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Hey all, looking for opinions from people who've used either (or both) for light roasts.

Setup:

- HiBREW H10 (58mm, PID, 9 bar, no flow control)

- VST 18g basket, puck screen, WDT

- 1Zpresso K-Ultra (just got it)

- I only drink light roasts, straight espresso, and what I'm after is brightness and clarity, fruity acidity.

Background: I returned a Eureka Mignon Zero 55 because with some light roasts I was right at the chirp with nowhere to go. Still deciding on an electric grinder, so the K-Ultra is my main grinder for now and will be my travel/backup after.

The problem: with the K-Ultra's 20 micron steps I keep landing between two clicks. One click finer runs slow and tastes over-extracted, one click coarser runs fast and tastes under-extracted. Right now I'm compensating with dose (+/- 0.3g) and yield, which kind of works, but it's fiddly.

What I'm not sure about:

1. Is the K-Ultra actually brighter / more acidic than the J-Ultra for light roast espresso, or is the difference small? Everything I've found is basically one reviewer saying K is more acidic and J has more body and texture.

2. Would the J-Ultra's 8 micron steps make life much easier, and would I lose the clarity I'm after?

3. For those who stayed with the K-Ultra for espresso, how do you handle the between-clicks thing? Dose, yield, temp, something else?

If anyone has done a side by side with the same light roast, I'd really love to hear how they compared in the cup. Thanks!

Hi there! For context, I have a flat burr electric grinder (F74 Navigator from MHW) that I currently use for both my espresso and pour over.

I am so intrigued in buying the ZP6 grinder as I heard it amplifies clarity but I am not certain if I will see meaningful difference from my current grinder. I make tasty pour overs with my current F74, overall very satisfied, moreover it is also a flat burr which should also provide more clarity than conical ones.

Has anyone gone through similar experience you can please share?

Hello everyone, has anyone experienced setting the ZP6 at setting , for example 5.5 and after grinding find that it had shifted to 5.4?

it's a well know issue that the faux leather becomes disintegrated after a few years.

which, in its own, to be expected given the material and doesn't affect coffee. but I guess most people would rather have a good looking grinder on the counter top.

Is there any offical or after market replacement grip? I heard people wrap it with tennis overgrip, how does it look?

With the current Amazon Prime sales the X Ultra is close to half ($207AUD) than the K Ultra ($399AUD).

I had planned to get the K originally- but is it worth nearly double the X?

I brew pour over.

Thank you in advance.

Need a suggestion I have chestnut C2s and i m more into mannual pour over mostly and i want upgrade grinder so which one to buy?

I already have a J-Ultra and use it with medium-dark roast for an Aeropress. How much difference would I find with a K-Ultra? I'm happy with the current regimen I've developed but have this niggling curiosity.