Upgradeitis takes another victim

Lacehim

Make sure you get your doorbell fixed! I'll be over the as soon as it arrives! 🙂

Ol_Grumpy

He he he.... I have visions of a certain courier driver merrily grinding away at his coffee all weekend....

C-man

Ol Grumpy wrote:

Way to go C-man..... Did you get the accessory so you can grind straight into the portafilter? ???

they said to use the tumble it comes with, I only saw a holder for the portafilter that I don't need because I always use a nakid They recommended the funnel wipers so I got them.

C-man

door bell is fixed and more beans ordered will let you know.

Ronin

Awesome C-man Congrats and welcome to the large conical club. Ive been pondering the switch to the HG1 from the Kony but not decided yet

C-man

Thanks Ronin paying for it was painful lets hope it was worth it.

Lacehim

I'm still waiting for my message to say it's arrived C-Man? Or are you keeping your new toy all to yourself! 😉

C-man

It came Monday almost a week ago, Still trying to get a decent shot out of it. It just sprays everywhere no matter what I do and I get water in the shots I guess the burrs need to season in. I keep grinding more and more older beans to season it, seems to take forever. I have read that the TIN coated burrs take time.

galumay

Very interesting, i had no such problems with mine with the original burrs. Are you grinding direct into the PF or do you have the sexy tumbler gadget?

Lacehim

Are you getting your dose right? What does the grind feel like? Same as you usual grind? Happy to visit if you want. Let me know when you have time.

C-man

I am grinding onto the thing it came with, then lifting the plug thing into the portafilter as per instructions. Dose and grind does not seem to matter, I am getting tiny sprayers through the naked no matter how much I stir the grinds. the grind looks nice and fluffy but not as good as the Pharos OG brought over. It really makes a mess. I ground the same beans with the Rosco just to test and it was much better. Come by anytime Micheal.

Brett_H

Try different beans mate!

C-man

It is the grinder or the grinder settings Brett I tried same beans/dose with my little Rosco grinder and it was 4 times better also tried many different beans too. I am not getting much crema that lasts either. I am pretty sure it is the TIN burrs that take time to season in, this is what I have read anyway but I will still play around with grind and dose just in case.

conikal

C-man wrote:

I am pretty sure it is the TIN burrs that take time to season in,

What is meant by "season in" ?? What are you hoping grinding more beans through will do to those burrs ? TiN coating is incredibly wear resistant, so no amount of beans will even take the shine off them ! The most you can hope for is a coating of coffee oils ...which i am not sure is a good thing ?

C-man

conikal wrote:

What is meant by "season in" ?? What are you hoping grinding more beans through will do to those burrs ? TiN coating is incredibly wear resistant, so no amount of beans will even take the shine off them ! The most you can hope for is a coating of coffee oils ...which i am not sure is a good thing ?

http://hg-one.com/the-hg-one-grinder/hg-101/breaking-in/

C-man

crazy as it sounds I might have to do it.

Lacehim

What a lot of stuffing about that is C-Man. Any new piece of equipment takes time to get to grips with, some more than others. Maybe you could ask some of the HG-One owners for their experience/tips and tricks? I know Galumy is away on holiday at the moment Galumay but he might be able to PM you back. Are the shots gushers (ie like 60ml in 10secs) or are you just getting spray with a nakid?

C-man

the shots are normal but with some sprayers, and sometimes the stream drops blobs, it is better now with finer grind and lower dose the crema goes away quickly and the shots do not taste as good as the Rosco using same dose/beans ect.

Lacehim

C-man wrote:

the crema goes away quickly and the shots do not taste as good as the Rosco using same dose/beans ect.

It's not going to taste the same is it! That's why you just spent 1k on a grinder? :-X It think more than anything it comes down to playing with it. Didn't you just lower your pstat too? I'm sure it will all work out in the end. Remember when you got your machine and it took time to get to grips with it. patience. 🙂 I would still ask other HG-One owners for advice though. I think there are a few members with them.

C-man

I understand it is not going to taste the same, but it should taste at least as good, not worse? If I use the same beans/dose but grind with the Rosco I get thick syrupy extraction with lots of crema and a better taste. so it can only be the grinder or the grind setting, I will play more with grind settings. I have written to Craig at HG one for any tips and advice.

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