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Drip grind size & ratio

An automatic brewer doing the pouring for you. Consistent by design, and limited by whatever the machine decides about temperature and flow.

GrindMedium
Ratio1:16
Water200°F
Time5 min

Drip grind setting on popular grinders

“Medium” is a different number on every grinder. These are worked out from each model’s own dial curve rather than a generic chart.

Drip grind setting for popular coffee grinders
GrinderDrip setting
1Zpresso JX-Pro134 clicks
1Zpresso X-Ultra127 clicks
1Zpresso ZP6 Special55 clicks
Baratza Encore24
Comandante C40 MK429 clicks
Eureka Mignon Specialita1+3
Fellow Ode Gen 26.1
KINGrinder K692 clicks
Mahlkönig EK4310.7
Niche Zero31.2
Timemore C317 clicks
Timemore Sculptor 0786.5
All 78 grinder charts →

How drip works

The machine controls water delivery, so grind and dose are the two variables genuinely left to you. That makes drip the easiest method to dial in — there is simply less to change.

Contact time is longer than a hand pour over, which is why drip runs a step coarser. Using a pour-over grind in an automatic brewer is the most common cause of a bitter, over-extracted pot.

Machine temperature varies enormously between models. If a well-dialled grind still tastes flat and weak, the brewer may not be reaching temperature rather than the coffee being wrong.

When it tastes wrong

Sour or thin

Grind finer, or use slightly more coffee.

Bitter or harsh

Grind coarser, and check whether the machine is running hot or brewing too slowly.

The common mistake

Filling the basket by scoop rather than weight. Automatic brewers amplify dose errors because you cannot compensate mid-brew the way you can by hand.

Your grinder, your number

Convert this grind to your grinder

Drip sits at grind index 50 on BrewMark’s 0–100 scale. The converter turns that into the real number or click count on any of 78 models.

Open the grind converter →

Dial-in charts by grinder

Every brew method's setting for one specific model, espresso through cold brew.

All 78 grinder charts →
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