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Grind espresso on a Turin SD40 between 2.8 and 6.8 on the dial, per Honest Coffee Guide's compiled SD40 chart. The whole usable range fits inside 19 numbers, so a tenth of a number is a meaningful move and the decimals on the dial are there to be used.
Turin SD40 grind settings by brew method
| Brew method | Turin SD40 setting |
|---|---|
| Espresso | 2.8 to 6.8 [1] |
| Pour over | 7.4 to 17.8 (V60 at 7.2 to 13.2) [1] |
| AeroPress | 5.6 to 18.4 depending on steep time [1] |
| Moka pot | 6.4 to 12.4 [1] |
| French press | 13 to 19 [1] |
| Cold brew | 15.2 to 19 [1] |
Every numbered range above was checked against the source in the footnote it carries; where a manufacturer publishes nothing for a method, the row says so instead of inventing a number. Ranges are windows, not verdicts. Beans, roast age, and dose move the right setting inside each window, which is why the dial-in ladder below matters more than any single number.
How the Turin SD40 adjustment works
The Turin SD40 uses a dial charted from 1 to 19 with decimal marks between the numbers, so 7.2 is a real setting rather than a rounding; Honest Coffee Guide charts the range at 90 to 990 microns and publishes the same setting table for the SD40 V1 and the V2. Find your zero before trusting any chart: with the hopper empty, tighten toward fine until the burrs just touch, call that zero, and count from there. If your zero point is calibrated differently from the chart's, every range shifts by the difference, which explains most "the chart is wrong" complaints.
Dial it in from the chart in 3 steps
1. Set the middle of the espresso range above and brew once, changing nothing else. 2. Taste against the two failure directions: sour, thin, or fast means grind finer; bitter, harsh, or stalled means grind coarser. The full logic lives in why espresso runs sour and why it runs bitter. 3. Move in small steps, one variable at a time, and write each attempt down; the free dial-in logbook exists for exactly this, and the printable dial-in cheat sheet keeps the correction table next to the machine.
The espresso question
The SD40 uses 40mm flat burrs, which is small for an espresso grinder, and the published 90 micron floor is finer than most home machines will ever need. The practical limit is heat and speed on back to back shots, not fineness.
Get the grinder
The Turin SD40 is on Amazon: check the current Turin SD40 price. Prices move often enough that we link the search rather than quote a number that will be stale by Friday.
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FAQ
What is the best Turin SD40 setting for espresso? 2.8 to 6.8. Treat the range as a window, start near its middle, and adjust on taste: coarser if the cup is bitter, finer if it is sour or weak.
Can the Turin SD40 grind for espresso? Espresso on the Turin SD40: 2.8 to 6.8. See the table on this page for every other method.
How do I read the Turin SD40 adjustment? The Turin SD40 uses a dial charted from 1 to 19 with decimal marks between the numbers, so 7.2 is a real setting rather than a rounding; Honest Coffee Guide charts the range at 90 to 990 microns and publishes the same setting table for the SD40 V1 and the V2. Zero is with the burrs fully closed, and higher numbers or more clicks mean a coarser grind.
Sources
- [1] Honest Coffee Guide's Turin SD40 V1 chart: https://honestcoffeeguide.com/turin-sd40-v1-grind-settings/
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