Hi all,
Long time lurker, barely posted anything.
I've been running a Sunbeam EM6910 with the EM0480 grinder for a few years now.
After searching for a much more consistent grind (throwing away 2 shots each morning because the grinder had changed 3 steps overnight got quite cumbersome), I've bought a Mazzer Mini Manual from one of the site sponsors.
Firstly, I'm amazed that in 2 - 3 shots, I'm getting a much better flow than I was ever able to on the EM0480.
The shots look good (to my untrained eye at least), getting a slightly restricted pour, roughly 60 ml in 30 seconds in a double basket.
What I'm not seeing is that rich red / brown colour at the start of the shot, and being as I've been playing with my scales since getting the grinder, I've found I'm only using 14 grams in the double basket.
I tried dosing 18 grams this morning, and it was nearly 1 - 2 mms from the top of the basket, putting it in the group head was tough.
Pulling the shot choked the machine and after removing the PF from the group head, the puck had swollen, cracked and the bottom hadn't been wet at all.
My question for you fine people, that clearly know a lot more than I do, is do I need to increase my dose?
With 14 grams, I'm seeing a screw imprint and shower screen in the puck, which makes me think I'm on the money, but the lack of red / brown colour and the fact that I know I'm 4 grams under normal dosage, I think I do.
If I do need to, how would I go about getting 18 grams in the basket, I presume a finer grind may assist, but wouldn't that choke the machine?
For what it's worth, what's in the cup tastes good, but the crema is quite thin and dissipates quickly, and I'm just trying to learn and improve to make the best coffee I possibly can.
Long time lurker, barely posted anything.
I've been running a Sunbeam EM6910 with the EM0480 grinder for a few years now.
After searching for a much more consistent grind (throwing away 2 shots each morning because the grinder had changed 3 steps overnight got quite cumbersome), I've bought a Mazzer Mini Manual from one of the site sponsors.
Firstly, I'm amazed that in 2 - 3 shots, I'm getting a much better flow than I was ever able to on the EM0480.
The shots look good (to my untrained eye at least), getting a slightly restricted pour, roughly 60 ml in 30 seconds in a double basket.
What I'm not seeing is that rich red / brown colour at the start of the shot, and being as I've been playing with my scales since getting the grinder, I've found I'm only using 14 grams in the double basket.
I tried dosing 18 grams this morning, and it was nearly 1 - 2 mms from the top of the basket, putting it in the group head was tough.
Pulling the shot choked the machine and after removing the PF from the group head, the puck had swollen, cracked and the bottom hadn't been wet at all.
My question for you fine people, that clearly know a lot more than I do, is do I need to increase my dose?
With 14 grams, I'm seeing a screw imprint and shower screen in the puck, which makes me think I'm on the money, but the lack of red / brown colour and the fact that I know I'm 4 grams under normal dosage, I think I do.
If I do need to, how would I go about getting 18 grams in the basket, I presume a finer grind may assist, but wouldn't that choke the machine?
For what it's worth, what's in the cup tastes good, but the crema is quite thin and dissipates quickly, and I'm just trying to learn and improve to make the best coffee I possibly can.

) I'm using the EM0480 grinder with the shim fix. I keep meaning to use Ray_C's fix to make it a better grinder but life keeps getting in the way. Real soon now.
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