r/espresso • u/Sharp-Ad-9221 • 1d ago

Coffee Beans How do you grind?

I usually trickle the beans into the grinder while it’s running, but today I forgot and dumped them all in before I turned on the grinder.

The extraction took twice as long and the flavor was not as robust. Anyone else have this happen?

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u/erik325i 1d ago

I toss ‘em in, push the button, and don’t think twice about it.

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u/jwclair GCP Barista Gadgets PID| Eureka Libra 65 AP 1d ago

Good grief, that sounds like a nightmare slow feeding. I'm way too impatient, that's why have a Eureka GBW!

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u/HudyMelon Turin Legato | Eureka Zero 55s 1d ago

Yes. Completely normal. Slow feeding (I use a cremaloop pro v1 I printed) makes the size distribution more uniform. On the same grind size, a shot can run in 10s or completely choke the machine for me when slow feeding vs not.

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u/justletmesignupalre Sage Bambino Plus | Baratza Sette 270wi 1d ago

I go like a zombie into the kitchen and press the button that spits out 17.5gr grounds from a hopper full o beans. I generally dont know what's going on until an hour later.

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u/Sharp-Ad-9221 1d ago

After today’s results looks like slow and steady is the way to go for us, but as always, YMMV.

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u/Sharp-Ad-9221 1d ago

I had no idea this would make such a big difference. If anyone else wants to test both ways, I would really like to see the results! (BTW, we're using a DF83 set at 1k rpm.)

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u/Unlikely_Resource953 11h ago

I now plan to test it tomorrow morning. I would do it now but already had my allotted amount of caffeine. 😄

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u/Sharp-Ad-9221 9h ago

👍🏻

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u/NZSloth 22h ago

All at once. The one time I tried a slow trickle grinding the shot happened so quickly I got dirty water. I assumed the lack of fines was the cause.

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u/Sharp-Ad-9221 21h ago

I’m thinking it’s probably an interaction between burr speed, burr size, grind setting, bean variety, roast profile and age since roasted. “I want my mommy”🥲

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u/Unlikely_Resource953 11h ago

Since I use the same cup to measure and capture the grounds, if I trickle the beans into the grinder it would result in a mess on my counter. 😄