Solis 166 Mod’s (aka Starbuck’s Barista, Saeco GT-1, Baratza/Solis 166
GravityRoller аѕkеd:
Coffee Grinder Mod’s tο Solis 166 – Baratza/Solis 166 – Starbuck’s Barista – Saeco Titan GT-1 – Peets’s Burr Grinder Mod’s = Finer Grind, Momentary-Push-On-Button, Ground Strap/Wire
I have two of these branded “Saeco Titan” bought from Fry’s ($79 BTW) at different times. One creates huge static electricity, the other does not. Go figure. I took the one in my office apart, and found the pin 5 holes from the red paint. It would not grind fine enough for the commercial espresso machine in the office. I reset it so the red paint mark and pin line up now (ie, 5 clicks finer). The resulting grind is finer, but I can hear the burrs clash more now.
#5
You might want to check to make sure that you are making the adjustments in the proper direction just a last minute thought.
Measure the position of the burr b-4 and after the adjustment to make sure that the adjustable burr is moving closer to the fixed burr effectively decreasing the grinding gap.
#4
If you need a finer grind, there should be a number of ways that you could decrease the gapping between the burrs in your grinder (adjusting the indexing stoppage of the movable burr, shim the burr, etc). The goal is to move the adjustable burr closer, just make sure the that burrs will not make contact. For espresso grinds – If you are looking to increase the timing-pour of an espresso shot, you might try increasing your tamp pressure.
#3
Keep in mind that I illustrate an option for changing the grind range, as specifically I found a number of issues with what most of the other vids illustrate, the 3 clicks finer mod that you mentioned. At 20 & 26-seconds I reference that there are alternate methods for changing the grind adjustment, then show an option to modify the indexing stop. To change the grind the burr gapping must change! As illustrated the dial position is not specifically relative to the burr gapping.
#2
At 37-seconds into the video I show a chart that indicates the burr adjustment range (it illustrates an average of .004 burr movement change between each position). At some point (position 19 on this example sheet) the gapping between the burrs will stop decreasing (turning the dial further will make no change). If your grind does not change when you rotate the dial finer, then I would assume youve hit this limit where the burrs stop moving closer.
kenw,
Thanks for the comments.
As you mentioned, there are probably a number of differences with the Maestro that you mentioned owning and the Solis 166 in this video. I am assuming that you are looking to grind finer with your Maestro. Conceptually, you would need to decrease the gapping between the burrs. Hopefully, these following comments may help you.
hey, nice video, i have a baratza maestro but its slightly different on the inside. i tried the 3 clicks finer mod but didnt help one bit…