Breville Barista Express Top Burr Adjustment

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Is the grinder on your Breville Barista Express or Smart Grinder Pro still grinding too coarse even at the minimum setting? Maybe it's grinding too fine even at the maximum setting. All this means is that you need to perform a top burr adjustment. The fine grind setting adjustment from the external wheel only provides a narrow range of grind sizes. To change the range that this dial offers, you need to adjust the top burr position by going inside the grinder itself. This process is exactly the same for both the Breville Barista Express, and the Breville Smart Grinder Pro (as they're essentially the exact same grinder.)

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[jonasramus]

For over five years I have been stuck at setting 1 with insufficient grind fineness and have been compensating by over packing and over dosing, leading to wild inconsistencies. All this time I had no idea there was internal adjustability! I was preparing to buy new equipment, but you have given my BBE a new lease on life. THANK YOU!

[sirfirdaus]

Thank you. I had no confidence to twist it around afraid that I might break the internal grinder😂. A lil motivation from you helps me alot.

[RyanBuchmann]

I discovered that if you turn the external dial to the coarsest setting (30), the upper burr is easier to remove. At the coarsest setting, the conical burr is furthest away from the stationary upper burr, hence making it easier to turn.

[eliemeyer]

This is a 3 yr old video…. It’s become my officials reference video and channel for my express….thank you very much

[KevinKos]

Thank you so much! I had problems with my grinder. I set it to the finest and still didn't get the right extraction. I think that you just saved my coffee experience with this machine!

[abhinavprakash]

OMG thank you so much! It was driving me crazy that I couldn't pull a decent shot because of low pressure. Changed the burr from 6 to 3/2, and voila, just like magic it's back to it's former glory 🎉🎉

[nicbug]

changed the internal grinder from 6 to 4 and the display grinder level to 5 helped me a lot! thank you

[tylerjones]

Ugh, than you. I've recently started roasting my own beans and now have to change my grind settings drastically. I was buying locally roasted beans before, but the settings I had for them made my home roasted beans WAY too fine. I had no idea one bean would grind so vastly different from another!

[ricarmig]

You are privately a savior, I didn’t know that!!! I also had the same issue as everyone 😆

[quenchize]

This is the only video I have seen explaining this critical adjustment. I can confirm it is exactly the same on the sage. Where I am pretty sure it is not in the manual. Now enjoying a proper latte. Thank you!!!

[FinnMacCuhl]

Finally a channel that gives clean, actionable insights that are easy to follow rather than ya-da-ya-da

[bonnienord]

Exactly what I needed. Thank you! Changed the top burr setting to 3. Still need to work on dialing in shots but this is a major improvement!

[southofth]

thanks for the easy to follow instructions. I bent up the wire and my thumbs hurt now but I got 'er done.

[geoffsemon]

I've had my grinder for years and didn't realise I could do this. Thanks for the great video

[chrismanley]

Watched this a few years ago 😄 refreshing my brain…thanks!

[HoonsCoffee]

Great video! I'm still waiting your bottomless portafilter video!

[kv]

i have a barista express and i had no idea i could do that!!

[justanewjew]

I bought an older BBE used and i can't seem to get a fine enough grind! I did some sleuthing and found a single reddit comment that mentioned that the new model's adjustable upper burr assembly fits the old model, so I just ordered a new assembly and hopefully my new-to-me machine will grind a lot better! Thanks for a great video that I'll definitely be coming back to

[Hejblondie]

This just saved my sanity. Changed beans (only because my local shop was on backorder) and 1 was too corse