Coffee

8407 readers

7 users here now

☕ - The hot beverage that powers the world!

Coffee gadgets - It's always great to learn about new gadgets. Please share your favorite hardware or full setups. It might inspire newcomers to experiment!

Local businesses - Please promote your local businesses. If you are not the owner of the business you are promoting, kindly ask the owner if it's okay. It would be great if the business has a physical store to include an exterior or interior shot.

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

better grinder for pour over? (self.coffee)

submitted 5 months ago by Imgonnatrythis to c/[email protected]

35 comments fedilink hide all child comments

I know high end grinders are probably worth it for espresso, but for pour-over coffee does it make that much difference? I use a Capresso Infinity at either fine coarse or medium coarse and that's about it. Visibly the grind size does look a bit variable to me. Since I'm already in conical bur territory here, are higher end grinders really going to make a noticeable difference in my pour-over brews? If you feel strongly the answer is yes, I'm also curious what you would recommend (but please don't bother naming anything over $500usd unless you provide a link to a used version that is in that range).

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] xionzui 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I have a Baratza Vario and an Aergrind, which are both pretty good grinders. The Vario is a much larger flat burr grinder, and I feel like there’s a pretty drastic difference with the taste of my aeropress coffee with it. Much less bitterness and a cleaner flavor. So I would say it’s worth it. That being said, I also feel like I stop tasting the coffee after a couple weeks with the same beans. So maybe it’s wasted money and effort in that regard. Regardless, I think you would do well with a Fellow Ode or a refurbished Vario

[–] Imgonnatrythis 4 points 5 months ago

Appreciate the insight. On the rare occasion I'm not brewing multi-cups with chemex, I do actually prefer the aeropress for a single cup so it would be nice to optimize that as well. This discussion has me eying the ode. When my tax return money finally shows up I think I'm going to go for it. I also feel like I lose some of the flavor nuances with the same beans after a bit, but I can still tell when it's a botched brew. I only buy 12 ounce bags and try to switch things up pretty frequently.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

If it's the same bag or a different bag from the same roast date then that couple of weeks is quite possibly related to the age of the beans.