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Immersion grind size & ratio

Steep-and-release brewers — Clever Dripper, Hario Switch and similar. Immersion consistency with a paper filter for clarity.

GrindMedium-coarse
Ratio1:15.5
Water205°F
Time4 min

Immersion grind setting on popular grinders

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

Immersion grind setting for popular coffee grinders
GrinderImmersion setting
1Zpresso JX-Pro157 clicks
1Zpresso X-Ultra160 clicks
1Zpresso ZP6 Special63 clicks
Baratza Encore24.8
Comandante C40 MK430 clicks
Eureka Mignon Specialita10.3 rotations
Fellow Ode Gen 27
KINGrinder K6106 clicks
Mahlkönig EK4310
Niche Zero33.5
Timemore C323 clicks
Timemore Sculptor 07828
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How immersion works

Coffee and water sit together for a set time, then a valve opens and the brew drains through paper. You get the repeatability of full immersion and the cleanliness of a filtered cup.

Because the paper catches fines, immersion brewers tolerate a finer grind than a French press without turning muddy. That widens the useful range considerably.

Steep time is the main lever, and it is easy to change deliberately. Grind sets the ceiling on extraction; time gets you to it.

When it tastes wrong

Sour or thin

Grind finer or steep longer.

Bitter or harsh

Grind coarser or cut the steep by thirty seconds.

The common mistake

Opening the valve early because the timer says so, while the bed has not finished drawing down. Let it drain fully — the last of the drawdown is part of the brew.

Immersion recipes worth knowing

Your grinder, your number

Convert this grind to your grinder

Immersion sits at grind index 60 on BrewMark’s 0–100 scale. The converter turns that into the real number or click count on any of 78 models.

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Dial-in charts by grinder

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

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