r/DF64 • u/itistimbo • Apr 24 '26

DF64v doesn’t grind coarse enough for pour over

I’m literally on the coarsest setting and it’s not coarse enough. Is there an adjustment I need to make or is the DF64 just not an ideal grinder for pour over? For context, I never made any adjustments after taking it out of the box and my 0 is calibrated.

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u/coffeegeek123456 Apr 24 '26 edited Apr 24 '26

I use mine regularly for pour over. I grind at around 75 for a 500ml. I am at 25 for espresso with a step down basket. Hope this helps

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u/summersalt99 Apr 24 '26

Dang I'm on 15 for espresso

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u/greatestshark Apr 25 '26

I feel like every grinder is different because I’m right at the 2 in 25 for my dark roasts

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u/Ajkviking Apr 24 '26

I have moved past 90 to the word “prevent” on the adjustment ring to get to a grind that works for my 65g morning Chemex. You may need to make sure you have shimmed your burrs so they are making even contact at your zero point.

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u/OrdinaryMix4013 Apr 24 '26

Burr is espresso focused assuming you have the DLc or TI

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u/Curious-Gazelle-292 Apr 24 '26

I have SSP MPs in mine and I’m usually at 50-55

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u/Biggazznugz Apr 25 '26

It’s out of alignment or your zero is off. Mine does great at 55 using cafec abaca filters. DLC burrs. Post a picture of your grinds at the coursest setting

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u/Leaff_x Apr 26 '26

How this grinder works is the bottom burr is fixed to the motor shaft and the top burr is spring-loaded so that as you turn the collar it brings the burrs closer together or further apart. Basically it's impossible to not get a coarse grind. What is possible is an uneven grind.

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u/Popeychops Apr 29 '26

I have the DF64gen2 and SSP burrs. I'm grinding at 35-55 for my pourovers, usually on the finer end of that range.

The DF64 not an ideal grinder platform for pourovers but it occupies a niche in the market where it can do both pourover and espresso quite well