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Fellow Ode Gen 1 vs Fellow Ode Gen 2
Whether the Gen 2 burr upgrade moves your numbers.
Which to buy
Choose the
Ode Gen 1 if you…
- already own one, or are buying used — Fellow lists it as sold out
- grind up to 80 g at a time
Choose the
Ode Gen 2 if you…
- want to buy new from Fellow
- grind up to 100 g at a time
- want anti-static and a built-in knocker to keep retention down
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Fellow lists the Ode Gen 1 as sold out and sells the Gen 2. It sells the Gen 2 burrs on their own too, but its pages do not say they fit a Gen 1.
Sources: Fellow — Ode Gen 1 (archived) · Fellow — Ode Gen 1 · Fellow — Ode Gen 2 · Fellow — Ode Gen 2 Brew Burrs
| Ode Gen 1 | Ode Gen 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Fellow | Fellow |
| Scale | Numbered dial | Numbered dial |
| Dial range | 1 – 11 | 1 – 11 |
| Burrs | Flat | Flat |
| Espresso → filter | 2.6 numbers | 5.9 numbers |
| Filter → coarse | 7.4 numbers | 3.9 numbers |
The same number means different things
Both grinders use a numbered dial, which makes it tempting to copy a number straight across. Setting 6 sits at grind index 56.7 on the Ode Gen 1 but 34.4 on the Ode Gen 2 — far enough apart to change the cup.
Converting a setting
If a recipe quotes a setting for one of these grinders, read across for the equivalent on the other. Rows are spaced evenly by grind size, not by dial number — on a conical burr those are not the same thing.
| Ode Gen 1 | Ode Gen 2 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |
| 1.1 | 2 |
| 1.2 | 3.1 |
| 2.2 | 4.2 |
| 3 | 5.2 |
| 3.2 | 7 |
| 5 | 7.2 |
| 6.1 | 8 |
| 7.1 | 8.2 |
| 8.1 | 9.1 |
| 9.1 | 9.2 |
| 10 | 10.1 |
| 11 | 10.2 |
| Ode Gen 2 | Ode Gen 1 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1.1 |
| 3.1 | 1.2 |
| 4.2 | 2.2 |
| 5.2 | 3 |
| 7 | 3.2 |
| 7.2 | 5 |
| 8 | 6.1 |
| 8.2 | 7.1 |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| 9.2 | 9.1 |
| 10.1 | 10 |
| 10.2 | 11 |
Side by side, by brew method
Where each grinder lands for the same brew, worked out from its own dial curve.
| Method | Ode Gen 1 | Ode Gen 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Espresso | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Moka pot | 1.2 | 3 |
| AeroPress (short steep) | 2.2 | 4.2 |
| Pour over — V60 / cone | 3.1 | 6.2 |
| Siphon | 4 | 7 |
| Pour over — flat bottom | 4.1 | 7.1 |
| Steep and release — Clever / Switch | 4.2 | 7.1 |
| Drip / batch brew | 5 | 7.2 |
| Cupping | 3 | 7 |
| Chemex | 6.1 | 8 |
| French press | 8 | 9 |
| Cold brew | 9.2 | 10 |
The shape of each dial
Where the connectors bunch, that grinder’s dial is compressed and single steps count for more. Comparing the two shapes tells you which gives finer control, and where.
Fellow Ode Gen 1
Fellow Ode Gen 2
Dialing in the Ode Gen 1
The original Ode had noticeably more fines than the Gen 2 that replaced it, which is why the Gen 2 burr upgrade became such a common retrofit. If you are running Gen 1 burrs, expect to sit slightly coarser than published Ode numbers to get the same cup.
Dialing in the Ode Gen 2
A flat-burr brew grinder that deliberately does not attempt espresso, and is better for the focus. The Gen 2 burrs cut fines substantially versus the original, which is why its filter range sits in a narrower band than the number of settings suggests. The markings between whole numbers are real and worth using — most of the useful pour-over territory lives between two adjacent integers.