Grinder upgrade - Compak K6
I've finally upgraded my grinder from a Sunbeam EM0480 to a 2nd hand Compak K6 (thanks to benspawn, great to deal with and game me plenty of help and advice). It's too big to fit on the kitchen bench under the cupboards with the large hopper so I've got to try a few ad-hoc ~250g hoppers made from juice bottles and vitamin containers (functional but not pretty).
It's amazing the difference a proper grinder makes! I chewed through all my fresh beans dialling in the grind, even the over/under extracted shots were passable. Playing around with some stale beans at a slightly finer grind was also able to pull edible shots, something that was not remotely possible with the sunbeam.
Next step is to head on over to a Dibella training course to iron out the kinks in my technique. I'm also going to follow Ben's advice and stick with some large brand name beans while I'm learning to ensure the blend/roast is consistent. To date I've been trying beans from all over the place, mostly small roasters that supply my favourite cafes.
I've finally upgraded my grinder from a Sunbeam EM0480 to a 2nd hand Compak K6 (thanks to benspawn, great to deal with and game me plenty of help and advice). It's too big to fit on the kitchen bench under the cupboards with the large hopper so I've got to try a few ad-hoc ~250g hoppers made from juice bottles and vitamin containers (functional but not pretty).
It's amazing the difference a proper grinder makes! I chewed through all my fresh beans dialling in the grind, even the over/under extracted shots were passable. Playing around with some stale beans at a slightly finer grind was also able to pull edible shots, something that was not remotely possible with the sunbeam.
Next step is to head on over to a Dibella training course to iron out the kinks in my technique. I'm also going to follow Ben's advice and stick with some large brand name beans while I'm learning to ensure the blend/roast is consistent. To date I've been trying beans from all over the place, mostly small roasters that supply my favourite cafes.

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