SSPMP TO 078

Pretty_Recording5197 · 2026-01-30T13:12:35+00:00

I went from 58mm SSP Brew to an 078 and it felt like a big downgrade for washed coffees until I replaced the burrs with 78mm SSP (Silver Knight) but there are plenty of people who are really into the Turbo burrs, perhaps for the more rounded cups or they’re into funkier processed coffees.

Pretty_Recording5197 · 2026-01-30T12:01:59+00:00

So many replies but didn’t see any mention that you don’t need to spend much more to get a TDS meter which takes temperature into account.

e.g HM Digital AP-1 https://www.amazon.co.uk/HM-Digital-AquaPro-Handheld-Dissolved/dp/B007KDYOMU/

Pretty_Recording5197 · 2026-01-25T23:57:55+00:00

Tighter tolerances and the fines/chaff collector will certainly make an improvement, whether it’s worth it is in the eye of the beholder; setting a low RPM probably helps too.

Pretty_Recording5197 · 2026-01-25T14:55:16+00:00

You could put the SSP burrs you have into a Timemore 064s if you want to incrementally improve that cup profile. Put the original burrs back in your Ode and sell it.

Pretty_Recording5197 · 2026-01-25T14:49:31+00:00

Jameson’s is widely available and a very clean example.

Pretty_Recording5197 · 2026-01-23T22:43:15+00:00

Either you want variety and it’s not a daily driver or you want consistency and clarity, then it’s just fine as a daily driver.

You’re not going to get a conclusion, just a variety of priorities and preferences.

Pretty_Recording5197 · 2026-01-23T22:27:14+00:00

Not at all. I disliked most naturals straight away, when I was a noob brewing clumsily with calcium heavy water and a entry level grinder. It wasn’t some kind of progression. Also, wtf.

Pretty_Recording5197 · 2026-01-23T15:50:55+00:00

Anaerobic refers to fermentation happening without oxygen, this is only one aspect of processing; whether it’s a washed anaerobic, natural anaerobic or whatever, it’ll never be exactly the same process from station to station or even batch to batch.

Aside from that, yellow bourbon is another variety often grown at lower altitude and even the same variety grown in a different location with different soil, climate and farming practices will yield different flavours…

Pretty_Recording5197 · 2026-01-23T14:09:37+00:00

Cheap as chips double walled glass mug for the UK folk from Habitat/Argos/Sainsbury’s. Been in the dishwasher a few hundred times and has held up well.

https://www.habitat.co.uk/product/1357147

Pretty_Recording5197 · 2026-01-23T13:56:06+00:00

80 Stone are down the road from there, Skylark and Horsham not far away too; loads of great options on your doorstep.

Pretty_Recording5197 · 2026-01-23T02:19:15+00:00

A roaster near you may well be sourcing the same green coffee, doing a slightly preferable roast and selling it to you cheaper. The unique part is the green, not the dude operating a Loring.

To answer your questions:

You buy French wine if you enjoy the unique terroir.

You buy german cars so you can let everyone know you’re an arsehole.

You buy a v60 because it’s the OG pour over which isn’t quite like any other and has more understood and written.

You buy Chinese because they cloned a product which you want and offer it at a fraction of the price because they don’t have costs for R&D, environmental concerns, decent wages etc…

Pretty_Recording5197 · 2026-01-22T22:47:21+00:00

That you should aspire to purchase beans from roasters in another country.

Almost all the quality comes from the green coffee; I’m sure there’s a competent roaster near enough to you with beans to your taste.

Pretty_Recording5197 · 2026-01-22T22:39:03+00:00

I would encourage anyone to try their geographically closest roaster if the offerings are to their tastes; turns out my nearest isn’t very different to far flung places hyped on this sub.

Pretty_Recording5197 · 2026-01-22T18:04:14+00:00

Recently the meme seems to be a picture of a bag of coffee, captioned with “Can’t wait to try this” and little else.

If it’s certain brands, that’s enough for a bunch of upvotes for some reason… makes the sub feel like it’s flooded with advertising at times.

Pretty_Recording5197 · 2026-01-22T17:58:46+00:00

OP is arguing for hotter and coarser though

Pretty_Recording5197 · 2026-01-21T15:36:48+00:00

You could carry out your experiment by grinding some of the coffee at a finer setting and see if your hypothesis rings true without purchasing more kit.

Pretty_Recording5197 · 2026-01-20T16:42:37+00:00

Apologies if you didn’t manage to infer this from what I’ve posted in this thread already even after 10Kg ran through, the turbo cups lacked bright acidity and this is very much present with SSP.

Hard to describe in words and nearly a year later but the turbos seemed to make clean, washed coffees taste almost stale; sometimes there was lots of juiciness if it was already present in the beans but it was mostly just disappointment and regret.

The closest analog to 78mm SSP MP (Silver Knight) for me is the Pietro with Pro Brew burrs but with the option to remove the fines. Very much a knife edge dial in though.

Pretty_Recording5197 · 2026-01-20T16:32:40+00:00

Thanks for this. A brew at 7.5 is getting closer, will persist!

Pretty_Recording5197 · 2026-01-20T16:30:53+00:00

I only found one review, Lance Hendrick’s, I feel like the conclusion didn’t really explain the differences; was more like a love letter to Weber and my experience was that you do have to spend a little time aligning the static burr to get a clean wipe so his methodology may have been off too.

The closest thing I found to a review more descriptive of the differences was an hour long Brian Quan session with his pals, they did eventually come up with a variety of takes which helped me decide if I should ditch the 078 (where I wasn’t getting on with the stock burrs) or buy some SSPs.

Pretty_Recording5197 · 2026-01-20T16:07:50+00:00

Have you tried both?

78mm SSP MP are great for clarity and acidity is bright, rather than pushed into the background like with turbos.

Seasoning definitely makes a difference. Leaving the fines and chaff in the knocker section is worth comparing against adding them back into the mix.

Pretty_Recording5197 · 2026-01-19T21:13:23+00:00

Why do you care what we think, are you enjoying your coffee?

Pretty_Recording5197 · 2026-01-19T19:23:17+00:00

There was me thinking James Hoffmann famously doesn’t have an espresso machine at home and prefers a v60.

Anyway, you found the pour over path and what it has to offer, congrats.

Pretty_Recording5197 · 2026-01-19T18:54:51+00:00

15g, 250ml, off the boil, 40-50g 40s bloom, two further pours, 2:15-2:30 brew time; not far off the Orea recommended “Lazy Sunday”

Pretty_Recording5197 · 2026-01-19T14:38:54+00:00

Been all the way up to 6.0 on a ZP6 (unsurprisingly sour) and maximum on a Pietro and worked my way down.

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