Hi all,
Apologies for the long post. Seeking advice from any fellow CS'ers who have ever extracted oily espresso shots.
Below are two videos of my extracting a shot from a Sunbeam EM7000, using Lazzio - Single orgin beans - Brazil Serra Negra from ALDI. Now before I get judged for using supermarket beans, I do usually order my beans via fresh roasters online but I didn't want to waste beans while I was dialing and experiencing these 'oil' shots. The video isnt the best but there are oil separation in the shot...
Shot #1 - Compak K10 Fresh
https://vimeo.com/321026562
Shot #2 - Smart Grinder - Setting 13
https://vimeo.com/321026649
In my journey to reaching obtaining the 'god shot' - I purchased a used Compak K10 Fresh on Gumtree ($400), with thoughts of it being an upgrade from the Breville Smart Grinder. It was an Ex-cafe unit and it is quite possible that the burrs need replacing. I have opened the unit to clean but it is hard on observation alone to see signs of wear. I have been quoted $200 which I think is reasonable to have the unit serviced and burrs replaced here in lonely Western Australia but I am hesitant on fear it doesn't resolve the issue. What I have noticed on the Compak K10 Fresh are the number of clumps when grinding. See video below at setting 60:
https://vimeo.com/321026726
Before I stump up some cash, any help/input would be greatly appreciated. I have adjusted the K10 grind to a coarser setting with the same result, adjusting it finer simply causes the machine to choke.
ChrisP
Apologies for the long post. Seeking advice from any fellow CS'ers who have ever extracted oily espresso shots.
Below are two videos of my extracting a shot from a Sunbeam EM7000, using Lazzio - Single orgin beans - Brazil Serra Negra from ALDI. Now before I get judged for using supermarket beans, I do usually order my beans via fresh roasters online but I didn't want to waste beans while I was dialing and experiencing these 'oil' shots. The video isnt the best but there are oil separation in the shot...
Shot #1 - Compak K10 Fresh
https://vimeo.com/321026562
Shot #2 - Smart Grinder - Setting 13
https://vimeo.com/321026649
In my journey to reaching obtaining the 'god shot' - I purchased a used Compak K10 Fresh on Gumtree ($400), with thoughts of it being an upgrade from the Breville Smart Grinder. It was an Ex-cafe unit and it is quite possible that the burrs need replacing. I have opened the unit to clean but it is hard on observation alone to see signs of wear. I have been quoted $200 which I think is reasonable to have the unit serviced and burrs replaced here in lonely Western Australia but I am hesitant on fear it doesn't resolve the issue. What I have noticed on the Compak K10 Fresh are the number of clumps when grinding. See video below at setting 60:
https://vimeo.com/321026726
Before I stump up some cash, any help/input would be greatly appreciated. I have adjusted the K10 grind to a coarser setting with the same result, adjusting it finer simply causes the machine to choke.
ChrisP

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