Baratza Forte-BG, Forte-AP User Manual
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Weight and Time
Based Coffee Grinder
-BG
-AP
OPERATIONS
MANUAL
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INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing the Forté. For the rest of this manual, the generic
name “Forté “ will be used when talking about the Forté-AP and Forté-BG. If we
are talking about a specic grinder, we will call it out.
The Forté is a compact, weight or time-based, commercial grade grinder,
dedicated to grinding for all styles of coffee brewing. The Forté incorporates
many features that t well into commercial operations, including: all metal
construction; small footprint; intuitive control panel; and solid macro/micro
adjustment. The Forté 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 belt drive, combined with a more powerful DC motor,
increases the speed of grind and duty cycle.
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Burrs
The Forté is a durable workhorse using 54mm at burrs. The Forté-BG uses
at steel burrs which produce an accurate and precise grind, with fewer nes,
delivering exceptional cup quality for brew methods from Press Pot to Drip.
The Forté–AP uses at ceramic burrs, which are great for all styles of coffee.
Ceramic burrs are harder than steel and last (on average) about twice as long
as steel burrs.
Shut-off Hopper
The Forté comes with a Shut-off Hopper, which can be removed from the grinder
while the beans are still in it, enabling easier changeover of beans.
Metal PortaHolder
The Forté-AP comes with a solid cast-metal PortaHolder that can easily be
adjusted to t any portalter.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 2
TABLE OF CONTENTS 5
PARTS IDENTIFICATION 6
SAFETY INFORMATION 7
OPERATION 9
Setting the Macro and Micro Adjustment 10
Normal Grinding Operation 10
Weight-Based Grinding Operation 11
Time Based Grinding Operation 11
Programming 12
Sleep Mode 13
PortaHolder Set-Up and Use 13
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Burr Calibration 13
Scale Calibration 14
CARE and CLEANING 16
Removing the Bean Hopper 16
Removing the Upper Burr 16
Cleaning the Grounds Bin, Hopper and Burrs 16
Replacing the Burr 17
Replacing the Bean Hopper 17
Automatic Cleaning 18
WARRANTY and SERVICE 19
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PARTS IDENTIFICATION
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Hopper lid
Whole bean hopper (300 grams)
Micro grind adjustment lever
Macro grind adjustment lever
Programable preset buttons (3)
Grind weight adjustment buttons (2)
Ground coffee bin (125 gram capacity)
cutaway to show Weight Platform
Weight platform
Ceramic burr
(FortéTM-AP Brew Grinder)
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PortaHolder
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Steel burr
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