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Kalita

DIA Coffee Mill

Grind settings by brew method

Worked out from this grinder’s own dial curve — five reference points placed on a shared 0–100 grind index, interpolated with a monotone spline for conical burrs — rather than a one-size-fits-all chart.

Dial range
0.0 rotations – 1.3 rotations
Burrs
Conical
Filter reference
0.5 rotations
Espresso → filter
0.3 rotations
Fine · 0.0 rotations1.3 rotations · Coarse
EspressoFine
0.3rotations0.2 – 0.4
Moka potFiner than filter, coarser than espresso
0.4rotations 
AeroPress (short steep)For 1–2 minute recipes
0.5rotations0.4 – 0.5
Pour over — V60 / coneThe reference point for most published pour-over recipes
0.5rotations 
Pour over — flat bottomKalita, Orea and similar
0.5rotations0.5 – 0.6
Drip / batch brewAutomatic brewers
0.6rotations0.5 – 0.6
ChemexThe thick filter needs a coarser grind to avoid stalling
0.6rotations0.6 – 0.7
French pressCoarse
0.7rotations0.7 – 0.8
Cold brewCoarsest setting you have
0.8rotations0.8 – 0.9
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Kalita DIA Coffee Mill — Printable Grind Chart