GR–01
Baratza
Baratza Encore grinder guide
An approachable electric conical-burr grinder with clear numbered settings.
Adjustment
40-step collar adjustment
Grinder coordinates
“Medium-fine” is a clue. Your dial is a coordinate.
Translate visual grind language into a useful range for your grinder, then calibrate that range against taste and brew time.
Before you copy a number
Settings vary with calibration, burr wear, bean density, roast level, coffee age, and technique. Every range here is a starting point.
Equipment library
Know the adjustment system before making an adjustment.
Each guide explains the dial, a safe zero reference, starting ranges for eight methods, and a repeatable calibration routine.
GR–02
Fellow
Fellow Ode Gen 2 grinder guide
A flat-burr electric grinder designed around filter coffee clarity.
Adjustment
Stepped 1–11 dial with micro-steps
GR–03
Timemore
Timemore C2 grinder guide
A compact hand grinder with numbered-by-count internal adjustments.
Adjustment
Internal stepped click dial
GR–04
Comandante
Comandante C40 grinder guide
A precise hand grinder with a widely shared click-based recipe language.
Adjustment
Internal stepped click dial
GR–05
Breville
Breville Smart Grinder Pro grinder guide
A timed-dose electric conical grinder spanning espresso and filter ranges.
Adjustment
60-step digital dial plus upper-burr range
Starting ranges, not absolutes
One V60 target, five different dial languages.
These settings all aim toward a medium-fine visual range. The number only has meaning when paired with the grinder model.
| Grinder | Adjustment system | V60 starting range | How to move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baratza Encore | 40-step collar adjustment | 14–18 | Start at 16. Move one click finer for a fast, sour drawdown or coarser for a slow, dry one. |
| Fellow Ode Gen 2 | Stepped 1–11 dial with micro-steps | 4.2–5.1 | Begin at 4.2 for 250 g and move one tick at a time based on flavor and drawdown. |
| Timemore C2 | Internal stepped click dial | 14–17 clicks | Start at 15 clicks. Use one-click changes and let the burrs cool between large batches. |
| Comandante C40 | Internal stepped click dial | 22–26 clicks | Start at 24 with standard axle hardware and change one or two clicks after tasting. |
| Breville Smart Grinder Pro | 60-step digital dial plus upper-burr range | 38–44 | Start near 40 and make two-step changes until drawdown is close, then use single steps. |
Visual anchor
A number is local. Particle size is shared language.
Use these textures to get close, then save the exact setting that works on your grinder.
Fine
≈ Table salt
Medium-fine
≈ Fine sand
Medium
≈ Regular sand
Medium-coarse
≈ Coarse sand
Coarse
≈ Sea salt
Calibration loop
Turn a starting range into your repeatable setting.
- 01
Establish reference
Clean and assemble the grinder correctly. Know where its safe zero reference sits.
- 02
Brew a baseline
Use the middle of the range with measured coffee, water, temperature, and time.
- 03
Taste, then move
Change one small step finer or coarser in response to a clear sensory clue.
- 04
Record and repeat
Save the coffee, batch size, setting, time, and result while the memory is fresh.
Put the coordinate to work