20% fines from Timemore Slim?

20% fines from Timemore Slim?

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20% fines from Timemore Slim?

20% fines from Timemore Slim?

minimum dose size?

I use the Hario switch to brew my coffee and am trying to reduce my caffeine consumption. Hence I would like to brew smaller cups of coffee. I am currently using 10g of coffee with 160g of water. (1:16 Ratio) I am wondering if there is a minimum amount of coffee...

20% fines from Timemore Slim?

I was sensing a lot of bitterness in my coffee (AP or V60) and came to the conclusion the culprit might be fines.

The result

How I ground the coffee

My grinder is Timemore Slim.

I decided to try and sift fines from the coffee using a common kitchen sieve. I weighed my standard dose (12 grams) and ground it relatively coursely (ca.18-19 clicks).

I was shocked with the result.

2.3 grams is basically 20%. And even visually, that's a massive amount. On my fingers it really felt like a very fine coffee powder – perhaps not as fine as supermarket-bought espresso pack but still.

What do I do now (before changing grinders:-/). I tried the alignment test (rotating the grinder body whilst only holding the handle) and it seemed to me it was rotating freely at around 9 clicks. I feel like that's not perfect but it's not terrible either. Understand 8 is really good already.

Any recommendations?

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