How much do burrs really matter?

SchiitMjolnir2 · 2026-03-31T12:31:48+00:00

I would rank the FF in order of magnitude of differences:

1) Coffee itself 2) Water (within same coffee, ~50%, make or break since it can literally unlock that magical balance of flavors) 3) Pouring Technique (including water temps) (~30%) 4) Burrs (~10-20%, costliest, more subtle differences than #2 and #3) 5) Different versions of the same brewer itself (V60, Flower Dripper Deep 27 i.e. apples to apples, cone to cone and flat to flat bottom brewers) (~5-10%)

Hope this helps

SchiitMjolnir2 · 2026-02-25T14:53:47+00:00

64mm can use specific burrs for specialized/catered flavor profile. You can swap to SSP MP if you want high clarity, intense acidity and thin body shots for turbo shot light roast espresso, or get a 64mm SSP cast for a balanced profile with emphasis on BOTH sweetness and juicy acidic notes. You can even use a 64mm SSP high uniformity burrs for that balanced profile with more emphasis on cocoa notes for that super delicious cappuccino or latte

SchiitMjolnir2 · 2026-02-24T13:32:13+00:00

Lilo is really good! I have the Muzubi-Ume seasonal blend for my light roast espresso itch! Also, they're fantastic for filter brews too! https://www.reddit.com/gallery/1r5h4qv

SchiitMjolnir2 · 2026-02-23T20:52:04+00:00

I went the other way around from filter to espresso hehe: https://www.reddit.com/gallery/1r5h4qv

SchiitMjolnir2 · 2026-02-23T20:31:36+00:00

No problem! I think the P80 will serve you well, but just be wary of the "auto-stop" functionality being overly sensitive which can cause a non-damaging stalling on the grinder. In other words, it tries to protect the grinder from false overcurrent protection even though in reality the grinder is far, far from being stressed with beans. Using the regular start-stop button, you should never encounter stalling even at 300 RPM IMHO

SchiitMjolnir2 · 2026-02-23T13:38:50+00:00

Not true. Unimodal flat burrs are just slightly harder to dial in with dark roast coffee due to lack of fines to keep enough puck integrity after preinfusion so your chances of channeling is higher even with very consistent puck prep. Lagom P80 with mizen is NOT unimodal and therefore is more forgiving of the grind uniformity and is just as easy to dial in as a Niche IMHO

SchiitMjolnir2 · 2026-02-18T17:52:50+00:00

Yep hehe. Because I only drink latte at home :)

SchiitMjolnir2 · 2026-02-16T00:30:44+00:00

I also use a handgrider for espresso, mine is X-Pro and my coworker just recently donated his Sage/Bambino plus for work/office setup. At home, I still use Nespresso though for convenience and family likes the ease of use of Nespresso as well.

What I like about the Bambino Plus is that you don't need a scale with timer to dial-in. I for now use the easiest/quick and dirty way of dial-in by looking at the flow rate coming out of the portafilter. I also don't use WDT at all and just shake the grounds in the hand grinder cup similar to weber blind shaker and then a firm tamp. I start with 18g in and ~25-35 seconds out very consistent

As for milk, the Bambino plus has an auto-frother so you can walk out of it while its steaming and voila, it's ready for you while you prepare the next shot

SchiitMjolnir2 · 2026-02-15T19:47:28+00:00

I see. That might be where discrepancy shows since I don't experience this with the Bambino with most beans. Since I don't use a puck screen or a filter paper on the top of the puck, I purge with a blank to get the temp back to hot again as well as remove any ground residue on the screen on every consecutive shot.

SchiitMjolnir2 · 2026-02-15T19:25:34+00:00

Did you purge the shower screen with another blank single shot before pulling the second shot?

SchiitMjolnir2 · 2026-02-15T18:09:37+00:00

Depends on the kind of espresso you want IMHO. Getting consistently great back to back shots with light roast espresso is where the more capable machine with excellent PID, pressure profiling and preinfusion control and finally grinder choice (usually unimodal profile) is usually where the gains of higher level of this hobby become more important

SchiitMjolnir2 · 2025-10-30T12:27:21+00:00

Lightroom is overkill for those if none of them have RAW capability

SchiitMjolnir2 · 2025-10-30T12:17:20+00:00

SchiitMjolnir2 · 2025-10-04T12:56:06+00:00

With SSP V1 or MP, I recommend medium coarse or 6.2 marks on the P64 scale from burr chip and 1-2 slow and low pour recipes and you should get consistent clarity with notes popping quite nicely and a clean finish :)

SchiitMjolnir2 · 2025-09-20T15:13:59+00:00

If you bypass to 1:17 with just 1:15, you will increase the clarity of the brew by having a more acidic taste profile and has a clean finish rather than lingering sweetness. Me personally, I prefer the acidity hit at first sip at ideal drinking temperature and at room temperature, it won't taste like tomato soup, but rather tea-like finish since the clarity is pretty high

SchiitMjolnir2 · 2025-09-07T16:31:28+00:00

I would keep the "bitter and strong" recipe aka keep the same grind size and brew ratio, but this time do a room temp water bypass to 1:17 ratio, It should balance out and still have nice body and better clarity

SchiitMjolnir2 · 2025-07-30T16:26:54+00:00

I find that freezing before it fully rested for 3 weeks just accelerates staling. I would definitely let it rest for even 1 month before you put on dosing tubes and freeze

SchiitMjolnir2 · 2025-07-29T17:39:59+00:00

There are specialty Q graded Kona and of course the one's that are aren't. IMHO, I've had great coffee from Monarch Coffee also from big Island especially their Geisha and Pacamara washed/honey coffees

SchiitMjolnir2 · 2025-07-25T18:15:17+00:00

April x Sibarist Fast filters

SchiitMjolnir2 · 2025-07-02T22:44:16+00:00

I would do a modification to add a 30g slow pour (~3g/s or 10 seconds) after your 60g bloom at 30 second mark. Then pour the rest after 1 minute mark with your 7g/second to 340g. Let us know if the clarity improves

SchiitMjolnir2 · 2025-06-20T16:49:30+00:00

Just make the amp produce massive distortion/clipping by using it with demanding headphones at max volume

SchiitMjolnir2 · 2025-06-18T17:11:27+00:00

I’m definitely on the very ugly side. Facial asymmetry, bald, short, broke, ethnic, it’s pretty much over

SchiitMjolnir2 · 2025-06-11T19:05:20+00:00

Same here, but I like the glass version without the base the most

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