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  • Recommend a Grinder for light roast beans?

    Hey guys can anyone recommend a good grinder for light roast beans? Budget is $1200.

    Thanks

  • #2
    When you say light, do you mean "Nordic filter roast" or "Australian Espresso Light" (which I'd call the darker side of medium)?

    What are you doing with the ground coffee?

    Single dose? Hopper dose?

    Prefer flat or conical flavour profile?

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    • #3
      Australian Espresso Light, I have been single dosing

      I would prefer flat flavour

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      • #4
        Your usual suspects at that price level, Mazzer, Eureka, Rocket, Mahlkonig, San Remo all have good options. The new San Remo All Grounds looks interesting so does the Mahlkonig 54. Eureka Atom is popular. You can get on demand grinders and purchase 3rd party bellows to make them single dose. I did this for my on demand Eureka grinder, and that works very well now as a single dose grinder.

        How many coffees do you make a day? Is space and issue for you?

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        • Tical
          Tical commented
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          Space is not an issue, I can make anywhere to 2 times a day or some days 4 times a day, there is a new version of Mahlkonig 54?

        • coffeemachine
          coffeemachine commented
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          If you are only making 2-4 coffees a day a big on demand grinder like the Atom will be good, however you will have a lot of retention and will need to purge coffee. That is coffee you dont drink and have to throw away. There are lots of options similar to the Atom that I mentioned above including San Remo, Rocket, Mahlkonig. I like Eureka, their burr profile provides a full body flavour that I like. It is more important to understand what the flavour profile is for the burr set rather than how large or fast the machine is. Most suppliers can advise on this.

          As an alternative you may want to consider something like a dedicated Single Dose grinder like the DF64 (there is a new version out now) or the Eureka Mignon series. I have the Mignon Speciality 55mm and have a 3rd party bellows attached, I get pretty much zero retention. This means little to no waste and makes it easy to change grinder settings without wasting coffee.

          You cannot go wrong with any of the main players with grinders. It comes down to your particular workflow and what suits that best.

      • #5
        The DF64 would be my recommendation. It's fine to use as is, with a couple of minor mods you can improve the retention etc. The stock Italmill burrs area a good traditional flat burr flavour profile, if you wanted to you could upgrade to SSP HU or CV at any point but that wouldn't be necessary. I wouldn't personally bother with the titanium coating on the Italmill burrs.

        I'd buy from the df64coffee website after nearly checking out then waiting for them to send you a discount offer the second time (takes 2-4 weeks) if you want the best price.

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        • #6
          Ceado e37 SD

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          • crazyhakins
            crazyhakins commented
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            Not $1200 or under

        • #7
          I would also look at the Mahlkonig X54. I suspect the DF64 would be the go for Nordic or "Seattle Light", but worth checking out the X54 especially if you are thinking of adding other styles of coffee e.g. brew or medium or darker espresso from time to time.

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