u/Unfair_Professor_561

Before I waste more coffee was it fixed in the latest update meaning will I get close to 36grams? Just asking before I turn it back on.

As I have gone off the coffee deep end, down rabbit holes through the dark roast in to the light I have a few issues. 1. I think I have found my daily driver the one coffee for me that nothing else compares to. It’s a medium light roast 100% Ka'u Single Estate Blend of 75% Lempira and 25% Catuai, processed using a yeast-inoculated method. 2. I love exploring new coffees but they don’t compare 3. When I get a new bag I stress over when to open it because I am so excited to try it, but also don’t want to waste the freshness of the other bags I have. 4. I end up wasting money on coffee because well I just don’t like them. 5. Learning that so many “specialty” medium roast are just a plain quality coffee. How do I move out of the explore phase or do I. Is it over this journey I am on if I do and then coffee with my daily driver becomes a routine. Or do I over caffeinate drink more coffee waste more money but get to try a lot of different coffees. I am lost but loving it. Lastly how many roasters are ripping us off, giving us just average coffee but labeling it speciality.

After 3 grinders, countless bags of big island’s best coffee, turning off volumetric dosing all the while doing disaster relief work I finally for a newbie have got consistent shots 36 grams between 25 and 30 seconds. All that to realize straight espresso taste like doodoo lol. I love a flat white and cortado but espresso by itself is no bueno. But I am on a quest, how do I get the old school Italian espresso, I want to know what the people who invented it liked. Recipes, roast levels maybe even bean recommendations.

Yeah, it’s plastic.
Yeah, it’s louder than the Opus 1.
Sorry Nick… but first grind? ~0.3g retention.
Did it dial in on my ES1 faster than the Opus 1 and the X64SD? Yep.
That big chunky knob — super easy to adjust.
Did it feel cheap or like it was gonna fall apart? Honestly, no.
I’m not some espresso pro — just a beginner on grinder #3 — but I’m pretty stoked on this thing.
Can you nitpick it? Sure.
But for $200… it just works. And it works well.
Also… it’s $200. Some hand grinders cost more than that.
Perspective: this thing is cheaper than the tax on some “endgame” grinders.
Good job, Fellow.

Got a couple questions for those who travel with an AeroPress XL.
Is the AeroPress hand grinder actually decent,
? And does it fit inside the XL?
Looking for a solid hand grinder under $200 (Amazon would be ideal). Something compact enough for travel and it fits in the AeroPress XL.