You guys have some of the best beans in the world.

fresh roast from local roaster is best.

Thanks for sharing

What number did you set yours, does it still hold up?

Great to hear!

Great to hear!

I've put the grinder on number 2. I got better pressure than when it was on number 4. I've noticed one thing in the coffee beans, there are beans that I bought it from Valentine Cafe which is fresh, it was very fantastic since the bean itself is big, compared to what I got from Starbucks or even the Lavazza coffe from Amazon. I also noticed when I grind the Valentine beans, I got more gram with less capacity in the portafilter.

Definitely buying it from Breville. Much cheaper than Amazon.

hard to get good coffee brew from bad stale beans. Use freshest roast from local roaster if possible.

Have you try with Bottle water yet?

Hoon's Coffee - No. haven’t gone that far yet. My water is filtered, but that shouldn’t affect the acid/base of the water.

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Sandy Goldbaum Probably why people have calibrated tampers. There is a merit to applying consistent pressure.

Great point!

I like my Crema Coffee Products. Have the funnel and the distributor/tamper combo for the 54 mm Breville portafilters. I don't ever have to think about that variable unless I change beans :).

Please let me know about your bottomless when you get it.

Glad I could help!

Yep, that did the trick. So the upper burr grinder was shipped at 6. I changed it to a 3, then set the outside at 8, and worked my way finer. I got the LavAzza Rossa to taste as good as I could get, till my scale comes in. And this time I just did the one cup so I didn't waste much coffee. Big thanks for your help!!!! 👏🏼 👏🏼

Whats your inner bur set at ?

I have exact setting, between 7/8 and 18gr+.

Great to hear! Please let me know.

@@HoonsCoffee And the adjustment to the inner burr, give me more than enough pressure, a little less bittery coffee tastes amazing!!!!!!

Glad I could help!

Glad to hear it!

Make sure get it from Breville website. Much cheaper there.

try all the same settings but tamp little harder. You should able to slow down the shot.

@@HoonsCoffee Will that impact pressure? I guess I will find out tomorrow morning.

@@HoonsCoffee tamped harder, might have slowed down by a second or so, will try more tomorrow.

How was it?

@@HoonsCoffee Coffeemate saves the day 😁

If you have a blind Filter Basket and you backflush the maching Bar Pressure should move up to the Factory Preset Pressure. If it does not do that then you have another problem.

hey i have the same issue, my grind does not get too fine since it does not align anymore. Any way to fix this?

Just get new from Breville website. Much cheaper there.

check out the breville website for parts

@@HoonsCoffee Thank you

What does the 1:2 ratio refer too? Yes I’m a newbie

Are you using a double wall basket?

@@HoonsCoffee im using the basket with all the holes in, not the one with a small hole in the side...

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So I have used that exact bean on my Breville Barista Express and had to use grind setting 4, I believe in order to get a god shot. I found 17.5 grams worked better than the 18g and to make sure to get the right pressure when tamping. I actually had used a new bathroom scale that I had on hand to get the feel of the 30lbs pressure. I ended up buying a pressure tamper and makes tamping easier. However, I do have the same trouble as you with fresh recently roasted beans. Both local and from good brothers. I literrally had to take my inner bur out and change the setting to 3 and then the grind setting to around 2/3 to get close to the pressure and pull time I wanted. On my recent local bean purchase I had to put the inner bur to 1 (the finest) and the grinder setting to 3 and even then it took just about 25 seconds to get to 36grams. There isn't much finer I can get. As far as I can tell everything else is correct. Not sure if there is something else that can be done or if I'm doing something else wrong or not.

How often you clean your grinder?

Just had it for a few weeks. And same problem since beginning

Good point!

It is the beans. Are you using fresh beans or store bought?

I was using a store bought beans. I actually did some experimenting and set it to grind 5 and used a pressurised filter and it was actually not bad.

I had the same problem. I wasted almost half a 1.5 Kg bag of coffee beans, starting from 8 then gradually down to 1, the pressure still not building up high enough. Eventually, I set it all the way down to the finest, and I got my perfect shot. Recently I got fresh coffee beans from a coffee shop, I can't set it more than 2. It's not just the pressure problem. if I set it to 3, there is no way I can temper 17 grams of coffee beans into the basket, lots of it will be wasted. If I set it to 1 or lower, I can temper 18 grams of beans into the basket without any issue.

Well I bought newly roasted beans, that is it is showing a date of when it was roasted and everything is fine. I set it up about 6 and I get the perfect pressure and shot.

You can get an adjustable burr from Breville website.

@@HoonsCoffee Yeah I saw that but for now I don't see that I need to go beyond the available settings.

I made it at home. Wine cork and paperclips.

What are you using it now?

What kind of bean are you using it? Is that store bought or from local coffee shop?

@@HoonsCoffee from the peet's coffee store and I have always asked for the latest roasted date. A few times I got 2 days roasted fresh but my barista expresso machine doesn't produce as much crema as yours. Thanks.

You'll get a decent shot with both. The Niche Zero grinds so much better that, yes, you get a much clearer flavour profile :). Definitely worth investing in.

Decent shot yes but not good tasting shot. Because too old.

Oh, I think this is my problem here. I am having a dual boiler and I already wasted almost one kg of beans. My pressure was never building up until I reached the grind setting 1 (finest) on the sage smart grinder pro. But I might have to go even lower by adjusting the inner burr?. And I have to use around 20g of beans to get enough pressure to get 40g of coffee in 25'ish seconds. Up to now I'm still not getting a good shot (18g/20g to 1:2 ratio) I already wasted about 1 kg of beans. This coffee espresso game is the hardest I ever started playing. And with timing? Do you count the 25 seconds including pre infusion or without?

Have you tried tamping harder?

Sometimes, I adjust all the variables at once, out of desperation. If you're using cheap beans, try that to get a slower shot.

Thanks for your advice! I tried tamping really hard, but still too fast of a flow... Also tried different beans (fresh medium and darker beans and also supermarket beans, since these experiments would otherwise become too costly...)

Too sour means, under extracted. Have you finer grinder setting yet?

@@hmehv715 Honestly, if you've tried even going down to the inner burr as setting 1 and you're at the finest setting for the grinder, it should be coming out nearly like dust. You should also likely be grinding metal on metal. Please contact Breville customer support. I called twice (don't email, they won't get back to you. I'm still waiting, two months later, lol). First time, I got someone who doesn't know anything about espresso and read off a script. Second time, I got an enthusiast and him and I discussed many aspects of improving my shots. Breville is usually good at replacing defective equipment within the warranty period. If hard tamp, finest grind, and tightest burr setting... something sounds wrong... Breville/Sage customer support :).

Nice.

Yes it was quick shot. I need make a little finer than this.

You can easier to upgrade newer one from Breville.

@@HoonsCoffee Thanks a lot! I've just received a new one from Breville ($20), and it fixes the low-pressure issue. I dialed in, and it works perfectly. It saves me $200 for a new grinder :)

Thanks for watching!

As long as pressure stays even through the puck. The higher the pressure the more likely the puck is to channel also resulting in less pressure.

@@mcnitt so many variables, but learned alot here

You can get it from Breville website. Just make sure get it with adjustable burr.

I just replaced my first Barista Express, which finally died. I couldn't ever budge the burr. Tried doing it with the new machine just for experience and can't move it either. Maybe our hands aren't strong enough.

@@peaceful3250 LoL, I asked my friend to remove the burr for me and it finally worked!

Are you using store bought beans?

ive useen lavazza super creama, illy, and starbucks

use grinder at 7, tamp it as tight as you can, and forget the gauge bar, just make it on the edge of the espresso, no acid anymore for me.

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@@HoonsCoffee I am referring to the stainless steel cup you use

@@VigilanteA77777 That is dosing cup from Niche coffee grinder!

Acaia makes dosing cups you can buy that fit 58mm portafilters. They're pricey but really nice and good quality.

roy mosche I need cup for 54mm porta filter

what kind of coffee are you using it?

Arabica beans from local roastery. I have tried two different ones