MAHLKÖNIG X54 | My thoughts - Can it single dose?
Summary
TLDRThe video script reviews the X54 Allround Home Grinder by Malonic, highlighting its ability to grind for various coffee brewing methods. Featuring a 54mm steel flat burr, stepless adjustment, and a 120W motor, the grinder offers a classic Malonic design with a robust build. The reviewer shares their experience after a year of use, discussing the grinder's performance in espresso and filter brewing, noting its balanced output and ease of workflow. Minor drawbacks include the plasticky control knob and friction when switching between brewing methods.
Takeaways
- 😀 The X54 Allround Home Grinder by Malonic is designed to cater to a range of brewing methods from French Press to Espresso.
- 🔧 It features a stepless grind adjustment controlled by a knob, allowing for precise settings from 1 to 35.
- ⚙️ The grinder is equipped with 54 mm steel flat burs and a 120 W motor spinning at 150 RPM.
- 📦 It comes with Porta filter forks for direct grinding into a filter and removable dosing cup attachments.
- 🕒 The grinder has four preset timing doses that can be customized and edited via the control knob.
- 🔄 The X54 has a magnetic grind catch tray and an adjustable angle to ensure precise grind distribution.
- 🛠️ The bur chamber is easily accessible for maintenance or bur replacement, though options for different burs are limited.
- 📏 The stock alignment of the burs is good right out of the box, indicating high-quality manufacturing standards.
- ☕ The grinder's performance in making espresso is balanced, favoring a slight acidity over body.
- 🌐 For filter coffee, the X54 produces a balanced cup, though it may not offer the highest clarity or sweetness.
- 🏗️ The X54 has a classic Malonic aesthetic, resembling a smaller version of commercial grinders, and is available in black, white, and shiny aluminum.
- 📈 The grinder's workflow is efficient, especially for multiple espresso shots, thanks to the hopper's capacity and direct dosing options.
Q & A
What is the X54 Allround Home Grinder designed to do?
-The X54 Allround Home Grinder is designed to cater to a range of coffee brewing methods, from French Press to Espresso, featuring a stepless grind adjustment and 54 mm steel flat burrs.
What type of motor does the X54 grinder have and what is its RPM?
-The X54 grinder is equipped with a 120 W motor that spins the burrs at 150 RPM.
What is the aesthetic of the X54 grinder like?
-The X54 grinder has a classic Malconic aesthetic, resembling a smaller version of what you might see in a local cafe.
What are the grinder's features that facilitate grinding directly into a Porta filter or dosing cup?
-The grinder comes with Porta filter Forks and a removable feature that allows grinding directly into a dosing cup. It also has a magnetic grind catch tray and an adjustable angle to hit the center of the Porta filter or dosing cup.
How does the stepless grind adjustment work on the X54 grinder?
-The stepless grind adjustment is controlled via a knob on the right-hand side of the grinder, with a scale ranging from numbers 1 to 35.
What is the process for editing the time presets on the X54 grinder?
-To edit the time presets, you scroll to the slot you want to edit, hold in the control knob to enter editing mode, and then move the control knob from left to right to adjust the time, holding it in to save the setting.
What is the issue with the dosing cup attachment's neck in relation to the Porta filter?
-The neck of the dosing cup is not 58 mm, so it will not fit into a Porta filter.
How easy is it to access the bur chamber and the burs on the X54 grinder?
-Accessing the bur chamber and the burs is quite easy by removing the hopper and then the top plate to which the hopper attaches.
What are the limitations of the X54 grinder when it comes to swapping burs?
-The X54 is not a platform for those looking to swap around and try out different burs, as there are limited options available, with only one other set of 54 mm Burrs encountered, the Diding Steels.
How does the X54 grinder perform in terms of espresso and filter coffee taste?
-The X54 grinder provides a balanced taste in both espresso and filter coffee, favoring a bit of acids over body, but overall delivering an enjoyable and balanced cup.
What are some of the user's concerns regarding the X54 grinder's control knob and workflow?
-The user finds the control knob to be a bit plasticky and feels it slightly detracts from the overall build quality of the grinder. There is also some friction in changing between espresso and filter grind settings.
What are the advantages of the X54 grinder's workflow when making multiple shots for guests?
-The X54 grinder's workflow is very easy when making espresso, especially for multiple shots, due to the hopper's capacity and the direct dosing to the Porta filter.
Outlines
😀 Introduction to the X54 Allround Home Grinder
The video script introduces the X54 Allround Home Grinder from Malonic, highlighting its versatility for various brewing methods from French Press to Espresso. The grinder features a hopper-based and hopper-fed design with stepless adjustment and 54 mm steel flat burrs. Powered by a 120 W motor, it operates at 150 RPM. The reviewer has been using the grinder for a year and shares their experience, noting the grinder's classic Malonic aesthetic and its features like the removable porta filter forks, magnetic grind catch tray, and tiltable design for precise grinding. The grinder also includes preset timing doses and a user-friendly control knob for dose adjustments.
👌 Espresso and Filter Testing of the X54 Grinder
The script proceeds to test the X54 Grinder's performance for espresso and filter coffee. For espresso, the grinder is used in a single dose mode with a Colombian coffee from Prodigal, aiming for 37g of espresso in 27 seconds with a three-bar pre-infusion profile. The grinder delivers a consistent and balanced shot, favoring acids slightly over body. For the filter test, the grinder's ability to switch between coarse and fine settings is demonstrated, with a purge to clear the chamber of previous grinds. Using a Kenyan coffee from La Cabra, the script details a V60 brewing method with specific water and temperature settings, resulting in a balanced and enjoyable cup. The reviewer appreciates the grinder's build quality, ease of workflow, and performance but notes some friction when switching between espresso and filter settings and a slightly plasticky feel to the control knob.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡X54 Allround Home Grinder
💡Malconic
💡Flat Burrs
💡Stepless Adjustment
💡120 W Motor
💡Portafilter
💡Dosing Cup
💡Pre-set Timing Doses
💡Espresso Test
💡Filter Test
💡Static
Highlights
The X54 Allround Home Grinder from Malonic is a versatile machine, capable of grinding for a range of brew methods from French Press to Espresso.
It features a hopper-based and hopper-fed grinder design with stepless adjustment and 54 mm steel flat burs.
Powered by a 120 W motor, the burs spin at 150 RPM, ensuring consistent grinding.
The grinder has a classic Malonic aesthetic, resembling a smaller version of commercial grinders.
Comes with portafilter forks for grinding directly into a portafilter, and these forks are removable for direct dosing into a cup.
Stepless grind adjustment is controlled via a knob, with a scale ranging from 1 to 35.
The grinder includes a magnetic grind catch tray and an adjustable angle for precise dosing.
One control knob cycles through and adjusts four preset timing doses.
The dosing cup attachment and cup are included but the cup's neck is not 58 mm, making it incompatible with portafilters.
The 54 mm steel burs are designed in-house by Malonic and have good stock alignment right out of the box.
The grinder is not designed for swapping burs, with limited options available.
The grinder has a 500 G hopper, also available in a 250 G version for a shorter height.
In an espresso test, the grinder delivers a fluffy grind with minimal clumping.
The grinder requires a slightly higher dose for single dosing due to some friction in the system.
The grinder performed well in taste tests, offering balanced shots with a slight favor towards acids over body.
For filter tests, the grinder can adjust settings to purge retained grinds from previous settings.
The grinder is capable of producing a balanced filter coffee, though it may not offer super high clarity or sweetness.
The X54's workflow is praised for its ease, especially when making multiple shots for guests.
The grinder's build quality is robust, but the control knob feels slightly plasticky and out of place.
Despite its ability to grind for both espresso and filter, changing between the two can be a bit frictional.
Overall, the X54 is appreciated for its performance, build quality, and classic Malonic design.
Transcripts
today we're going to have a look at the
x54 allround home Grinder from
malonic some of the key features of the
x54 this is an allr home grinder which
claims to be able to take us from French
Press right the way down to Espresso it
has a hober based and hober fed grinder
design it features stepless adjustment
and it has 54 mm steel flat burs the
grinder has a 120 W Motor which spins
the burs at 150
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RPM I bought this grinder and I've had
it for about a year now so I thought I'd
share some of my thoughts on
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it the grinder has a very classic
malonic aesthetic it's very very much
like a small version of what you would
see in your local
cafe the grinder comes with Porta filter
Forks which allows us to grind directly
to Porta filter these are also removable
and you can grind directly into a dosing
cup the grinder features stepless grind
adjustment and is controlled via the
knob on the right hand side of the
grinder the scale goes from numbers 1 to
35 a neat magnetic grind catch tray and
the angle of the is able to be
tilted slightly allowing you to hit the
center of your Porta filter or dosing
Cup every single time on the front of
the grind there is one control knob
which is used to cycle through and
adjust the four preset timing doses
which the grinder
offers to edit the time presets on the
grinder you simply scroll along to the
slot you like to edit hold in the
control knob which enters editing mode
and then simply move the control knob
from left to right to adjust the time
holding the control knob in to sa of the
setting here's the dosing cup attachment
for the front of the
grinder and of course the dosing cup Cup
itself it's worth noting that the neck
of the dosing cup is not 58 mm so it
will not fit into your Porta
filter it's very easy to swap the Porta
filter Forks to the dosing cup
attachment the Porta filter Forks are
very sturdy and they are adjustable so
they can fit just about any size of
Porta filter that you might
have anyway let's have a look at the bur
chamber and the
Burrs these are accessed quite easily
actually by taking off the hobber and
then removing the sort of top plate
which the hobber attaches
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to and there is the 54 mm steel bur this
is designed inh house by malc conic and
the stock alignment out of the box was
actually really good this probably isn't
a platform for those who are looking to
swap around and try out different burs
there really aren't very many options
and I've only come across one other set
of 54 mm Burrs which are the diding
Steels the little Clump Crusher tongue
is also housed within the bur chamber
just under the top bur
carrier and it's time to get the grinder
onto the bench and as mentioned before
the grinder really does have that
classic malonic look it really is just
like a shrunken version of their
commercial
range I have the grinder here in Black
although it's also available in white
and a shiny aluminium as
well my grinder also has the 500 G
hobber although they also offer a 250 g
hobber which makes the grinder a little
shorter in height time for the business
end of things and we're going to kick
off with an espresso test first I'm
using a Colombian coffee today from
prodigal now although the grinder is a
hobber based design I'm going to be
using it in a single dose fashion
today and it's only from experience in
using the grinder that I know that I
need to dose slightly more than what I
want when I'm using the grinder in a
single dose fashion today we're going to
be using 17 G of coffee and I've dosed
17.2 G of coffee
here and the way that I like to initiate
the single dosing with the x54 I like to
hold the hob door closed and start the
grinder in a hot start fashion before
releasing the hopper door and dropping
the beans down into the
burs and I have to commend the x54 here
it delivers a lovely stream of fluffy
grinds into the Porta filter clumping
really is at a minimum and as you can
see here the grinder does come up a
little bit short in terms of what we
dosed although a quick trip back to the
grinder and a little bit of manual
manipulation from me and we do manage to
get back out what we put in in it can be
done although there's just a little bit
of friction in the system to single dose
and I suppose really after all it's not
a single doer grinder so I probably
should give it some
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slack I'm using 17 G of coffee here
today and I'm hoping for 37 G of
espresso in the cup it's quite a
standard profile which I'm using it's a
three bar pre-infusion for 6 seconds
before ramping up to 9 bar for the rest
of the shot and I'm hoping to see that
37 G of espresso in about 27 seconds the
machine is also running at
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95° and yeah things ran nicely here
giving us our 37 G of espresso in 28
seconds so it's on to a taste test my
feelings when tasting shots from the x54
are that it always has felt very
balanced in the cup it's kind of like
you've got all of the aspects and just
lined them up at a 5 out of 10 if I was
to be more specific than that I would
say that the grinder maybe favors a
little bit of acids over body but for
the most part the grinder is very
balanced and I find the shots to be very
enjoyable
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so it's time for a filter test now and
of course the x54 being an allround home
grinder claims that it can go from
French press to Espresso there is some
retained grinds from the previous grind
setting which are held within the
chamber so what I like to do first of
all is to dose a little bit into the
grinder and grind it the new setting in
order to purge and for this purge you
can see that I've dosed 3.3 G of beans
we've got 4.2 G returned back out I do
find that the coarser gr setting does
act a bit like a brush in the chamber
and blows out the retained
grinds anyway it's on to the actual dose
now and I've just overshot by2 of a gram
here from the 13 G dose I'm going to be
running in V60 as you can see the
grinder does kick up quite a bit of
static it is a bit messy and I've always
find this to be the case when grinding
at the corser settings you can see here
we've got 13.3 G returned back out we've
picked up another .1 from
somewhere and I'm moving the grinder
setting to a 33 out of
35 this coffee is a lovely Kenyon from
La Cabra and today I'm going to be
running 13 G of coffee to 210 G of water
at 94° and I'll be splitting the pores
into a 30C Bloom at 30 G of water then
I'll be pouring up to 110 G of water
before then completing the total Brew
weight this particular Brew ran in a
time of 3 minutes and 10
seconds and in The Taste Department the
feelings are very similar to the
espresso generally very balanced overall
I think if you were looking for super
high Clarity bruise or a lot of
sweetness I think you might be
disappointed but I think for the most
part they present a very balanced filter
coffee so yeah in closing some things
that I really like about the
x54 I really like the aesthetic of the
grinder with that classic malcon
look the grinder is super well built it
feels sturdy it feels solid feels like
it's going to last a long
time the workflow is really easy when
making espresso dosing directly to the
Porta filter and indeed if you are
hosting a number of guests and you're
going to be making multiple shots back
to back the hopper is really useful in
this and I think if you're someone that
loads up their hober with beans and let
them remain there until you use them
down over several days I think you'll
find the workflow of the x54 really
enjoyable I think that the grinder
performs very well in the cup and I
think it's commendable to malonic that
they've managed to design a set of Burrs
that can provide the general catchment
that they do some of the things that I'm
not so keen on with the x54 I feel like
while the grinder can operate for
espresso and it can operate for filter
the journey and changing between these
two has a little bit of friction and the
feel of the control knob it's just a
little bit plasticky for my liking in
actual fact I feel like it sits just
slightly outside of the rest of the
build quality of the grinder so yeah
please let me know your thoughts on this
grinder in the comments and of course if
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