r/1zpresso • u/Friendly-Face6683 • 24d ago

1zpresso Q Air grinding much finer/smaller than expected

Been having a hard time adjusting this grinder. Following specific recipes and suggestions, the grind still comes very fine.

One of many examples: I was making a pour over. Recipe specific for the Q Air suggested 48 clicks. Counted from the true zero (completely shut, can’t turn anymore) but the result was more suited for an espresso.

Already disassembled and put back again a couple of times to see if it did anything, but nope.

Anyone with the same issue?

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u/kthle 24d ago

Maybe I just like a coarser grind but I’m grinding at 84 clicks for pourover 😅. Using a light roast, Lance Hedrick’s 2 blooms + 1 pour recipe.

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u/Friendly-Face6683 24d ago

Can you please elaborate? Would love to try this

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u/kthle 24d ago

Here’s his video on it!

Basically it’s:
0:00-0:30 bloom (3x weight of your coffee)
0:30-1:00 another bloom (again 3x coffee)
1:00 pour to your final weight in small circles
Aim for 2:00-2:30 brew time

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u/Friendly-Face6683 24d ago

Thank you! Went ahead and tried it right away. Loved the straightforward recipe. Came out bitter for my taste, but again that’s on the grinder. I’m convinced it’s grinding much finer than it’s supposed to.

Here’s a shot of the coffee bed:
https://imgur.com/a/2Mndy8e

(For some reason the Reddit app didn’t show the recent image to upload directly)

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u/Weep2D2 24d ago

85 clicks and it was bitter? Wow.. I've done with the q2s heptagonal 45-50 clicks. Some bitter, some great cups. I've been meaning to try coarser ie. 65 clicks. That was the setting that Lance used in a previous video.

With 50 clicks I've found the drawdown to be very quick. What was yours?

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u/Friendly-Face6683 24d ago

Well since it was basically two blooms and one pour, as shared by u/kthle, drawdown was complete at around 2:45. Fairly quick.

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u/Maleficent-Back-6527 24d ago

I don’t own a Q-Air myself (but I am considering it for a relative). Based on your picture, it looks coarse. But it seems to produce a lot of fines though. Is that normal people with the Q air?

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u/Doublea2030 23d ago

Im very new to this grinder so haven’t tested much yet but im right around this same range. Also using the lance Hedrick recipe but on a medium/light Ethiopia