11 mo. ago • 96%

Starting Grind Settings Chart

I'm wondering if we should start a sticky post which contains everyone's collection of Bean/Grinder+Setting/Brew method information as a reference. It's always good to have a nice starting point.

I will update as comments come up.

Bean	Grinder	Settings	Brew
Speckled Ax - Early Bird	Encore ESP	20	Aeropress 11g - 200ml
Speckled Ax - Bird Dog Espresso	Encore ESP	23	Aeropress 11g - 200ml
Speckled Ax - Early Bird	Encore ESP	21	V60 15g - 280ml
Light Roast	Fellow Opus	4.5	Moka Pot
All	Encore	16	V60
Light Roast	Encore	18	Chemex - 1 cup
Light Roast	Encore	20	Chemex 32g - 2 cups
Light Roast	Encore	22	Chemex - 3 cups
All	Jaffee J1	30 clicks	Switch 20g - 300ml

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|Bean|Grinder|Settings|Brew| |:-----------:|:----:|:---:|:-----:| |Speckled Ax - Early Bird | Encore ESP | 20 | Aeropress Speckled Ax| | Bird Dog Espresso | Encore ESP | 23 | Aeropress|

Bean Grinder Settings Brew

Speckled Ax - Early Bird Encore ESP 20 Aeropress Speckled Ax

Bird Dog Espresso Encore ESP 23 Aeropress
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- Thanks, updated
  
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Neat. I don't vary my grinder settings normally. Fellow Opus 4.5 Moka Pot

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- Even for different roasts? I haven't tried moka pot yet.
  
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  I don't generally vary roasts much. Mainly light roasts but the occasional light/medium or medium.
  
  With my hand grinder at the office, I will change the adjustment for beans that produce more fines like an Ethiopian.
  
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For my V60 pourovers I mostly set my Encore to 16, sometimes varying by +/- 2 for different beans at different ages.

I think this is neat idea, but some days I'll just vary it based on what I'm feeling, nevermind any fixed variable, so I personally just like knowing the starting point to play with for different grinders/brew methods.

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- I just ordered the V60 number 2 kit in brown. Should be here this week. I'm excited to take a try at pour over at home.
  
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  Hope you enjoy! It's a very satisfying way to make coffee, even on those days where something doesn't taste quite right.
  
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- Yeah, it's just about those starting points.
  
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Thanks for starting this. I almost exclusively brew light roasts via Chemex. I'll vary my grind slightly depending on how many cups I'm making, but for my standard two cup (32g of beans) recipe: 20 on Encore for Chemex.

When making one cup I'll use ~18, and for three cups I'll use ~22.

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- I guess we should add grams and cup information to the chart
  
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  I'm not sure how much it matters to anyone else - might just be something that I do. I'd be interested to hear if anyone else adjusts grind based on weight of beans, though. Or maybe it's more common just to always brew the same amount with a particular method?
  
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I found this site as well for a good point of reference for starting my V60 journey: Coffee Grind Chart

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- Formatting of link was off. I was going to recommend the exact same site
  
  https://honestcoffeeguide.com/coffee-grind-size-chart/
  
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  👍
  
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Awesome idea!

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- Maybe we can do another post for preferred brew methods as well.
  
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Bean	Grinder	Settings	Brew
Speckled Ax - Early Bird	Encore ESP	20	Aeropress Speckled Ax
Bird Dog Espresso	Encore ESP	23	Aeropress

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