Coffee: we drink it or we get angry.

Well you should rinse your filter. That's what I do with my ceramic cone, use kettle water to wash any paper dust out before adding grounds. I then swirl the hot water in the container below to warm it up...

 

Yeah, that stuff will put some hair on you...

 

Saga continues. Took apart the Hario Skereton grinder and found the wobble of the central shaft to be pretty darn bad when trying to get a mid grind for a pour over. Boulders and fines is what I get,

It really is bad, so made up a cup using much finer grind and quick all at once pour. Not too bad,but too bitter (over extracted?). I am resigned that I need a new grinder and Hario has updated to a Skereton Plus and Pro. Seems like the pro might do the job. Staying away from more expensive for now and I might switch over to Clever.

Yea, started out with No new equipment mantra, now trying to fix what's effed up by buying new stuff, sound familiar, haha.

 

@Vansen The Amazon 16% one star reviews and non-responsive customer service comments scared me off of the Encore. I very rarely buy anything on Amazon if it has over 7% 1 star reviews.

Brencho uses Aston Martin priced hand grinders from what I have read, I am more in the civic range, haha.

And I use a Beehouse not v60 but similar.

 

@Vansen is right. V60 is fine, clever is also good and cheap and useful so by all means. But for hand grinders I'd say move away from hario and porlex and get a feldgrind, kelor, etc etc as they are all a huge step up for still not a massive sum all things considered. There are some places that have them in stock like prima coffee. Feldgrind is maybe 150? There are quite a few options in the 100-150 range that will last you a very long time and work amazingly well. Also support vansen's suggestion of baratza you really can't go wrong with them.

 

LOL yeah I kept only the kinu which is up there in hand grinder prices but as far as quality in the cup and such I'd be happy with any of the ones I mentioned, and a few others too like the Lido.

 

I used a Peugeot coffee grinder in France. Thats not an analogy either.

 

I'd love a big conical if I could afford one lol. Plus it would be too big.

I've had my Vario for years now, it's been a great grinder. But their price keeps going up

This is why grinders are often a problem, people have a hard time paying hundreds of dollars for a good one, and the cheaper ones don't cut it.

 

I'll stand out here. I have a (relatively) cheap Capresso Infinity and it does a fine job for me with pour overs. As long as you stay medium or finer it does alright. It's a lost cause for coarse grind/french press stuff.

@bixby this may sound silly but my fix for bitterness or overly acidic results was to add a little stirring during the brew process. 4-6 stirs in the middle of the pour or at the end did the trick.

I tried it after seeing it in a few YouTube videos and skeptically have it a shot.

Magic.

 

I second stirring coffee while brewing. I basically do what this guy does



@Vansen - i have 4-5 Peugot grinders inherited from my grandmother and aunts. The flea markets around France always have them.

 

Does anyone here make Greek/Turkish style coffee? If so please let me know what coffee you use and what your process is.

This is what I have been doing to make Greek style coffee and I am sure it is sacrilege.
pacific roasting coffee guatemala + mortar and pestle + cardamon + water + ibrik = thick chocolaty coffee

Overall I am using a little over a tablespoon and a half of very finely ground coffee and about 8 fl oz of water.

 

@SteelCannon - Im pretty sure it needs a super fine grind. Finer then espresso even.

 

Knock (the Feldgrind people) has a new compact grinder that fits inside an Aeropress that's about $100 or so. It's made in China instead of Scotland if that's important to you. I just got mine last week, but haven't used it yet.

http://www.madebyknock.com/store/p39/aergrind_.html

@bixby You may want to try different coffees or brew methods before chasing after grinders. There are coffees out there that aren't great or don't fit your preferred flavor profiles. I'm also not a huge fan of pourovers as it's hard to be consistent with it. French press, Clever or Aeropress are all worth trying for single-serves.

 

@Andre Y

Yes, i looked at the new Aero grinder, but a video on youtube shows it wobbles just like the cheaper stuff, perhaps not as much. My Hario Skereton is really off, yet it managed a decent cup of Scandinavian blend this morning.

Ordered a mini slim plus hario and a clever bundle. Maybe some day a Feld2.

 

The wobbling should matter only if the two parts of the burrs are moving relative to each other.