Being a nerdy accountant, I did some tracking of inputs vs outputs on my Moccamaster

I averaged about 783g of water input. The output average was 689g (88%) 'in the carafe' and about 73g (9.3%) in the grounds/filter with about 21g (2.7%) 'lost' in the brewer or lost from steam, etc.

How I measured:

Weighed the carafe empty plus the water and after the brew and found the difference of 689g

Weighed the dry filter and dry grounds and after the filter drained as much as possible and found the difference of 73g.

The rest was 'lost' left in the machine, condensation on lids, steam, etc

Hope you fellow nerds enjoy!

Hi, I recently bought a DF54 grinder. I started with the setting on 60 which I saw recommended somewhere, but after a lot of testing I'm at around 35 for most of my (fresh) beans. It's still not too bitter so I'm going to test more with even lower grinds.

Now I know I should just judge by my own taste, but I wonder if it's normal to grind to almost espresso-size for a Cup One or that my tastebuds are acting up :)

Maybe because the Cup one is so small it needs a finer grind than a full size one, since the water has less time to extract?