How to make a decision about a grinder upgrade with incomplete information

How to make a decision about a grinder upgrade with incomplete information

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How to make a decision about a grinder upgrade with incomplete information

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How to make a decision about a grinder upgrade with incomplete information

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How to make a decision about a grinder upgrade with incomplete information

How to make a decision about a grinder upgrade with incomplete information

minimum dose size?

Jan 31, 2024 |

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...

How to make a decision about a grinder upgrade with incomplete information

Hey all,

I'm struggling with if I should upgrade my grinder, and if I do, what I should get.

I currently have a baratza encore with the upgraded M2 burrs. I use it for areopress and pour over and my partner uses it for areopress. It makes good coffee. I love to try out specialty coffees with all types of processing and all different locations and I find the coffee to be fantastic.

Buuuuut, like many others here, I'm pretty much obessesed with getting the best cup, and I'm trying to decide if an upgrade is worth it. I'm looking at both the DF64 and the Lagom P64.

While I don't make espresso yet, I think I eventually will try it out when I have more space for a machine. My question is, how can I make this decision without knowing how the grinders impacts the taste of coffee compared to my equipment today.

If you recently upgraded your grinder, how did you decide you weren't getting enough out of your current set up? Do you think you made the right choice upgrading? Anyone have experience moving from encore to one of the two machines?

Optimally, I'd love to be able to taste a pour over from all three grinders side by side, but I'll never be able to do that. Any thoughts are appreciated!

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How to make a decision about a grinder upgrade with incomplete information

Perfect Little Beans

Chinmey Hill Coffee uses specialty-grade beans with zero primary defects (such as black beans or sour beans) and less than five secondary defects (such as broken beans). This is important because primary defects will greatly affect the taste of the coffee. Having zero defects allows the coffee to be the most optimal flavor.

Window for Optimal Flavor

Chimney Hill Coffee ships our coffee the same day it was roasted, so you will receive it before it enters the window of optimal flavor.  This means you’ll never miss the opportunity to enjoy the coffee’s peak flavor.

Coffee Ratings

Coffee undergoes many scoring processes by professionals who achieved their Q Grader certification. Coffee is first graded when it’s green. If there are defects the coffee is determined to be “not-specialty grade”. For those coffees that pass green grading, they are sample roasted and cupped. (Cupping is the official term for critically tasting and scoring coffees. The official cupping form is standard worldwide, and where the 100-point scoring system comes from.) A coffee’s dry fragrance, wet aroma, flavor, aftertaste, body, acidity, balance, and overall impression are taken into consideration while uniformity issues and defects, will lower the overall score.

Specialty Coffee

Specialty coffee, coined by Erna Knutsen in 1974, refers to a coffee that receives a quality grading score of 80 percent or higher. While “premium” or “gourmet” seem like they’re synonymous with “specialty,” they simply are marketing terms with no defined standards. Specialty coffees are grown in specific and ideal micro-climates, and have distinctive and unique flavor profiles, with little to no defects.

Third-Wave Coffee

We’re currently in the third wave of coffee. The first wave of American coffee put pre-ground, vacuum-sealed cans in kitchens across America. The second wave started with the late ‘60s introduction of Peet’s coffee (by Alfred Peet) through the proliferation of Starbucks. The third wave of coffee focuses on origin transparency, nuanced flavors, and artisan roasting. The term “third wave” is synonymous with specialty coffee.

How to make a decision about a grinder upgrade with incomplete information

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