Got my Baratza ESP today. I pulled one test shot at setting 10 with my Gaggia Classic Pro and it was way long. I'll start it at 15 in the morning and see where that takes us.
This is a great idea. Would love to see you come out with one that dispenses (no pun intended) completely with the coarse settings, and is for espresso only!
Just ordered my ESP! I was wondering how many shims the machine in the video had installed. I love that you were able to pull a good shot @ 15/16. I'm currently using an older Virtuoso ( I had it upgraded to M2 burrs 2 years ago). I just recently got back into Espresso, and the virtuoso does not offer the fine tuning between clicks necessary to dial in a good shot. At number 7, it's a little fast - but at 6 it stalls out completely. Thanks
Great grinder for the price! I just got mine, and have been loving the espressos from it. My grind size is very different though - for extremely dark roast, I’m only able to get it to work at setting 10, and this is without seasoning the burrs. I’ve seen in a review that after seasoning the grind settings fall down by half. I’m afraid that if that happens, this would not work well enough for medium-light roasts in the future.
Hello there! This is partly true, the grind range tends to shift after heavy usage (most users will not experience this immediately, but after months of use) so we have included a shim set in your package. The shim set will help shift the grind range back to factory calibration. We will have a video out soon detailing how to install the shims, or you can contact support@baratza.com and our team can help!
We are filming that video currently! Though we do have a guide for our other conical grinders on our channel. Should you require better assistance in the time being, please reach out to support@baratza.com for guidance! Thanks 😊👍☕️
@@bettercoffeequest most importantly is keeping track of (and not losing) the included shims around the burr. Otherwise it’s pretty touch and go! If you happen to have Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook, you can DM us for the video instructions early.
Hi, the manual states not to adjust the grind setting while there are beans in the hopper. However in this video the settings are adjusted with a filled hopper. Does this mean it's not that big of a problem to do this?
It also says that you can do it while the grinder is running… thats how it should be done if you keep your beans in the hopper all the time. For me I preffer single doze
Hi, im on setting 15 and 16 but my shots pull really watery. Im not sure whats goin wrong. Im currently using a 58mm portalfilter ( not bottomless). I use a distributor and tamper but not a puck screen. Where am i goin wrong?when i buy espresso ground coffee my shots pull great but with the baratza im quite stuck :(
tweak the recipe, grind finer, try e.g. 18 grams in for medium roast, aim for circa 40 g out in about 25 to 30 seconds, remember to purge the grinder when changing grind size
@@paulinedenises yes actually! I returned it and bought a DF64 Gen 2. Problem solved. In seriousness I did use a couple of shim washers under the bottom Burr to raise it up. But then it caused cloging issues. Adding to this the grind sizes were always extremely inconsistent producing a ton of fines. The machine was a headache. Save yourself the headache and get a better grinder. My DF64 Gen 2 has been a dream and dialing in my espressos is now a consistent calculated process rather and guess and check.
Just got my ESP and it grinds dark roast coffee out of bag too coarse, I put the settings on 0 and its still too coarse for espresso, I also have fresh roasted specialty medium roast coffe and it grinds just fine on settings 12, dont know what to do, I tried three different dark roast coffees and its still too coarse on one..?
Got my Baratza ESP today. I pulled one test shot at setting 10 with my Gaggia Classic Pro and it was way long. I'll start it at 15 in the morning and see where that takes us.
Just ordered my esp - hope it arrives to the UK without delay!! Can’t wait!!
This is a great idea. Would love to see you come out with one that dispenses (no pun intended) completely with the coarse settings, and is for espresso only!
Very informative thank you so much bless
Great video. Very helpful. Thank you!
Thanks for your feedback! We’ll have more videos out for you soon.
Just ordered my ESP! I was wondering how many shims the machine in the video had installed. I love that you were able to pull a good shot @ 15/16. I'm currently using an older Virtuoso ( I had it upgraded to M2 burrs 2 years ago). I just recently got back into Espresso, and the virtuoso does not offer the fine tuning between clicks necessary to dial in a good shot. At number 7, it's a little fast - but at 6 it stalls out completely. Thanks
Great grinder for the price! I just got mine, and have been loving the espressos from it. My grind size is very different though - for extremely dark roast, I’m only able to get it to work at setting 10, and this is without seasoning the burrs. I’ve seen in a review that after seasoning the grind settings fall down by half. I’m afraid that if that happens, this would not work well enough for medium-light roasts in the future.
Hello there! This is partly true, the grind range tends to shift after heavy usage (most users will not experience this immediately, but after months of use) so we have included a shim set in your package. The shim set will help shift the grind range back to factory calibration. We will have a video out soon detailing how to install the shims, or you can contact support@baratza.com and our team can help!
I had the same problem! I think I found the solution. After seeing someone else with the same Issue made a short vid detailing it on my channel
I turned the grind setting with beans in the hopper by a mistake, am I likely to have damaged the machine if I just did this once?
What portafilter are you using?
Do you have video instructions on how to clean the ESP?
We are filming that video currently! Though we do have a guide for our other conical grinders on our channel. Should you require better assistance in the time being, please reach out to support@baratza.com for guidance! Thanks 😊👍☕️
@@Baratza Will wait for that upload. Thank you. Just bought the ESP and wanted to know about the cleaning process.
@@bettercoffeequest most importantly is keeping track of (and not losing) the included shims around the burr. Otherwise it’s pretty touch and go! If you happen to have Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook, you can DM us for the video instructions early.
Hi, the manual states not to adjust the grind setting while there are beans in the hopper. However in this video the settings are adjusted with a filled hopper. Does this mean it's not that big of a problem to do this?
It also says that you can do it while the grinder is running… thats how it should be done if you keep your beans in the hopper all the time. For me I preffer single doze
I had to add in a shim today, even at an 8 it poured out way too fast
Hi, im on setting 15 and 16 but my shots pull really watery. Im not sure whats goin wrong. Im currently using a 58mm portalfilter ( not bottomless). I use a distributor and tamper but not a puck screen. Where am i goin wrong?when i buy espresso ground coffee my shots pull great but with the baratza im quite stuck :(
tweak the recipe, grind finer, try e.g. 18 grams in for medium roast, aim for circa 40 g out in about 25 to 30 seconds, remember to purge the grinder when changing grind size
What portafilter is this?
your shot isnt slow ... you are counting from the pump start but you machine does a pre infusion so you are counting way too early ...
It seems easy until you use all the shims and you cannot achieve the grain size needed for espresso
Please help, I have a brand new encore esp, I'm on setting 1 but my grounds are still too coarse and my shots are still pulled way too fast.
I have the same problem. Did you solve it eventually?
@@paulinedenises yes actually! I returned it and bought a DF64 Gen 2. Problem solved.
In seriousness I did use a couple of shim washers under the bottom Burr to raise it up. But then it caused cloging issues. Adding to this the grind sizes were always extremely inconsistent producing a ton of fines. The machine was a headache.
Save yourself the headache and get a better grinder. My DF64 Gen 2 has been a dream and dialing in my espressos is now a consistent calculated process rather and guess and check.
You don have a grind problem you have a tamping problem. Setting one comes out like powder!
Just got my ESP and it grinds dark roast coffee out of bag too coarse, I put the settings on 0 and its still too coarse for espresso, I also have fresh roasted specialty medium roast coffe and it grinds just fine on settings 12, dont know what to do, I tried three different dark roast coffees and its still too coarse on one..?
Read the user manual under "SHIM KIT USE AND INSTALLATION"