Thank you!! Hope you nail those shots at the new settings 🙌🏼

Clear and useful! Thanks

Oof I can understand 🥺 I mourn beans that are wasted (either in the trash or via gross tasting shots) 😭 thank you for watching and supporting my videos! I must say, kudos to you for not giving up!! Let me know how the higher burr setting works out for you! And if you find yourself confused or lost on which way to adjust or what to do next, consider joining my Patreon so that we can chat about your espresso routine more in depth via video too. Sometimes you just want to show someone what you're doing and ask "WHAT DO I CHANGE?!!?!" 😅

Awesome! Happy to be able to help 😊

Not sure why it is so different for me. All that I can think of is the beans ppl are using. I feel if I set mine to 3 or even 5 it would clog the espresso machine lol maybe I’ll try a 3 (down from 14) and just see what happens. I am curious but also shocked that many are struggling. I had such a shitty setup before the smart grinder and learned enough from the old setup that when I jumped into this I was pulling magic right away! I was so happy and it has been a game changer for me! I literally left the burr where it was factory set and tried the outter grind around 14-15-16 and decided 14 was best overall but depending on the exact roast from my go to bean spot I may have to go up or down 1 maaaybe 2 sizes. if i could show you the videos and pics I think you would agree. Thanks again for the vid 😊

@@chozen_1309 The burrs that come stock with the machine have been changed since this video. So those having issues with their machine grinding too coarse for espresso likely have a machine that was manufactured before ~2022. Many people buy older used machines too! 😊

@@HijabsandAprons ​​⁠I was wondering this. Totally makes sense. Thanks for the info. Mine was purchased only a couple months ago.

@@HijabsandApronsI know I am getting better and I feel very confident in my espresso abilities now but there is no way I’m thaaaat goood lol.

Hi Brian - can I ask you, how long does it take your grinder to gind 18g of beans on the very fine setting? Mine takes so long (around 25 seconds), I wonder if that's normal? Thanks!

​@Jontiramizoo machine BaristaTouch, Beans: Brooklyn Roasting Company, Peruvian, dose 19.5 gram, machine takes about 40 sec. But the shot tastes good. So i think the breville grinder is crap, sometime i put 19.5 and i get 18 and sometime i put 19.5 and get 21g, i am saving for an lagom P64 now. Espresso hobby is a money black hole, cost thousands for tiny bit of improvement. Its all about the happiness we experience, so will have to bite the bullet.

This is awesome! I'm so happy to hear that this was helpful. Ah yes, I always have to go down 1-2 grind sizes finer for decaf 😬

@@HijabsandAprons I have an old Sunbeam conical burr grinder that I will shim to get right for her decaf now. This will happen post-christmas. For now, I'm using the dual wall basket in the group head. (Sub-optimal, I know, but is doing the job)

congrats on your new machine!! 😊 thank you so much for supporting my channel

Sounds super familiar! 😅 thank you for watching!!

Hmmm usually a sour taste indicates that your shot is too fast, so you might want to drop your grind size down to 14 but also drop your dose down to 18.5-ish. Make sure the dose you're measuring is the grounded coffee, not the weight of beans you're putting in. Remember that the grinder retains a lot too. So you might think your dose is 19.2 but is actually around 18.5 🤷🏻‍♀️ But ultimately taste is what matters most!

You were right, it worked. Shot is not sour or bitter anymore, just pure flavor. And also realized that beans im using has too much floral taste to it that I hate 🤣. Previously, the sourness made it taste very bold. Thank you so much, you made my life so much easier, I wish you too many good karma.

Changes in inner burr setting are sometimes necessary depending on the bean, and especially when you change to a different bean. Let's suppose you are in a situation where at grind size 10 your shot is little to slow and at 11 its little bit fast. And you feel like if you were able to get grind size 10.5 that would be perfect. So you can then change your inner burr setting to 1 size finer, and increase your outter grind by 1 or 2. About the tamper, to the best of my knowledge, I think It does not matter how hard you tamp, As long It was tamp enough.

A puddle on top of your puck means you have too much head space between the top of the puck and the shower head. If your dose is where you want it, you will need to get a smaller basket.

go back to 5, only change if you need to. 4 is way too fine for your beans

Is the grinder old or did you buy it used? And are you weighing the grounds when they're in the dosing cup/portafilter? Sorry if these sound like elementary questions--hard to troubleshoot via comments!

thanks so much!! yeah i do! just be sure to replace the filter regularly

happy to help!!

Oh no!! 10 seconds?! Yes definitely lower the grind size, what size are you at right now on the outside knob??

@@HijabsandAprons I changed inner burr to 3 and outer grind to 3

@@AussieMumVLOGS Okay 👍🏼 can I confirm your beans are from a local shop with a roast date no older than April 2, 2023?? The older or more stale beans are, the more fine you have to go (might even just want to use a double wall basket).

@@HijabsandAprons Yes completely fresh from a local Sydney roaster, Seven miles coffee roaster. ROASTED ON 18TH APRIL 2023 I watched your video and changed my inner burr from 6 to 3 and that definitely helped slow the extraction but I just can't figure out the outer know on the left what to set it to. I've tried to dial in 5 times now and I'm about to give up 😭

When you say you're putting 18g in, is this what you measure before putting into the grinder? Or do you weigh it after it is ground too

As I said in the video, only adjust the inner burr if you find that your shots are too fast but there's no room to go finer on the ground settings! Increase the outer grind size to ~20-24 and hopefully that'll be better!

My burr is at 3 and grind size at 3 also. I use 22 gram output is 44gram in 30 seconds

Takes mine around 18-20 seconds but then I often have to do some more time and bang on the hopper to get all the grounds out. It's not that off. Lower RPM means more time but more consistent grinding hopefully 🤞🏼

R u sure about that? I have a 2009 860xl…will the upgrade fit mine?

I'm happy to hear that! You're welcome! 🤍

I've never tried it myself, but I'm thinking burr setting at 6 (default) or 7 and grinder set to 15? French press is pretty coarse. I wonder if Breville has a PDF online for their Smart Grind Pro with guidelines for various brewing methods! Will look into it

Wow! What dose amount are you putting in?? And when you say fast, how fast are we talking? 40g out in 20 seconds?

Update: I’m using fresh beans (less than a month), adjusted inner burr to 3 outer to 2, use the WDT, portafilter screen and measuring 18 g w 36-40 g output, and good tamping tool and my results are great!

Thanks for watching! I'm happy it was helpful 🙂

Did you change the burr setting down to be finer?

Go coarser on the outer grind size! Higher number means bigger/coarser, smaller number is finer/smaller

Will try n let u know 😊

@@katharinechymiak957 Just tap your cup of espresso to pop the bubbles. There's CO2 in the crema and often times it produces bigger bubbles, nothing wrong there

@@HijabsandAprons thank you. Any my settings? Iv changed the burr settings to 3 after watching your video and grinding dial to 15

@@katharinechymiak957 that's better! don't adjust the burrs unless you find you're at grind size 2 or 1 and still need to go finer! burr 3 is good 👍🏼

If you're trying to match the overall grind size you had originally with burr at 5, then you would go coarser/bigger 1-2 sizes on digital grind size with burr at 4.

You can go down again on the burr. I'm at 3 burr setting for a year 👍🏼 I'm not sure of the recommended replacement time; it would vary depending on how often you use the machine!!

It's a regular vacuum with an attachment! I only use the attachment for cleaning my machine. Otherwise I get irked if I'm using non food stuff around food! You can also get a small handheld vacuum with a narrow attachment and use it just for your coffee station!! Like this one: amzn.to/3TZvTsO

@@HijabsandAprons thank you thank you. Also I love your videos it’s why I got some of the Breville accessories from crema and have really been working on my espresso shots. But some days I get lazy and just make it iced for the purpose of caffeine 😂

I love the grinder. It’s really great actually . Maybe try some different beans 🤔. I pull some seriously beautiful and amazing tasting shots. I would send pics if I could

Hey! Congrats on your new machine! Oh boy that does sound frustrating 🥲 can I confirm that you're using the single wall basket?? The dual wall basket has only one hole underneath, whereas the single wall has several tiny holes.

@@HijabsandAprons yes! The single wall double shot basket

@@maddygardner4641 Hmm, when were your beans roasted? Is there a date on the bag?

@@HijabsandAprons yes 3/6/23!

Did you figure this out? 13 grind size seems high, so I'm just wondering what machine and basket you are using? For reference on the default burr setting I've never ground above 5 on this machine.

From what I've heard and seen, yes they are very close if not the same! If you'll be grinding for espresso, I do recommend turning the burr to 3 or 4, yes. Let me know if you need any more help!

maybe you have a 58mm portafilter. These numbers are for ppl using 54mm. I had the same experience. For me, outer 9 and inner 6 does it

Don't change the inner burr until or unless you're at an outer grind size of 1 and your shot is still coming out too fast. No, it doesn't matter whether your portafilter size is 54 or 58 (though I'll point out that all Breville Barista Express and Pro machines are 54mm). Also very important note--the newer machines are made with Baratza burrs and I think Breville has adjusted them to be fine enough for espresso straight out of the box. So again, unless you're at an outer grind size of 1 and your espresso is coming out too fast/underextracted, don't adjust the burr

Like day to day? I turn it off when I'm done making any drinks. But there's also an auto shut off, I think 😅

What is your outer knob set to right now?? Go higher

@@HijabsandAprons its currently at 10

@@kapben yeah so try like 15

Thank you, i tried it but it looks like its not fine enough, hmm can you suggest a burr and outer knob settings please

This is a regular vacuum with the extension and crevice attachments on it! Mine is a Shark vacuum

@@HijabsandAprons a regular vacuum? Unbelievable! Thanks for such a quick reply!

Yes very confusing. To remove the burr open the grind setting dial all the way to coarse. Then should come out easily. But will have to reset your grind size after you reinstall the burr.

@@kasmirtoo omgggg thank you! That sort of make sense! No wonder, because my grinder was on finest setting

@@hiimki I hàve oracle touch. I like the machine but the grinder has been a problem since new. Get it set perfect and less than six shots later I am chasing the grinder settings around. My grinder is set between 15 and 10. I cleaned it the other day. The burr is set to one from the factory so no adjustment there. I felt the burr it doesn't feel sharp. I called Breville. Machine only has 400 shots on it. Probably 100 throw away. They are sending new burrs. But they are out of stock. If that doesn't work I will probably buy a separate grinder. You wouldn't think for $2700 I would have to do that.

Always try to use beans roasted within the past 4 weeks

@@HijabsandAprons I tried with new grains after 19 days of roasting and it still wasn't working, I noticed that it started working when I changed the internal setting to 3 and the external setting to 1. Do you think this could damage the blades?

@@Mfuao How old is your machine?? If you're having to go finer on the burrs just to achieve a decent shot, it might be time to replace the burrs

@@HijabsandAprons my machine is exactly 13 days old (grinder) and my oster espresso machine is 24 days old, it doesn't take pressure and comes out very quickly, with a Bravoit manual grinder(from my friend) it is possible to achieve a fine grind now in the breville it was only possible by putting the internal grinder in 03 and the external one in 01

Oh man this makes complete sense and I'm happy to hear it! (not your wasted shot/time though, sorry!) Yeah I definitely recommend trying a shot before adjusting the burr now 🙃 Their new machines come with Baratza branded burrs now. For them to specify that on their website now makes me think they've changed them, too. Thank you for watching and for the feedback!

Did you change beans? Are you using supermarket beans or roasted within this month? If your shots are coming out that fast and such low pressure, you need to dose higher or grind FINER (so go down to burr of 2) But check other factors first (like my questions above)

@HijabsandAprons thanks for your reply 1) no. I have been consistently the same brand and type of beans for a year and a half 2) if it does not work out when i try tonight, i will adjust the bur settings 3) every 2 weeks i clean the grinder with a vacumm and a toothpick. I don't suppose this is the reason right? 4) have you cleaned the grinder by taking out the lower/ conical bur?

@@ddiesel1836 Yeah I think maybe the burrs have worn down a bit. So you might need to go finer (to 2). Eventually you can buy a new burr set too. Get a fresh set and then hopefully you won't need to adjust the burr at all from default!

cool, what can you get? just the upper burr i giess?@@HijabsandAprons

@HijabsandAprons tried setting the Burr to 2, and still the same - grind setting at 3 - pressure is about 6 bars - extraction is about 18 secs - yield does not even reach 1:1 - the flow is also delayed. Does not start until 3 or 4 secs after i preas the button - i tried not putting too mucb preasure on my tamp but still the same Ill try to set the burr to 1

That grind size might be to fine, which is preventing the water from passing through

Hi fran actually its the coffee that is not dispursing after i changed the setting.

Hi! Just as Fran suggested, try increasing your grind size maybe up to 9 or 10. See if that yields some liquid! Also make sure your dose is maximum 19g

No coffee ground is dispersing after setting it.

@@luznepomucenosuarez Make sure the burr was inserted and clicked in all the way. And if no coffee grounds are coming out even at a bigger grind size, then move the burr setting back up to 6/default and try again

same here