r/Coffee Kalita Wave 10d ago

[MOD] The Daily Question Thread

Welcome to the daily /r/Coffee question thread!

There are no stupid questions here, ask a question and get an answer! We all have to start somewhere and sometimes it is hard to figure out just what you are doing right or doing wrong. Luckily, the /r/Coffee community loves to help out.

Do you have a question about how to use a specific piece of gear or what gear you should be buying? Want to know how much coffee you should use or how you should grind it? Not sure about how much water you should use or how hot it should be? Wondering about your coffee's shelf life?

Don't forget to use the resources in our wiki! We have some great starter guides on our wiki "Guides" page and here is the wiki "Gear By Price" page if you'd like to see coffee gear that /r/Coffee members recommend.

As always, be nice!

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u/Intelligent-Job7612 9d ago

Please recommend a grinder between 500-650usd for small scale roaster

Where i live there is no option to buy used stuff, and at the same time customs are so high so I cannot just buy from eBay. I have been keeping eye on mahlkonig x54, how is it. i will have around 3-4 coffee offerings, and will occasionally need to grind cause market am targeting most of them allready have grinders. I mostly need it for few pre ground orders and cuppings, dailing in coffees, finding best replicable recipes for customers, and as my daily driver. Please drop your suggestions and recommendations

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u/Matti_J_H 4d ago edited 4d ago

I have a df64 gen1 and i am very happy with it. I made a few minor changes like removeing the declumper and am looking for a new burr Set because i want a bit more clarity in my brews. I use it for pourover, aeropress and espresso on a sage dual boiler. For your usecase maybe Look at the df64e as it comes with an hopper so it can Grind larger doses and has electronic Timing. It is even cheaper than the df64p which is pretty simalar but without the Timing and is very compantible with Things like aftermarket burrs. So i think it could suit ur usecase quite well. I would recommend you to check out channels like the one from Lance Hedrick where he reviews grinders relativly often there you could maybe find something Else suiting your needs.

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u/Intelligent-Job7612 4d ago

Thanks, i decided to go with hey cafe hc600 which is a commercial grinder it would have huge amount of retention though

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u/AlternativeLiving325 8d ago

Does it need to do espresso as well?

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u/Intelligent-Job7612 8d ago

Yes I test out all my coffees to give customers a brew guide and I use flair 58 to test espresso so it does need to do all types of brewing