Baratza has parts available and some great documentation to get that grinder back in business.
Virtuoso coffee grinder not grinding.
The grinder sounds normal but no coffee is passing through.
Cleaning the grounds bin hopper and burrs hand wash only.
Six samples were tested from each grinder representing various grind settings coarse medium fine and two degrees of roast light and.
You can read our detailed blog here.
Also the grind comes out a bit clumpy for espresso especially when grinding directly into a portafilter covered more in the issues section below.
In simple terms that covers the fine grind needed for good quality espresso machines to the coarse grinds used with a french press as well as anything in between from drip coffee.
If you d like to service your grinder at home follow the instructions below.
If the burr does not lift out ensure that the grind adjustment ring is turned fully counterclockwise.
Not grinding consistently or does not have a full grinding adjustment range.
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The virtuoso coffee grinder by baratza has 40 stepped grind settings that range from 250 to 1200 microns.
Cleaning your coffee grinder part 2 the baratza encore.
When using cleaning tablets we recommend setting your conical encore virtuoso grinder.
Remove the ring burr by lifting it straight up out of the grinder by the lifting tabs.
Or if you d like to have baratza service your grinder you can learn about their grinder repair program here.
One issue with the grinder is grind retention.
Please check out this excellent and detailed video and blog from our reseller prima coffee using the virtuoso grinder.
Let s delve into these a bit.
Do not wash the burrs with water.
It leaves up to 1 5g of usable movable ground coffee inside between uses and up to 3g ground coffee in total inside the grinder.
The virtuoso is fine for most homebrewers needs drip french press etc but doesn t grind fine enough for turkish coffee.
Do not immerse the grinder housing in water.
Is your baratza virtuoso preciso not grinding consistently or struggling to grind fine enough for espresso.
Broken paddles produce clogs.
Still this isn t an espresso primary grinder it is a multipurpose grinder that can grind for espresso and it s much improved over the original virtuoso in that regard.
When buying a coffee grinder you want to make sure that it covers a wide range of different coffee types.
Zero grind retention is a bit of a holy grail here at coffeegeek and the virtuoso does not fit that bill.
Less common issues part installation.
