Joel_B Senior Member Joined: 9 Oct 2007 Posts: 930 Location: Pacific NW Expertise: I love coffee
Espresso: Astra Pro Grinder: Mazzer SJ, Macap M4,... Vac Pot: Yama 5 cup Drip: nope, french press Roaster: Behmor, WP, BBQ drum
Posted Wed Oct 7, 2009, 4:57am Subject: Re: Grind setting for Melitta Manual Coffee maker using a Baratza Virtuoso
Every Virtuoso is calibrated differently so my #20 will be different grind coarseness than your #20. FWIW, for the rare times I use drip, #18 works for me, but again, this more than likely won't be correct for you. There's going to be some trial and error. If it seems then and watery you probably need to go finer. Likewise, if there considerable setiment and taste over extracted (bitter, acrid), then you need to go coarser. So the bottom line is the correct setting is the one that makes the coffee taste good to you :)
dfrcomp Senior Member Joined: 8 Oct 2008 Posts: 7 Location: Philadelphia, PA Expertise: I live coffee
Espresso: No, Moka: Yes Grinder: Baratza Virtuoso Vac Pot: No, French Press: Yes Drip: Melitta Manual 10 cup Roaster: No
Posted Wed Oct 7, 2009, 11:27am Subject: Re: Grind setting for Melitta Manual Coffee maker using a Baratza Virtuoso
That surpirses me since the user guide that came with the coffee maker recommends a "fine or extra fine grind" But I will experiment with various settings. Thanks for the response
tjkoko Senior Member Joined: 28 Oct 2007 Posts: 508 Location: Deep South in the swamps Expertise: I love coffee
Espresso: Turkish stuff. Much simpler... Grinder: Baratza Virtuoso and Turkish... Drip: Pourover Swissgold Filter Roaster: Whirlypop Stovetop Unit,...
Posted Wed Oct 7, 2009, 7:14pm Subject: Re: Grind setting for Melitta Manual Coffee maker using a Baratza Virtuoso
dfrcomp Said:
That surpirses me since the user guide that came with the coffee maker recommends a "fine or extra fine grind" But I will experiment with various settings. Thanks for the response
Fine or extra fine would be fine for a paper/Mellita style of filter whereas a medium/medium-fine goeth well with a SwissGold whose filtering pores are much larger.
JKalpin Senior Member Joined: 28 Dec 2008 Posts: 311 Location: Thornhill, Ontario Canada Expertise: I love coffee
Espresso: Aerobie Aeropress Grinder: Baratza Maestro Plus Vac Pot: Yama 5-Cup Drip: Bunn Roaster: Freshroast Plus 8
Posted Thu Oct 8, 2009, 6:07am Subject: Re: Grind setting for Melitta Manual Coffee maker using a Baratza Virtuoso
As with any drip brewer, if the grind is too coarse what you get is the water passing quickly through it, with insufficient brewing time.
If you grind finer and finer (successive brews) the water will start to pond or puddle and drip through more slowly, so to provide a brewing time of 3 to 4 minutes. Half-way through pouring, the puddle of brewing coffee should be 3/4 up the filter.
Bear in mind that, if you grind too fine, or if your grinder is uneven with lots of fines (that block the pores in the paper) you could steep too long and get over-extraction, characterized by too sour/bitter unpleasant tasting coffee. And if your 'cup runneth over' ...that's also too fine.
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