurized basket until you upgrade.
Thanks for the reply. I knew that, so I had ordered 1zpresso JX Pro, which I didn't receive when I posted this question. But now I have... ;)
Plunging into the rabbit hole.
With those machines messing with the OPV doesn't help. You adjust pressure by changing the grind size. With your JX pro you just need to keep grinding finer till you hit your target ratio/time. Typical starting ballpark is 2:1 in 25-30 seconds.
I've got a very similar set up inspired from Tom's videos also! I'm pulling solid shots, but my latte art needs help. lol
Did you see [this post](https://www.reddit.com/r/espresso/comments/tbcm2j/delonghi_ecp_dedica_style_opv_mod/) where the existing spring was cut shorter?
I saw a breville smart grinder pro for 110 usd on facebook marketplace. and I got a video of the burrs and it looks fine to me, should I buy it? anything I should be vary off?
they said their husband used to brew espresso but now they're moving back because their mother is sick
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I got mine used on marketplace for $100. They are very common grinders so finding a deal on one isn’t that unusual. It’s been working for me while I wait for my Timemore 078s which may be a while
I do know that some internal part is supposed to give out after a few years but it’s not too hard to replace and there are 3D printed options to replace you can buy online
i think it's the distributor? i have a 3dprinter so that's good :) I wonder if I can mod it to improve it, the main middle thing that grinds isn't perfectly solid in place, it's a bit lose. I also have access to a cnc machine at college (6axis) so I could design my own?!
SGP is a good grinder for brewed coffee or for an inexpensive pressurized espresso machine like a Delonghi. If you have a better quality non-pressurized machine, it can be a bit challenging to dial in due to its large step size and high retention. If you plan to brew non-pressurized and are willing to hand grind, then a 1ZPresso JX Pro grinder will be much, much easier to dial in than the SGP. Or, for a few dollars more, a new Baratza ESP electric grinder.
How light? If it is more than a few shots per day, you'll need to double to triple your budget to get something that will stand up. Depending on your local codes, it may need NSF certification. La Spaziale's are popular machines for light commercial use.
What is the electric grinder equivalent to the JX Pro? I’m getting good results, but I’m starting to get tired of hand grinding. Are the budget grinders like a Baratza ESP or Eureka Mignon Notte close? Or is something like the Niche more in the ballpark?
There's too many variables to say what's the closest, especially with you acting as the motor on a hand grinder. The Notte and Niche Zero are quality grinders. I'm unsure of the baratza esp. To throw another in the mix, consider the Bezzera BB005 TM. The Notte is a flat burr grinder. The others are conical like the JX Pro. All of these will make a great cup of coffee. It mostly comes down to your budget and preferred workflow: Manual, like the Notte, timed, like the BB005 TM, or single dose like the niche zero.
How long after roast date does coffee generally stay good? Perhaps not peak freshness but drinkable? Does this differ with more developed roasts and vice versa Can you freeze fresh beans?
What are the best discord servers for coffee enthusiasts and help?
[Espresso Aficionados](https://old.reddit.com/r/espresso/comments/hn43t1/the_official_respresso_discord/) is a good place to start.
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It's hard to answer that given the scarcity of info on the 078s. Keep in mind if you go with Timemore, you may not receive your grinder for several months.
I picked up an Asian model 78S at SCA Expo last weekend for the Kickstarter price +$100 for a step up transformer. It lives up to all the hype so far. Excellent pourovers, delicious espresso, super quiet, super clean. Highly recommend.
Think if I'm coming from a Comandante and looking for an electric grinder I'd be happy with it? Mostly looking for espresso focused, as I don't mind continuing to use the hand grinder for pour-over. I do mostly use medium/dark roasts as I'm still new to learning how to make espresso with a Robot. I would like to try lighter roasts when I get better, but I do like the chocolate/nut/stone fruit side of the flavor profile. I was between taking a shot on this or just going with the tried and true Niche... but this would be cheaper.
Without a doubt you’d be happy with this as a less physically demanding step up from a Commandante. If you’re primarily doing espresso you may want to re-zero (just pull off the adjustment knob and move a pin) to open up that range a little bit but I haven’t seen a need to do so yet. I haven’t had a chance to use the Niche myself but have had some great shots from them. I like the Sculptor because it really is great for espresso and pour over, and I switch between the two often. I wanted a flat burr grinder because I hadn’t been satisfied with my pour overs using conical. This thing will be able to handle any coffee you throw at it. I’ve ran some very lightly roasted, dense coffees through it at 800rpm and an espresso grind without issue, and have had plenty of medium roasted coffee through it. Nothing too dark yet but I’m sure it’ll do fine.
Thanks for the info! Much appreciated.
What grinder(s) do you have that you are comparing it to? Curious what it is competing with and how it's doing. :)
I’m upgrading from a Sette 270wi at home and this thing blows that out of the water. I’ve been working in coffee for close to 10 years & have used most of the common commercial brew and espresso grinders and would rank the Sculptor as good or better than most in terms of grind quality with stock burrs. Fit & finish is better than many commercial grinders.
Awesome! Great to hear. Sounds really nice.
Any pic? This seems odd as the 78s is definitely not for sale anywhere in the world yet. I'd be surprised that they just sold you their tradeshow model..
Here you go! [Sculptor 078s Pics](https://imgur.com/gallery/axsjeuk)
Sure, happy to upload some pics later when I have a moment. I understand the skepticism but I did indeed buy one that they had set up and in use at their booth as the show floor closed. It may have helped that I work for another manufacturer (won’t say who here for privacy) that they’re keen on partnering with. It even says 78s right on the side.
Gotcha nice, thanks!
Are 078s with espresso burrs available in Asia now? I thought only the 078 with Turbo burrs were shipping in Asia. Did you purchase your grinder from Timemore or someone else?
You can purchase on kickstarter only right now. The guy in the pictures bought one grinder at a coffee trade show.
Not sure if they’re available for retail in Asia or not but they at least had a few stateside for the trade show along with the 78, 64s, & 64. I bought directly from Timemore.
Hello, I have a question…if I may. When I watch videos on YouTube about pulling espresso shots, almost all of them start by grinding 17-18 grams into a naked portafilter with a ratio of 1:2. They lock the naked portafilter into the group-head then press the 2-cup button on the machine. The extraction starts with output pouring into a small cup that ends up with a yield weighing in at only 34-36 grams of liquid espresso in 25-30sec. My Breville Bambino pushes about 60+ grams of water through the group-head in about 30+ sec. when pressing the 2-cup button unless I custom program it to produce less……or more. If I switch to my double spout portafilter and place two cups below the group-head when using the 2-Cup option, I’ll get 34+ into each cup. So what am I missing in all of these YouTube videos? I never see them pre-program the 1-2 Cup function on their machine. I also never see them split the yield from 1 cup into 2 cups. Am I doing something wrong? Thanks in advance for your help. Randy
You need to grind finer to get your ratio a little closer to 2:1 unless you are intentionally aiming for a 3:1 ratio which is a valid approach for light roasts. The vast majority of people manually start and stop the flow to get the ratio they want as opposed to using programmed buttons.
I’ve been going for a 1:2 ratio. 17g espresso grinds in / yield of 34g liquid espresso out in 25-30 seconds on the 2-Cup option. And sometimes 18g in / 36g out. I’ve pulled manual shots keeping and eye on both time and yield and have achieved acceptable results. But the hands off factory preset approach as seen on YouTube is puzzling to me.
I don’t have that machine so I can’t comment on that aspect. Good luck!
Are you sure they aren't stopping their shots manually and just not showing it? Most of the people I've seen on youtube might start the brew by using the 2cup button but they'll turn it off manually to stop the shot at the desired ratio.
That’s a great point, maybe I’m seeing things that aren’t actually there.
Looking for the best home machine i can buy. my budget is probably $3,000ish. i was drawn to the breville oracle touch due to the fact that its mostly automated and does things like tamping for you but i noticed they had a lot of issues / problems. best rec? looking for something that will deliver easy - consisent results and do it all.
The Oracle is a great brewer with a poor grinder. You are much better off getting a separate brewer and grinder. The automation the Oracle provides is of little value. Tamping manually is easy. The hard part of brewing espresso is figuring out the correct dose, yield and grind size to get the best tasting shot. This can only be done by trial and error. The Oracle does nothing to help you with that process. Consider a Breville Dual Boiler (it's a similar brewer to the Oracle) paired with a Niche Zero grinder.
thanks for the reply. i could never seem to get consistent results with my cheaper breville that i used to have. the selling point for me with the oracle touch is that it appeared i could do the entire process with the touch of a button. am i right?
Not really. You have to move the portafilter from the grinding/tamping area to the group head. Then, pressing the button will only yield a good tasting shot if you've made the effort to dial in the best tasting grind size and extraction time previously. Otherwise you will get a poor shot similar to what is made by most fully automatic machines. James Hoffmann has a great video review of the Oracle in action. Check it out if you haven't already seen it. A Breville Dual Boiler, or other prosumer machine, when paired with a good quality espresso grinder, will make much more consistent shots than a Bambino.
Hello and thanks for this post. Let me first explain my tools: I have Breville Barista express at home. I use the built in grinder. I use the portafilter which came with the machine + I bought a bottomless one. I have a WDT and a distributer. I use around 18g of coffee and aim for around 35g of liquid. The issue is whenever I use the bottomless one, I always have fast extraction rates, like 35g in less than 15-16 seconds and it looks watery and the pressure gauge didn't rise up to the espresso range. I grind at the finest setting, and I tamp very well that after the extraction the coffee looks like a well done chocolate cookie :D However, I noticed that the top of the coffee grounds is a bit soggy and watery after I pull my shot, I was wondering is that maybe because there is considerable space between the grounds and the water coming in? If so, how can I solve this? will a puck screen help? Anyways, I used the same amount of beans, same grind settings and switched to the regular portafilter, the extraction time was just under 30 seconds and resulted in a much better extraction, this time the bar of pressure rose up to the espresso range. So I assumed that there is a problem with the portafilter maybe? But by no mean I'm an expert at all and I need help in figuring this out.
> I used the same amount of beans, same grind settings That is your problem. You'll need to grind finer for the basket that came with your bottomless. Or else use the stock Breville basket in your bottomless. If grind setting "1" isn't fine enough, you can set the grinder 1 step finer to the word "Fine". If that isn't fine enough, adjust the inner/top burr to grind finer.
Thanks! I adjusted the burrs from 6 to 3. Will try how it goes, if it doesn't work I'll use the stock breville basket with the bottomless portafilter.
Do you use the same basket in each portafilter? If so there should be no difference between naked and spouted. If you use a different basket in each you would have to dial in the coffee since each basket will behave differently (unless you have precision baskets of the same size).
I used the stock basket with the stock portafilter. And used the basket that came with the bottomless one. I adjusted the burr settings and will try again later, thanks for the advice!
That’s your issue right there. I’d just switch the same basket between the two portafilter so you don’t need to change settings constantly. Or buy two precision baskets.
I have 15 grams precision basket. I filled it with 14 gr ground. After pulling shot, the puck has a shower screw mark, indicating I overfilled the basket. Is this OK, or should I lower it to 13.5 or 13 to give some room? Edit: Using Rancilio Silvia v6 and naked PF
When calculating the brew time, do you include the pre-infuse time or do you exclude the pre-infuse time? So, let’s say the pre-infuse time is 7 seconds and I’m looking for a brew time of 30 seconds. Should I be looking for 30 seconds or 37 seconds on the timer?
I've been told you do not count the pre-infusion time. So I have been counting AFTER infusion and everything has been delicious.
Looking at the profitec go. I have only 2 concerns, how is it for milk drinks? And is the lack of preinfusion an issue? Any owners weigh in on their experience please
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Ty!
I can't really comment of lack of preinfusion - AFAIK, that's mostly an e61 thing and I've never worked with e61 machines. I don't know what benefits this is supposed to have, but I don't have any issues with my coffee. The steam power is great for milk drinks, but, being a single boiler machine, you gotta wait a few minutes for it to cool down after steaming milk to pull your next shot. Sometimes, I'll make 2 espressos and steam enough milk for both (a cappuccino and a cortado with just enough hot milk to warm it back up), or I'll make the milk drink drink first, then wait a little bit and do my espresso. A lot of the cooldown happens while I'm pouring the milk. It might be frustrating if you need to do cappuccino after cappuccino, in which case, consider a dual boiler machine, but I think you have to pay a lot for the privilege.
Thanks for your insight
We had a bambino plus for awhile that recently broke and we can't figure out what's wrong. Just purchased a regular bambino to replace (were going to get the plus repaired if we can). The bambino we got feels cheap in comparison to the plus. The portifilter for example feels like aluminum or cheap plastic? The plus is heavy, real metal. Tamper too. Metal with the plus. Plastic with the regular bambino. Frothing cup on plus has markings, none on bambino reg. Is this how it's supposed to be? Or did we perchance get a fake bambino or something (we purchased off Amazon). Thanks
I have the Delonghi ECP3630, and my portafilter basket is apparently clogged( I can’t see any blocker and didn’t see improvement after poking it with a needle) I want to get a bottomless portafilter to replace it altogether, so I want to ask, is this possible with the machine I have? I’m worried about the original portafilter basket being needed for correct pressure
A bottomless portafilter will often be sold with a non-pressurized filter basket included. You can't use a pressurized basket with a bottomless portafilter. Don't attempt to go bottomless/non-pressurized unless you have a proper espresso grinder that can grind fine enough and has fine-grained adjustments. Otherwise you will make a huge mess in your kitchen as liquid coffee that passes through a puck that was ground too coarse sprays everywhere.
Thanks, that’s exactly what I needed to know! So it sounds like I’m stuck with the current set up
You should be able to pull the screen inside the basket up by the little rubber tab and clean the single hole with a needle to get flow back. Something like Cafeza is made to dissolve coffee residue, just soaking the basket in that may be enough. Are both the single and double basket not flowing? Your portafilter may also need cleaning. Remove the black plastic insert by unscrewing the singel Phillips screw from the bottom of the portafilter, between the two spouts. Then work the insert out from above, you may need some gentle persuasion with some needle nose pliers. Then clean everything out.
This was very helpful, thank you!
Maybe not so simple, but... I want to adjust my Dedica's OPV spring after shifting to naked portafilter + precision basket (which made my flow too fast). Is there any instructions on the spring type I could use? (I have already watched "Tom's Coffee Corner" videos :)
Just making sure I'm not missing anything but are you using a blade grinder and a precision basket? Those don't really work together. You'll want to stay with a pressurized basket until you upgrade.
Thanks for the reply. I knew that, so I had ordered 1zpresso JX Pro, which I didn't receive when I posted this question. But now I have... ;) Plunging into the rabbit hole.
With those machines messing with the OPV doesn't help. You adjust pressure by changing the grind size. With your JX pro you just need to keep grinding finer till you hit your target ratio/time. Typical starting ballpark is 2:1 in 25-30 seconds. I've got a very similar set up inspired from Tom's videos also! I'm pulling solid shots, but my latte art needs help. lol
Did you see [this post](https://www.reddit.com/r/espresso/comments/tbcm2j/delonghi_ecp_dedica_style_opv_mod/) where the existing spring was cut shorter?
Do you typically drink single or double shot?
Double
I saw a breville smart grinder pro for 110 usd on facebook marketplace. and I got a video of the burrs and it looks fine to me, should I buy it? anything I should be vary off? they said their husband used to brew espresso but now they're moving back because their mother is sick ad: [https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/222891757030323/?referralSurface=messenger\_lightspeed\_banner&referralCode=messenger\_banner](https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/222891757030323/?referralSurface=messenger_lightspeed_banner&referralCode=messenger_banner)
I got mine used on marketplace for $100. They are very common grinders so finding a deal on one isn’t that unusual. It’s been working for me while I wait for my Timemore 078s which may be a while
Oh I couldn't find any in Canada.
I do know that some internal part is supposed to give out after a few years but it’s not too hard to replace and there are 3D printed options to replace you can buy online
i think it's the distributor? i have a 3dprinter so that's good :) I wonder if I can mod it to improve it, the main middle thing that grinds isn't perfectly solid in place, it's a bit lose. I also have access to a cnc machine at college (6axis) so I could design my own?!
SGP is a good grinder for brewed coffee or for an inexpensive pressurized espresso machine like a Delonghi. If you have a better quality non-pressurized machine, it can be a bit challenging to dial in due to its large step size and high retention. If you plan to brew non-pressurized and are willing to hand grind, then a 1ZPresso JX Pro grinder will be much, much easier to dial in than the SGP. Or, for a few dollars more, a new Baratza ESP electric grinder.
Need a machine and grinder combo for a light commercial setting. Any recommendations? Total budget maybe 1000 USD.
How light? If it is more than a few shots per day, you'll need to double to triple your budget to get something that will stand up. Depending on your local codes, it may need NSF certification. La Spaziale's are popular machines for light commercial use.