PSA: Dialing in a new grinder took me a full month of bad coffee

I got a new hand grinder for my birthday (a Timemore C2, to be exact) and figured it'd be a quick switch. Nope. For three solid weeks, every single cup was either way too sour or super bitter. I was going through a bag of beans a week just testing. I finally realized the issue was my water temperature, not the grind size at all. My kettle was actually running about 15 degrees cooler than it said. Anyone else have a simple fix that took forever to find?

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david_hayes18d ago

A month seems like a long time to blame the grinder. The C2 is pretty consistent. Water temp is a big factor, but grind size and your pouring method are just as important. It's usually a combination of things that needs fixing, not one single switch. Dialing in is about learning to adjust all the variables together.

luna_craig5818d ago

That reminds me of when my scale battery was dying. Was blaming stale beans for a week before I noticed the numbers jumping around.