Description
The Forte is available in two con gurations. The Forte-AP (All Purpose grinder) can grind from coarse to ne and comes with a 54mm at ceramic burr, grounds bin for use when grinding by weight, plus a portaholder for use when grinding directly to your porta lter. The Forté-BG (Brew Grinder) is designed for manual or batch brewing and comes with a 54mm at steel burr and a grounds bin.
The Forté-AP is a compact, commercial grade grinder, dedicated to grinding for ALL brew methods. The Forté-AP incorporates many features that fit well into commercial operations, including: all metal construction, small footprint, intuitive control panel, and solid macro/micro adjustment. The Forté-AP offers the ability to grind by time, for espresso dosing, or by weight. Coffee professionals find the Forté–AP to be a versatile grinder for many situations – as a small restaurant and office espresso/brew grinder, as a Roaster demo grinder for wholesale tasting, or being a dedicated grinder for decaf or single origin in a café.
The Forté-AP is a durable workhorse using a 54mm at ceramic burr, which produces an accurate and precise grind, delivering exceptional cup quality for brew methods from espresso to press pot. We redesigned the guts of the Vario-W for commercial use. The Forté-AP design includes a grinding assembly with a threaded burr holder which screws rmly into an all-metal grinding chamber for a more accurate grind. A larger gear to belt ratio, combined with a more efficient DC motor, increases the speed of grind and duty cycle.
Features
INTUITIVE INTERFACE:
The Forté–AP allows you to dose by weight or time. Our signature dose-by-weight is accurate to plus or minus .2 gram. The touch activation awakens your screen with LED backlit technology. The touch screen controls all operations with three programmable dose presets; Up or Down arrows to increase or decrease dose values; TARE, MANUAL, START or STOP.
ESPRESSO DOSING:
A unique feature of the Forté–AP is the ability to convert a weight preset into a timed value that is accurate within plus or minus .5 grams of the set point. This allows for weight-oriented dosing for espresso.
BURRS:
The Forté-AP grinder comes with 54mm ceramic at burrs for accurate and precise grinding. The Forté-AP grinds at an average of 2.0g/sec for espresso and 3.5 to 3.7g/sec for press pot. The range of grind is 230 to 1150 microns.
ADJUSTMENT/GRIND RANGE:
An all-metal macro and micro adjustment system produces a positive feel and secure grind setting. The macro-adjust moves from fine to coarse grinding in 10 distinct and repeatable settings. A secondary micro-adjust further divides each of the 10 macro steps into 26 distinct settings. These steps, plus the new metal detents, enable fine-tuning with ease, dialing in the exact grind for the preferred brew method being used.
HOPPER:
The hopper holds approximately 300g of coffee. An innovative bean shutoff feature in the collar permits no-mess, no-fuss hopper removal for changing out beans. Bean “waste” (below the stopper) averages a surprisingly low 10g, once the hopper has been shut off (all weights are bean density dependent). A hopper extension is available that can add an additional 250g of capacity.
RECALIBRATING BURRS:
The Forté-AP is calibrated at the factory to ensure an accurate range of grind. If necessary, the Forté-AP burrs can be easily recalibrated using the special calibration tool that comes with the grinder.
CLEANING BURRS:
Burrs can easily be removed for cleaning using the cast zinc tool that is included with your Forté.
Speed to Grind fine: 2g/sec /coarse: 3.5-3.7g/sec Burrs 54mm ceramic burrs by Ditting Bean Hopper Capacity 10oz (300-400g) Ground Bin Capacity 4.5oz (120g) Weight 13lbs (6kg) Dimensions (w X h X d) 13 X 36 X 18cm Power Rating (North America) 110V AC 50/60Hz. 2.3 Amp Power Rating (other) 230V AC 50/60Hz. 1.2Amp Design & Engineering Seattle, WA, USA Burr Manufacturing By Ditting in Switzerland Manufacturing & Assembly Taiwan
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