[creative nickname] wrote: I typically move at least 3 notches (and often in increments of 5) in order to get clearly detectable flavor changes in my shots. The fact that yours is behaving so differently makes me suspect that there might be something wrong with your unit.

Thanks for the tip on the Rocket blower.

Helpful to know you are seeing something different on increments. It will be interesting to see if changing to the new burr when it's done makes a difference.

[creative nickname] wrote:I typically move at least 3 notches (and often in increments of 5) in order to get clearly detectable flavor changes in my shots. The fact that yours is behaving so differently makes me suspect that there might be something wrong with your unit.

This is also my experience also. After reading OP's first post on that I also tested and found that 1 notch in either direction was not enough to move outside of variations I expect from subtle variations of prepping each puck.

But I only have between 5-6 lbs through mine so far.

Thank you very much for the write-up, it is *very* helpful.

I was told that that one can use the PEAK burrs with Eg-1. I am wondering if the taste of EG-1 with PEAk burrs would be comparable with the original PEAK's one.

Re: the taste difference. Is it significant? I am wondering if the same is true for the Monolith, does the PEAK wins?

Monolith Flat, Peak, and Mythos Clima One will be at the top tier, and with little difference in the cup, assuming good coffee, machine, and skills. I have no experience with EG1 directly, but given its design goals, I would expect it to be similar.

Hopefully, I will soon get my own experience with the PEAK. I am wondering, if one would lean the PEAK into a sloping position and fix it firmly, would single dosing be acceptable? It looks from the design that both EG-1 and Monolith (and EK43, for that matter) have the burrs in the slopping position. Yes, they have smaller exit chambers to cope with the retention, but this is a different issue. The question is: would leaning the PEAK eliminate the need of the pressure of the beans in the hopper and yield a uniform grind with single dosing?

DaumierS wrote:Hopefully, I will soon get my own experience with the PEAK. I am wondering, if one would lean the PEAK into a sloping position and fix it firmly, would single dosing be acceptable? It looks from the design that both EG-1 and Monolith (and EK43, for that matter) have the burrs in the slopping position. Yes, they have smaller exit chambers to cope with the retention, but this is a different issue. The question is: would leaning the PEAK eliminate the need of the pressure of the beans in the hopper and yield a uniform grind with single dosing?

No. This is not the intended use of the grinder. Possibly there might be less uniformity of beans feeding into the grinder, and even more need for bean column or weight. Grind chamber is too big and not designed for use this way.

HBchris wrote:thanks.

Whats your current distribution method with eg1, blind shaker? And does it give very even looking pours when observed on bottomless.

With regard to the issue you describe with stuck beans sometimes not making it to the burrs, does this occur regardless of your RPM setting (what RPM setting r u using). I believe someone mentioned if using a very high RPM that beans can bounce around, and that lowering it a bit solved this.
Did you inquire with the company regarding this.

At the moment, I'm using the collar and an OCD II distribution tool. I do have the blind shaker, but I prefer other methods.

I'm grinding between 550-750 rpm.

No, I've not talked to Lyn Weber about this yet. Still pondering and testing. And it's not a big deal to tap the grinder housing.

I pulled 8 shots yesterday on my GS3 and all eight were the same to the second. This is why I like most about single dosing.

Just checked the UPS website this morning as I have every morning since placing the order but this morning was different.

The shipping status for my EG-1 switched from 'shipping label has been printed' to 'it will arrive tomorrow afternoon' in one fell swoop. Then the fun begins

I have 11 pounds of long grain white rice ready to go for doing the break-in and will follow LWW's break-in instructions to the letter.

I hope that is minute rice and not regular. Actually, I don't think you need to go through that rice routine. I just used my grinder right out of the box.