Do you have experience with the Pharos as well? Interested in a comparison between the two.

Now, we have a Portafilter Mount Prototype.

Just received my Mahlgut Grist MG-1 grinder (#62) yesterday and starting to break it in with espressos today.

So far:

High on the precision scale (manufacturing, materials and design details)
Super easy bean entry and grind exit (louvered door + SS catch bin)
Incredibly stable suction cup base platform (when using on solid surface counter)
Nothing else like it in this class of hand grinders
Easily and quickly disassembled for cleaning without tools
Permanently indexed upper and lower burrs...no realignment upon assembly/reassembly
Very tight/well aligned burr set

Heading out this morning to purchase 10lbs of costco beans for burr stropping...more information soon

Very nice looking grinder!

Can't wait to hear the report on it compared to the Pharos, HG ONE, etc.

Nice to see one of these has finally made it over the pond!

It looks like there is a sealed bearing at the top of one of the three 'posts' in your pic. What is that for?

After just 2-1/2 days of using my new Grist MG-1:

The overall rigidity of the "structure" is incredible; when grinding it feels as if the grinder was machined from a solid block of material instead of three horizontal aluminum plates and mating stand-off spacers. The difference in overall rigidity is discernible between my voodoo'd Pharos and the Grist MG-1 when grinding.

The sticky suction cups with the grinder securely anchored atop a smooth surface counter, such as the granite tile I've been using, allow it to be used one-handed for darker and even the medium roast beans I've been pulling (Temple Dharma & Guatemala); although using the non-grinding hand to stabilize the grinder makes it even more secure and faster.

The ease of pouring beans from the bean catch tray/bin through the louvered anti-popcorn door is a non issue and a real pleasure. And I'm using about 50% less water ala RDT, compared to the Pharos, to control static.

The entire unit quickly and easily can be disassembled with zero tools beyond your thumb and fingers . This makes it, along without the requirement of burr adjustment/syncing after reassembly, very convenient to clean the inside of the bean chamber and burrs alike.

Yes the Grist MG-1 is more expensive than even a voodoo'd Pharos. But the difference between the two grinders is night/day or apples & oranges. Although it is much too soon for A/B taste testing between my new Grist MG-1, Voodoo'd Pharos and my HG-One 2014 I would expect little if any taste differences between the burr sets of these 3 grinders.

For USA folks interested in a Grist MG-1 I am in discussion with Mahlgut about a potential group buy at a lower cost for a limited number of units. I've discussed this and received permission from HB for a one-time only offer. More details to come as they develop over the next couple of weeks. But for those who reside in the USA and might be interested in a Grist MG-1 hand grinder at a slightly better price and reticent about the freight/import hassle this might be something to consider.

spressomon,

Thanks for the impressions. A group buy sounds very interesting. I'll be monitoring this thread to see what develops.

orphanespresso wrote:It is amazing to me that a couple of hippies in a tent could have come up with something so pure as to inspire so many copies. Who knew?

I'd rather stick to folks who have done a lot to advance the world of vintage levers and hand grinders. (And personally, I'm ready for hippies to take over the world again. We're over due) ...lol.

A few more pics of my Grist MG-1...