iDrinkCoffee.com Tutorial - How to Dial in and Calibrate a Eureka Espresso Grinder

This video demonstrates the basic principles of dialing in an espresso shot using a Eureka espresso grinder. The grinder that is used is a Eureka Silenzio but the same principals apply to other models such as the Atom, the Zenith, the Olympus, The Mythos or the Rocket Fausto or any other stepless grinder.

[@gGauthier]

This is my espresso machine. Literally, just bought the store demo. Funny enough I bought a open box mignon too. Thanks for the video.

[@RapaciousRaporter]

Nice combo. With these outstanding machines, I have come to realize the importance of the coffee itself. No machine, no matter the sophistication and technology will make bad coffee taste good. Any machine with bad extraction can also make good coffee taste bad. With a Profitec 700, a Eurika grinder and a modicum of know-how, you've gone a long way towards great shots.

[@Big2Planker]

Me too, I just bought this exact setup two days ago, although went with the upgraded grinder with the digital display. This answers the questions about dialing in the grind and time and will finalize this today. Awesome video - thanks!

[@paullech3680]

I have just received a Eureka Specialita. Your video helped me a lot. Thanks.

[@iDrinkCoffeeCanada]

That's wonderful news, thank you for posting.

[@chrisstuart1111]

Very helpful - I've just used your video to dial in my Eureka Mignon Specialita

[@crawdaddyy]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I bought the Bambino Plus and Eureka Mignon Facile and could not pull a good shot. This just saved me from feeling like I lost a whole lot of money!

[@sunm7035]

Thanks for the video. Just what I was looking for!

[@brewistaada7349]

Thankyou it helped a lot! Watching from Abu Dhabi 😊

[@Robert-yj2fu]

Thanks a lot, great clear explanations 👍

[@jb_90265]

excellent explanation of how exactly the grind wheel works .. finally. what no one mentions is that the grind knob will keep spinning like a combination lock and you have to feel the grinds too judge where the grind knob is in the first place .. just because it's sitting on the number "3" doesn't mean its in range of anything. .. your girlfriend could have turned the knob counter-clockwise 1.5 times to make a french press grind .. or your wife could have spun it 1.5 times clockwise to make a turkish coffee ....

[@_yuuzo]

It's a good thing I don't have neither a wife or a girlfriend then.

[@alexanderschmidt8305]

thanks man! I was already a out to look for another grinder because I thought it only turns one revolution which seemed way tol finniky.

[@mattlink1972]

Just got to hope your wife and girlfriend don't try and use the machine at the same time...

[@PanSangex]

you can count how many turns you do for X setting and note it

[@Amallz]

Great vid! Thanks alot.

[@marck.5116]

I have a mignon zero and I think I have to adjust while it's off.

[@benholland3682]

Why wouldnt you weigh a dose prior to dialling in? Once we are in the ballpark, it can be helpful to adjust dose depending on the balance. If you start with a consistent dose from the off, you know where you are and where you're heading.

[@aqmaldanish1020]

How about Eureka Firenze 75? I tried to play with the grind size and still the coffee wont come out. Perhaps i did something wrong?

[@mystikmeg]

Thanks, that was very helpful

[@takenusername]

When you were dialing in the grind size, you should have weighed the coffee. If you dial it in and are getting 16g of coffee over a 29 second pour, when you finally start weighing it and go with 18g, it may end up as a 33 second pour

[@pol5561]

Thanks Mr Slavek very helpfull cheers.

[@BensCoffeeRants]

These models luckily have a Hopper has a shut off valve so you don't have to waste all that coffee while adjusting the grind! Although it's still likely going to waste some that made it past the valve cut off point.

[@dennisw.ausbanderr.7716]

Helpful. Thank you from Germany!

[@AzizIzgin]

Where do you have the more advanced tutorials? I now have an Eureka specialita with an e61 prosumer machine and want to learn more. Thanks

[@bigglyguy8429]

Half of KZbin tells me an espresso should be around a 1:2 ratio, so 18g in would be 36g out, while the other half tells me that's a double-shot and should be 60ml/60g. So which is it?

[@lynelabrecque100]

Interested in the answer too!

[@kamson00]

Espresso density is lower than 1, meaning 1ml of espresso is less than 1g. Moreover 60 ml is counted with foam which density is even lower.

[@mohdnizar6342]

30/60ml is the classic italian espresso while the 1:2 ratio is most 3rd wave coffee concept.. Ultimately it's all up to your own taste.

[@hansotto4344]

Hey Thanks for your video. I am the proud owner of a Silenzio. All in all a solid grinder but I have one problem: I find it extremely difficult to relocate the correct grinding degree (if that is the correct English term). I have to switch beans and thus to use different grinding degrees. Do you have any advice or suggestion how to solve this problem?

[@didibus]

I feel like my adjustment wheel is out of calibration, for example I can push it past 0 and often do to get the grind size I need. Anyway to recalibrate the wheel?

[@bobdidge]

fairly certain the wheel can be turned more than 1 full revolution, numbers are there for reference for fine adjustment but you may need to do more than one full turn to make much larger adjustments

[@raf3070]

I know the burrs have to be turning when adjusting the wheel but do I have to have beans in the hopper?? I was adjusting it with no beans going through..

[@iDrinkCoffeeCanada]

Hi, you can adjust without any beans and if you don't have any beans in the hopper or grind chamber the motor doesn't need to run when adjusting.

[@raf3070]

@@iDrinkCoffeeCanada thx for your reply👍

[@adiham69]

Eureka Mignon Facile vs Silenzio what's the difference between them?

[@loyaknow]

Is that not a heavy tamp?

[@reorc9590]

So the basic rule is that you play with the knob in order to reach the consistency always while the engine is running (with the coffee in the hopper)? Thanks

[@BensCoffeeRants]

If you're going finer you want to have the burrs moving (engine running) you DONT need to be wasting coffee at that point while adjusting the setting though. If you're going more coarse I don't think you need to have it running, but it doesn't hurt. The idea is, if you're moving the burrs closer to together, you don't want bean particles getting stuck in the way. While changing grind setting no reason NOT to at least use the hopper shut off on these types of grinders. On grinders without a hopper cut off, If you don't want to waste beans dialing in your grinder, I'd empty the hopper and just throw in whatever dose you usually use, 16 or 18g of coffee at a time to get dialed in, although that might affect the way it grinds vs having a whole hopper full of beans due to the difference in weight, so you may still need to make a slight adjustment afterwards if you usually keep a full hopper.

[@chekauk7596]

@@BensCoffeeRants Great comment! It’s good to know you don’t have to grind coffee while making adjustments and may simple turn it on without coffee inside. Thanks!

[@BensCoffeeRants]

@@chekauk7596 Yeah, that's why single dosing is best, no beans in the hopper, you can make whatever adjustments without wasting any coffee really. Although might take a few shots to dial in. Going finer you generally want to have it running, but coarser it's not necessary.

[@dystoniaify]

I'm a newbie with a silenzio. Do you also keep it running when adjusting courses for espresso? I don't yet dare go into the other brew methods until I get my espresso shot dialed in. I have a tiny kitchen and had to get rid of my grinder for the pour over and French press.

[@iDrinkCoffeeCanada]

Hi, you should have the burrs running anytime you are adjusting the grind finer.

[@orangachang]

I was wondering the same question.... what is the reason why you have to have it running to make the adjustment?

[@rottiejakeluke]

Can I use less expensive beans to calibrate or do I have to use the actual beans I will be using to drink? Thanks

[@cleanupinaisle3]

Unfortunately the actual beans. Every bean will grind differently and pull differently. If there was a way to do some universal dialling-in, you'd have discovered a unicorn and you'd change the coffee world forever haha, but alas, can't beat reality. This is why low-retention grinders like the Niche Zero and single-dosing methods are becoming so popular. It is low in waste and doesn't involve dumping so many grounds to get grind size & dosing dialled in. This is a big issue for home baristas who only want to make 1-2 drinks per day; it's not economical to be buying all that coffee in small 300g-500g batches and then wasting 1/4-1/3 of the bag just dialling in.

[@BensCoffeeRants]

I've done that, I mean in a case like this where it's WAY off, why sacrifice your good coffee, if you got some old coffee laying around, get it to the correct RANGE first with the bad coffee. It might still need some adjustment when you get the good / fresh coffee in there especially if the roast level is different but if you're in the right range it likely won't be SO bad.

[@Mxoderberg]

So much smarter to weigh your beans and just put in like 20g a turn. Then you wouldn't have to throw away a lot of coffee between adjustments.

[@novedekne]

I’m not sure i understand your reasoning. You would still have to change the grind setting while you’re grinding which means your basket will be full of inconsistent grounds.

[@Mxoderberg]

@@novedekne If you empty the hopper every time between grinds you can just make the adjustment and then throw in another 20g and see if it's right. But if the hopper has coffee in it you have to throw away all the coffee you ground while making the adjustment.

[@zac2641]

Why must you have the grinder running while turning the adjustment knob? What if you adjust while the burrs are stationary?

[@wesleymatthews6356]

you can grind coarser without it on but you must turn it on while setting it finer because there is a small amount of beans between the burrs and you do not want to squeeze the beans messing up the burrs

[@_yuuzo]

@@wesleymatthews6356 So it's better to set it at first at a very fine setting and then keep adjusting it coarser until it's dialed in

[@marklyons4366]

@@_yuuzo that’s not really necessary, just run the grinder empty and adjust finer. It just needs to be running to make sure no beans are stuck.

[@julieyablonsky1574]

I have the Eureka Mignon Silenzio grinder but have been having trouble with the grinds shooting out and going everywhere. It makes such a mess, is there anything I can do to fix that? Thanks a lot!

[@iDrinkCoffeeCanada]

Hi, it is possible that your clump crusher is damaged. This what Eureka calls their Ace System, it's a little piece of metal that acts as a sort of gate that reduces clumping. It's located at the exit of the grind chamber behind the chute. I have seen these get bent inwards or damaged. I would check this first and also give the grinder a good cleaning

[@julieyablonsky1574]

iDrinkCoffeeCanada Oh wow thank you for your prompt response! Where would I get a replacement for that if it turns out that it is damaged? I gave it a good clean but it kept doing it.

[@iDrinkCoffeeCanada]

@@julieyablonsky1574 hi, the dealer who you purchased your grinder from should have this part. Did you buy the grinder from us?

[@andrescarrenov]

I have the same grinder and I can tell you that not even one tinny grind is shooting out.

[@BensCoffeeRants]

Could be something is wrong with it, or just low humidity and static causing the issue, a Coffee Dosing Funnel helps a lot with keeping coffee where you want it!

[@theblackbayexplorer5026]

great tutorial. was the 18gm for a single or double?

[@iDrinkCoffeeCanada]

18 grams would be a double

[@gnosis7662]

Very good video about dialing in the right dose but using milligrams is not relievable because the crema is different for every extraction! Should always use a scale in grams to measure the final brew rather than relying on volume!

[@iDrinkCoffeeCanada]

That is a good point, weight will be more accurate than volume when it comes espresso.

[@user-vt6px1sl3o]

have you had a problem with dialing up for espresso that the burrs are almost touching each other and still extraction is less than 20 seconds?

[@Radio4ManLeics]

1kg of coffee beans later .... 😄😄😄

[@erlingwagle7279]

8p0+9k

[@MrBoxershorts16]

drink the coffe and dont throw it away

[@abbeyjane1306]

Sometimes it just tastes nasty.