I dont have a SGP but I have recently been looking into them. When they demonstrate them online if you remove the bean hopper apparently there are more adjustments? May be worth checking out some youtube videos.

 

Hi all,

I have been a espresso learner now for a year or two.

Bought my first espresso machine (Gaggia Classic - P&ID, Bottomless Porta, Pressure Adjusted & Upgraded steam wand) and grinder (Sage Smart Grinder Pro) from this forum.

I have been improving however now i'm starting to try refine my shots and i am having slight issues.

I am grinding 16-18 grams, and looking for 32-40 grams of coffee out.

Currently when the shots are running FAST, as in within 16 seconds to full output.

I have taken my grinder down to its lowest setting (1) and this is still not resolving the issue.

Using freshly roasted beans.

I am using a distributor after grinding then tamping.

Viewing the bottomless portafilter during the shot, its starts great, nice profile and even extraction.
After 8-10 seconds the shot blonds and dilutes then runs fast and I end up with a watery shot.

Is the grinder just not good enough? or am i missing something?

Cheers,

JP

Potentially, as the post has said you can adjust it down to the next level.

I use my SGP on my barista pro as a dark roast morning coffee. For this I have the setting at 3. This same coffee is at 2 on my mignon.
I use a lighter roast SO in my mignon which requires about a 0.8 (I'd day 0.2 is about 1 step on the SGP), so if I ever ground this coffee I'd expect to have to pull the burr out and change the setting.