The grinder is lovely, I had reviews about the grounding but it comes with an adapter so no need to worry about that. Super quiet, does its job, love the feel of it. Not sure about all the other features and their effectiveness. The body looks and feels solid but it already has a dent I dont know from what. In this budget, pretty difficult to beat.
The HiBrew G5 is a compact, single-dose conical burr grinder with solid build quality, low retention, and stepless grind adjustment. It performs well for espresso, especially with medium to dark roasts. It mostly grinds finer so I'd recommend it only for espresso. It has two grinding speeds: 400 and 500 rpm.
I upgraded from Encore ESP to DF64 Gen 2 since i was more of a Single Dose Guy. The Flat burrs provides precision grinding, while minimalistic retention. The Grinder is pretty heavy and does not move until being forced to move. It’s all metal. Overall amazing quality and future proof.
Surprisingly mine came pretty much aligned, and in ready to use state. Only Request is that Fix Coffee Also offer 64mm Burr Sets and Machine Spares, so that common things can be fixed inhouse.
FixCoffee offered a good deal, shipped it same day and it was delivered within 2 days. I was planning to get one from DF64.com However, Fix Coffe offered 1 year hassle free warranty at an amazing price, which was hard to justify giving to customs.
Highly recommended to buy from them rather than df64 they will underinvoice but still there will be a ~2-4K customs involved (based out of my reddit research) depending on the final invoice value.
Super happy with size, fits well within my flair 58 plus 2 footprint.
The smart mode has a learning curve but once you know if makes your brewing process easier.