Great video and really useful to see your maintenance tips. I've been using one of these grinders for a couple of years and funnily enough I'm currently on a bag of the Yolanda Cabrera - I can't decide if I like it best with V60, Clever or Aeropress! This grinder has definitely opened up my interest in coffee having gone from a £30 hand grinder before, biiiig difference!
Fantastic to hear; we're sure the Wilfa Svart has positively impacted the brewing lives of thousands of coffee lovers. We hope you enjoyed Yolanda Cabrera - be sure to try brewing it over ice if you get the opportunity.
@@workshopcoffee9001 Thanks for the tip! Really enjoying it and finding I'm getting best results with the V60, as I'm getting a lot more of the flavour notes with that method.
Mine broke (stopped grinding) after 6 months. I got it repaired and it has just died again. I won't be replacing it. At over £100 it should last more than a year
Hi, thank you for this great video. We have a problem with our grinder. We can't remove the plastic part around the blades anymore to clean it, it's locked. Maybe we put it back in place incorrectly last time we cleaned it. Do you have any advice to unlock it? Many thanks!
For us, the static is tolerable but not absent. You can reduce almost all the rogue chaff that clings to the grounds bin after grinding by adding a single droplet of water into your whole beans before grinding. It also helps to wait for a few seconds before pulling the grinds bin out after grinding to give the light bits of chaff and coffee some time to lose their charge.
the Wilfa grinder has a weak motor, it is faulty by design. It stops in the middle of grinding. My solution is to start grinder before pouring in coffee beans. Then pour slowly and steadily, and everything is OK.
Thanks for the video, good to see it's fairly easy to clean! Trying to decide between this and a hand grinder - how would you compare the grind consistency and range between the Svart Aroma and the Timemore C2 you reviewed recently?
The grind quality is fairly comparable for us. If you’re ever planning to grind on the go then the C2 will offer that flexibility, but if it is mainly for using at home and the Svart Aroma is within your budget and you have the space, the luxury of grinding with just the press of a button is definitely worth it.
I was very surprised to read this comment, as it describes the exact same situation I'm in, with the exact same products. Now I know what to buy, so thank u!
Thanks for the useful video. Apologies if this is a very stupid question. Is the top burr symmetrical? I.e. after cleaning, is it irrelevant which way round you replace it? Or, is it possible to replace 180 degrees incorrectly? Hope that makes sense!
Hi Colin - there's no such thing, so thanks for your question. It would be best to make note of which way the burr was oriented before taking apart and put things back together, just to rule out any machining discrepancies that might result in a reduction in performance if you flip the burr, but in theory it shouldn't matter which way around you mount it.
Very informative video, thank you. I am in the process of deciding between this Wilfa grinder and Baratza Encore. I'd mostly use it with a Moccamaster One Cup to make 1-2 cups a day. Any suggestions on which of the two to go with? Thank you!
A great question. It's hard to choose between the two as they both deliver comparable grind quality at a similar price point. Do you know where you’ll be positioning the grinder? The Encore switch is on the right of the body so might limit where it can be placed and this would wind up being the deciding factor.
Picked one up today. I also have a Timemore C2. Still dialling it in so I cannot compare on taste profile but I enjoy the aesthetic and automatic grinding experience. it just looks beauts. Sick review 👌🏼
@@dh7314 thanks for the reply! I have some horrible motor issues with the Svart. It makes this disgusting grating noise. It's a motor bearing and not the burrs. Performance wise it is solid. If it would shut up, I would go for the Svart for minimal effort. The C2 is something special though, if you're prepared to invest more time on dialling in a particular coffee. The C2 can do espresso at a massive push but the effort required isn't worth it IMO. Hmm, Svart edges it because I'm lazy in the mornings.
@@samuelll3166 Hi, just wanting to let you know that timemore has new burrs that are way faster at the espresso range. Technically it's for the C3 but it's sold separately by authorised retailers on Aliexpress. There's the E&B and the S2C burrs and both should fit the C2. The newest burr (that's comes with the C3) is the S2C 38mm one. I just bought those and guess I'll have to wait until they arrive.
I’m brewing with a moka at home and my €30 manual grinder was an absolute nightmare. Now i am doubting between the wilfa svart and the 1zpresso JX-pro. Any thoughts or recommendations on this?
I have been using the grinder for just some months now and have found it a really pleasant experience overall. Regarding the grind setting I agree with you, within this Aeropress Range I found the best results and to my best of knowledge the best grind distribution. Kind of annoying, that the dial range is so large and yet mostly unused. Anyway, in my experience, this grinder is really consistent with very little variance, mostly less than 0.1g, especially if you turn it on before adding the beans. Only after thorough cleaning, I found that the grinder will hold back around 1.5g of coffee on the first go.
Hi thanks for the update, does the grinding disc lock in , as after two attempts to use grinder it stops grinding along with a increased noise which sounds like something is going wrong
Good question. We haven’t tried out the finer grind settings using a pressurised portafilter but would speculate that the results would be drinkable, but not fantastic.
My Wilfa grinder makes a terrible screeching noise when the coffee's gone and it's running on empty. I've had it for maybe 4 months and it started early enough that I thought it was normal. I've read about the metal part of the burr being misalligned in the plastic part but it doesn't seem to be the case. However, the burr is misalligned in the body of the grinder. Can this be causing the screeching? Is there aything I can do about it?
Reach out to wilfa and get it replaced, specially if you are within the warranty period (5yr). No reason to keep using a faulty unit when you can have it replaced
Hi there! great video, thank you. I've ordered the grinder from Amazon and just got it. Strangely, the motor spining counter clock wise, and the coffee beans expalled out of the burr. Do you think that there is any problem with my grinder, or I've just missed something? Thanks!!
Hi Dave - great question. It will very likely be within the AEROPRESS range, but if you let us know what type of filter brewer you're using, we can offer something more specific.
I made the mistake of buying the WIlfa Svart Aroma. It arrived broken (won't turn on), and Wilfa's customer service is taking their sweet time responding. At this point, I wish I'd spent the money with a company that had better quality assurance and customer service. I just want a refund.
