(One fellow barista asked me to measure the height of the above configuration with the small 'single dose device' hopper and that's 39.5cm at the tip of the lid)
This black version is very good looking in my view even though I also liked the sand blasted aluminum body as shown on display at WOC2018. The 'skin like' texture of it and the marble like shades of the metal make it look very natural to me and the 'rough tool' look is appealing as well, at least to me:
Sand blasted aluminum body next to the black version
Aluminum body version with single dosing cup
Sand blasted aluminum back. Marble like skin, fascinating
Burr replacement is a task requiring utmost accuracy and since it needs to be done only after a couple of years (or longer), very few users become proficient at this. To prevent trouble from home users mis-aligning their new burr set, Etzinger has decided to design the motor/burr combi as one unit which can be easily replaced:
Instead of burr replacement: take out the motor/transmission/burr block and replace it. Costs estimated about € 500 but one gets € 200 back for the used block which will be completely refurbished. Also, all relevant usage data (amount of shots etcetera) is read from the block memory to improve future user interface and service.
At the WOC2018 show, Christian Etzinger told me he has come across a few beans that
caused static and his advice is "if you find them, discard, use the other beans and move on."
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Some users emailed me to ask about the differences between the Baratza Sette and the Etzinger etzMAX and I see that Kyle Anderson of Baratza answered this a year ago already:
As co-owner of Baratza and the creator of the Sette (with lots of help!) I wanted to weigh in on some of the comments and speculation around the Etzmax grinder in hopes of setting the record straight. Baratza and Etzinger have been working together very closely for almost 8 years to bring to market the Sette (for Baratza) and the Etzmax (for Etzinger). Christian Etzinger has been working on the "Hotmill" grinding technology for over 10 years! While the grinding technique and process in the Sette and Etzmax are the same, the mechanism is totally different. (Sette is a horizontal motor & pinion/crown gear drive, and the Etzmax is a vertical motor and belt drive in a totally unique mechanical housing) We use different DC motors as well. The burrs are the same size, but the tooth geometry is quite different between the two grinders resulting in different grind performance. The Etzmax uses the Sette front display, but the main power board is unique to each model. Our weight based models both share the same acaia weighing technology, though the Etzmax has totally different porta-filter support. Wherever useful we share parts to maximize use of tooling investments (I.e the hopper-stopper handle, display panel, grind adjust collar). We have a close and very cooperative relationship between our two companies. The Etzmax is targeted to be a "professional" grinder. It is all metal construction, much bigger and heavier (about 3X) than the Sette. Christian is a brilliant engineer and we are lucky to benefit from his genius. We wish him well as he embarks on his new journey with a complete professional coffee grinder (vs. burrs only).
I hope this answers some of the questions and speculation that has been floating around.
Regards, Kyle Anderson
A PS by Andrea at Etzinger, as additional info:
If you try to use the MEDIUM-cone in a SETTE, you will ruin the burr set.
If you try to use the LIGHT-cone in a SETTE, it will work but there won`t be any advantage as every burr set is in sync with the RPM (which is different for every grinder). We always adapt the burr set to the respective grinder.
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(also see Daily Coffee News feature ) Tije designed and made the following structure for a tiny and cheap fluid bed roaster, to which Jan van der Weel added the Arduino parts, electronics and programming: Sketch by Tije de Jong Jan sourced a very cheap blower (€ 11) to start with, Tije developed and constructed the mechanics, Jan built together and programmed the TC4 / SSR electronics. On his blog, Jan will specify exactly how the TC4 part is combined and programmed and I will copy these details into this blog entry, just as Jan will use this video in his blog. We did a few test roasts to make sure it works at all and it does. Towards the end, the first roast tended to get a flat BT line and airflow was slightly decreased. 200g seems max load of green beans. Second roast a little more power was given to the heater. Next we will try the Background Roast driven by the PID software of Artisan. A week later, with updated software that works better to change the fan
Delicious cup: all the work was well invested! At the end of the previous blog about the pressostat and PID working together , I mentioned that I would like to clean up the xmas tree of wires and have as few cables and probes as possible to visually disturb the classic design of the La Pavoni. Getting rid of the probe that was fastened with copper tape to the top of the brew group was a priority. I wanted to hide a new probe in the cooling fin as close as possible to the brew group. This morning I asked Tije if he could do that. He would need to drill a straight hole of 3mm diameter in the 4mm inner ring of the cooling fin that sits as a tight clamp around the brew group. Always the optimist, Tije set to work: First, Tije made a piece of aluminum to fit the inside of the ring. Drilling a thin hole straight through the curved aluminum, if possible tangentially going through the inside of the ring to touch the brew head directly, you need the support of the temporary insid
illustration by Matthias Gerstgrasser On the mailing list for Artisan users , Matthias Gerstgrasser posted a report about his coffee roaster project, with a link to a beautifully illustrated, complete step by step guide of his work on Instructables: A while ago I posted a few messages on here regarding automation for my hot-air popcorn roaster, and was asked if I could share a writeup of what I had been doing with my setup. I know it’s been a long time, but I haven’t forgotten, just got a little sidetracked (more on that below). I have finally found time to do this over the last few weeks though, and compiled a step-by-step guide of how I modified my popcorn machine. This is now available on Instructables: https://www.instructables.com/id/Arduino-controlled-DIY-Coffee-Roaster/ Do let me know if there’s anything missing or anything that could be improved. I intend to keep updating the guide as I find ways to improve it or as new developments occur. I am also discussing b
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