Baratza Forté AP (the BG is a brew grinder): espresso grind setting

Start at macro and micro setting 2K for a medium roast. Finer is either lever up (a lower macro number).

Where to start

Light roast: macro and micro setting 2K. Medium: macro and micro setting 2K. Dark: macro and micro setting 2K.
One small step: 1 macro and micro setting.
Zero point: Baratza's chart puts espresso at 2K, which is also about where the burrs touch from the factory. Grinding there with beans in is safe; never run it empty at that point. (The manual's calibration steps set contact at 2Q instead, so check yours.)
Fine-tune with the micro lever and keep it mid-range when you move the macro lever; adjust with the motor running.
The Forté BG has steel burrs and is sold for brewing, not espresso.

The light and dark starting points are two small steps either side of the medium one: our rule of thumb, not the maker's.

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