Grind setting conversion
Baratza Encore vs Baratza Encore ESP
The same grinder recalibrated for espresso — the numbers do not transfer.
| Encore | Encore ESP | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Baratza | Baratza |
| Scale | Numbered dial | Numbered dial |
| Dial range | 1 – 40 | 1 – 40 |
| Burrs | Conical | Conical |
| Espresso → filter | 15 numbers | 15 numbers |
| Filter → coarse | 15 numbers | 15 numbers |
The same number means different things
Both grinders use a numbered dial, which makes it tempting to copy a number straight across. Setting 21 sits at grind index 43.4 on the Encore but 51.5 on the Encore ESP — far enough apart to change the cup.
Converting a setting
If a recipe quotes a setting for one of these grinders, read across for the equivalent on the other. Rows are spaced evenly by grind size, not by dial number — on a conical burr those are not the same thing.
| Encore | Encore ESP |
|---|---|
| 5 | 3 |
| 7.7 | 5.7 |
| 10.6 | 8.6 |
| 14.1 | 12.1 |
| 17.6 | 15.6 |
| 20.5 | 18.5 |
| 22.7 | 20.7 |
| 24.4 | 22.4 |
| 26.2 | 24.2 |
| 28.3 | 26.3 |
| 30.5 | 28.5 |
| 32.7 | 30.7 |
| 35 | 33 |
| Encore ESP | Encore |
|---|---|
| 3 | 5 |
| 5.7 | 7.7 |
| 8.6 | 10.6 |
| 12.1 | 14.1 |
| 15.6 | 17.6 |
| 18.5 | 20.5 |
| 20.7 | 22.7 |
| 22.4 | 24.4 |
| 24.2 | 26.2 |
| 26.3 | 28.3 |
| 28.5 | 30.5 |
| 30.7 | 32.7 |
| 33 | 35 |
Side by side, by brew method
Where each grinder lands for the same brew, worked out from its own dial curve.
| Method | Encore | Encore ESP |
|---|---|---|
| Espresso | 6.6 | 4.6 |
| Moka pot | 10 | 8 |
| AeroPress (short steep) | 14.1 | 12.1 |
| Pour over — V60 / cone | 19.3 | 17.3 |
| Pour over — flat bottom | 21.4 | 19.4 |
| Drip / batch brew | 22.7 | 20.7 |
| Chemex | 24.4 | 22.4 |
| French press | 27.5 | 25.5 |
| Cold brew | 31.8 | 29.8 |
The shape of each dial
Where the connectors bunch, that grinder’s dial is compressed and single steps count for more. Comparing the two shapes tells you which gives finer control, and where.
Baratza Encore
Baratza Encore ESP
Dialing in the Encore
The Encore is the default first grinder for filter coffee, and its scale is the one most recipes are implicitly written against. Its stepped collar is honest about what it is: excellent from medium-fine upward, progressively less consistent as you go finer. Treat the bottom of the range as a moka-pot floor rather than an espresso range — Baratza built the Encore ESP precisely because this one was never meant to reach it. If your cup tastes thin at the recommended setting, go one step finer rather than two; the steps here are wider than they look.
Dialing in the Encore ESP
The Encore ESP is the Encore with the espresso range Baratza left out of the original — a recalibrated burr set and a collar remapped so the fine end has usable resolution instead of bottoming out. If you are cross-referencing recipes written for a standard Encore, the numbers do not transfer directly; the same figure sits finer here.
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