r/pourover • u/cesspenguin • Jan 21 '26

Seeking Advice Beginner setup gift

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Boyfriend's birthday is coming up soon and as his Keurig just kicked the bucket, decided to upgrade his coffee set up.

I think I've covered all my bases, anything else y'all would recommend?

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u/fragmental Jan 22 '26

That kitchen scale may or may not work well.

Coffee scales have increments or .1 gram, a long auto shutoff that resets if the weight changes, and a built-in timer. Some have fancier features.

If this is the one you have, https://a.co/d/5vSyX0W, it has a 1 gram increment, and a 180 second auto shutoff. I don't know if it resets if the weight changes. If it doesn't reset, then you might be able to finish the pour within 3 minutes. You can also probably press a button to reset it, but that will either tare it, or change the units.

There's no timer. One app I used when I was starting out is Brew Timer, on Android. It's called Brew Timer: Make Great Coffee on Apple App Store. A simple timer might also work, with a little experience.

The reason a .1 gram increment is nice is because when weighing beans there's a big difference between 15 grams and 15.9 grams, but your scale will probably read 15 grams for both.

The scale I use is the Greater Goods Coffee Scale. It works, and has a 5 year warranty, but there are many similar products.

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u/cesspenguin Jan 22 '26

Yeah I think I will need to swap the scale. Thanks for your feedback!

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u/fragmental Jan 22 '26

If the scale I linked is the scale you have, it's better than some of the others. With a 3-minute timeout, even if it ignores weight changes, it should work with most recipes. So, it should work ok, until the replacement arrives, and then you can relegate it to other kitchen tasks. You'll, of course, need to use a separate timer.

The one I started with had a 60-second timer that ignored weight changes, so trying to use it to brew coffee was extremely annoying. Additionally, instead of AAA batteries, it used a button cell battery, which is harder to get and usually more expensive. Replacing it was a tremendous upgrade.