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Anfim Alba

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High-volume cafes or busy coffee carts

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Anfim Luna

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Slower-paced cafes, coffee carts, or as a secondary grinder

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Hey there, it's Mac from Prima Coffee. Today we are doing a comparison of the Anfim Luna and Alba. If you're in the market for a high quality espresso grinder, but not sure which one suits your set-up best, a busy cafe or a coffee cart. Stick around, because I'm going to break down the similarities, the differences and which one of these guys might be the right fit for you. Alright, let's get into it!

First things first, in case you aren't familiar with Anfim, they're owned by the Hemro Group, the same company behind Mahlkonig, Ditting, and HeyCafe. This just means that these grinders come from the same family as some of the best coffee equipment in the world, offering top notch quality and performance, but at a more competitive price point.

Starting with what they have in common—the Luna and Alba are both made in Italy, which already tells you that you are getting top tier craftsmanship. They're also both NSF certified, which is great for commercial use. Both grinders are grind-by-time, allowing you to adjust in increments of one tenth of a second, with hopper capacities of 4.4 pounds. The lids also feature a handy little clip that let you display coffee information. They have flat burrs, just like the Mahlkonig E80s and E65s. They produce really fluffy and distributed grounds for consistent espresso extraction. The motors are the same as the E80s and E65s, so they're virtually the same grinder at heart.

They feature a 3.5 inch touchscreen with three programable settings, so you can easily switch between different recipes. There's also a manual mode available on both where you can pulse out coffee grounds when needed. They also share a well-designed portafilter fork and removable spout, so you're able to adjust the angle of the spout so you can get it lined up and dialed in perfectly for your portafilter. Again, very similar to that of the Mahlkonig E80s and E65s.

One standout feature that they have in common, and my personal favorite, is the stepless worm gear adjustment. These dials make adjusting your grind size so much easier than some other popular Italian grinders. Instead of having to deal with moving the grinder around or overall clunkiness just to change your grind size, the worm gear on these allow precise changes to be made with just one hand. Although it does take a few turns to move a full step, that just shows how much range you have to get your espresso dialed in.

Moving on to differences—of which there aren't too many, size being the more obvious one, with the Alba being a bit larger than the Luna. The Alba is 24.5 inches tall, 8.26 inches wide and 15.2 inches deep, while the Luna is 22.8 inches tall, 7.8 inches wide and 14.6 inches deep. The main difference between these two grinders is speed and burr size. The Luna has 65mm steel burrs and grinds at about 2.8 grams per second, meaning an 18 gram shot takes about 6 to 7 seconds. The Alba has 80mm steel burrs grinding at 6.4 grams per second, cutting that same shot down to about 3 seconds. Because of this, the Luna is better suited for lower to medium volume environments, coffee carts, or maybe as a secondary grinder for decaf or single origin espresso. It's packed full of high end features at a great price point. And the Alba is built for high volume cafes or coffee carts that need to push out shots fast without slowing down service. This is the fastest flat burred grinder that you can buy, besides the E80s.

That about wraps it up! In conclusion, if you're running a slower paced cafe or coffee cart, or you need a solid secondary grinder, the Luna is for you. It's designed for incredible value for money, with great grind quality at a slightly slower speed. But if you need to keep up with a high volume cafe or coffee cart, the Alba is a workhorse that you can rely on. Designed for fast paced environments where you need fast espresso and all day long grinding.

Overall, you won't be compromising by buying either of these over a Mahlkonig. You are getting every bit of efficiency, quality of grind, and user interface just without the name. You can find both the Luna and the Alba at primacoffee.com, along with lots of other great coffee equipment. I'll see you in the next one and thanks for watching.