grinding ma gears

[Yelta]

I tried removing the anti static thingy once. My guess is that no one else will try it more than once.

Is it difficult to remove?

[338]

I always took oily beans to mean over roasted, wiser heads than me will confirm if that is right or not. The roast I am using at the moment is dark without being oily

[Beaninlove]

Beaninlove, I have the same grinder and can imagine your frustration. Are your roasts at the darker end? I had a roast where i got distracted and overcooked the roast, the beans were oily before i got to use them. Used them anyway and towards the end of that batch started having jamming problems, eventually jamming totally on the bean after. Cleaned everything after with a clean dry cloth, especially the chute and covering rubber. Also because this was a bad jam actually removed the declumper and did the same to it (usually just use a pin between the prongs). No more problems after and back to my old schedule of every few months when i am in the mood.


One other variable is try a different basket, probably not even aftermarket as they usually require finer grinds, to see if that changes the grind enough to solve the problem

Yeah it is a darker roast- and interesting your mention of oiliness too as these beans do seem on the oily side. It has been suggested to me that- if I wish to retain the settings I have mentioned- I go to a lighter roast style.

[level3ninja]

I tried removing the anti static thingy once. My guess is that no one else will try it more than once.

[Beaninlove]

Wonder if it could be removed? first thing I did with the Mini was remove the screen, vast improvement to flow and ease of cleaning.

I may also try removing the anti-clump screen too I guess; I mean it is clogging anyway, so maybe it'll work.

[Beaninlove]

They are the baskets which came with the machine (not after market), but I will try measuring by mass (weight). The 30ml and 60ml shots I refer to DOES include the crema too now that I think of it.

Yes rather than measuring in mils, what is the weight of the liquid (more accurate than volume)?

Are they just the single and double baskets that came with the machine, are they after market baskets, what is the recommended dose for each basket?

[Yelta]

They have a screen thing with 2 lightning bolts through it, right at top of the slide down to the portafilter. It looks restrictive!
That's why I asked if it was the slide (after the declumper) or the burr area (before the clumper), that was blocking.

Wonder if it could be removed? first thing I did with the Mini was remove the screen, vast improvement to flow and ease of cleaning.

[Jackster]

As a matter of interest Beaninlove, does the Atom have any type of anti clumping mechanism i.e. a mesh or similar that could be impeding the discharge of ground coffee and causing blockages? did a brief search and noted others have had similar experiences.
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They have a screen thing with 2 lightning bolts through it, right at top of the slide down to the portafilter. It looks restrictive!
That's why I asked if it was the slide (after the declumper) or the burr area (before the clumper), that was blocking.

Maybe try a pipe cleaner up the slide, as that seems to be where you suggest it's blocking up.
I personally would clean it every time, surely those stale grinds would be noticeable in the next cups, esp if it's a lot of grinds jammed up in there. No wonder it needs a fine grind
I had a look at a cleaning clip on utube, quite involved, but pretty awesome design.

[338]

Beaninlove, just as a reference, I am doing a nice slow gloopy 45 second pour at the moment, and have been for about 8 weeks, with my Atom and Lelit pl41temd. Assume our filters have similar size holes (neither being vst or specialist) so woul imagine my grind is at least as fine. No jams. Coffee is self roasted beanbay to just before second crack

[Yelta]

Yes rather than measuring in mils, what is the weight of the liquid (more accurate than volume)?

Are they just the single and double baskets that came with the machine, are they after market baskets, what is the recommended dose for each basket?

As a matter of interest Beaninlove, does the Atom have any type of anti clumping mechanism i.e. a mesh or similar that could be impeding the discharge of ground coffee and causing blockages? did a brief search and noted others have had similar experiences.

Unless your a perfectionist I don't think it matters a jot whether you use mass or volume, in all my years of drinking coffee I've never weighed a shot, always use volume as a guide, its easy and saves a lot of stuffing around, you know (Taste) when you've got it right.

On the other hand I do weigh the beans for each and every shot I pull, helps enormously with repeatability.

[herzog]

I have a La Pavoni Giotto DB PID paired to a Eureka ATOM grinder.
I have worked the grind perfectly down to exactly 30 sec pour for a 30ml single shot (17gms ground coffee), and 30 sec pour for a 60ml double shot (23gms ground coffee). I think the coffees made at these ratios are excellent.

Those numbers sound more like a double and a triple respectively.

17 Grams is way high for a single. Traditionally it was 7, but nowadays around 10g. I'm surprised you can even fit 17g in the single basket.

[338]

Beaninlove, I have the same grinder and can imagine your frustration. Are your roasts at the darker end? I had a roast where i got distracted and overcooked the roast, the beans were oily before i got to use them. Used them anyway and towards the end of that batch started having jamming problems, eventually jamming totally on the bean after. Cleaned everything after with a clean dry cloth, especially the chute and covering rubber. Also because this was a bad jam actually removed the declumper and did the same to it (usually just use a pin between the prongs). No more problems after and back to my old schedule of every few months when i am in the mood.


One other variable is try a different basket, probably not even aftermarket as they usually require finer grinds, to see if that changes the grind enough to solve the problem

[level3ninja]

Do you mean the weight of the actual coffee poured?
How do you mean "what are the baskets"?

Yes rather than measuring in mils, what is the weight of the liquid (more accurate than volume)?

Are they just the single and double baskets that came with the machine, are they after market baskets, what is the recommended dose for each basket?

[Beaninlove]

It is the chute itself. (not the part around the burrs or that area).
I haven't tried it without the crimped aluminium clump crusher- may be worth a try.
Cheers.

[Beaninlove]

Yeah that may be the answer- just clear the chute out from the outside every two uses or something.
Cheers.