Revamped Aergrind or something else for camping

PartySausage

Hiya I’m thinking of retiring my well worn Porlex mini from camping duties & looking for a replacement that would fit inside an Aeropress.
It would primarily be used for Aeropress/Pour Over/Clever Dripper with the occasional Espresso use.
I was thinking about maybe getting one of the revamped Knock Aergrind’s & was wondering if anyone had got their hands on one & how they fare?
If not one of these, does anyone have another suggestion that might fit the bill?

Cheers

Dusk

PartySausage

I have the original Aergrind and it’s fantastic, very good quality and I would imagine significantly better than your Porlex. I assume the new version is better still. I’m not sure if the new version is slightly taller than the old one but should still be portable enough.

Del_UK

I’ve got the original Aergrind and it’s really nice. It’s coming to Nice with me next week with its friend the Aeropress!

PartySausage

Dusk Del_UK Stevebee
Thanks all. Sounds like it could be a good purchase. A quick search suggests original Aergrind is anywhere between 13.6cm & 14.5cm tall & the website says the new one is 16.7cm, which seems tall & is 3cm taller than the Porlex Mini, though I’m unsure whether Knock are including the height with the handle fitted or not. I might drop them an email & ask.
With my trimmed down Aeropress & a bit of constructive packing. I can get my Mug, Aeropress, Grinder etc in the neoprene case from a 1l SIGG bottle & was hoping to be able to do the same with whatever I replaced the Porlex with.

Stevebee

Dusk still fits inside the Aeropress

Dusk

Stevebee

I just thought it was a little taller but may be mistaken

CafeNoir

PartySausage don’t know if it’s worth it but the 1zpresso Q2 is very well priced in Oz and they make really good grinders (I have original Aergrind, Feld2 and 1Z’s J-Max). It also fits in Aeropress, lol!

Stevebee

It is 38mm above the top of the Aeropress, 50mm to the top of the shaft where the handle goes.

PartySausage

Stevebee Cheers for checking that out. I think my Porlex sticks out maybe 10mm as it can be packed with catch cup covering the shaft

PartySausage

CafeNoir Thanks I’ll check the 1zpresso out. From a quick look the quirky handle design might make it a bit awkward to pack neatly

DavecUK

PartySausage If it’s for aeropress, perhaps the 1Zepresso Q2 might be better, or whatever it’s equivalent is now, it’s quite a bit smaller.

https://coffeeequipmentreviews.wordpress.com/2019/12/03/1zpresso-q2-hand-grinder/

PartySausage

DavecUK Thanks for the 2nd thumbs up for the q2. I can’t find a bad review for my intended usage. its looking favourite at the moment oh & ⅔ the price of the aergrind too.

Dusk

It’s a shame the Aergrind went up in price so much, it moves it into another price bracket

PartySausage

Dusk That’s right as much as I’d like to buy a UK designed & built item the price differential for a similar level of performance is a bit too steep.

I got a message back from Knock.
“Thanks for the interest! Attached is the new Aergrind packed into the Aeropress. To main body is 150mm and there is <2mm of shaft protruding”

PortafilterProcrastinator

Dusk It’s a shame the Aergrind went up in price so much, it moves it into another price bracket

PartySausage That’s right as much as I’d like to buy a UK designed & built item the price differential for a similar level of performance is a bit too steep.

What would you recommend at a lower price point and similar performance/ quality?

I am looking for a travel grinder for pour over but haven’t given it a great deal of thought/ research yet, other than thinking spending at least £150 was probably going to be necessary.

Cheers

hthec

Thanks all! I messaged a couple of local sellers. One said the timemore C2 wouldn’t fit while another said they’ll physically try and send me a photo. I suppose kind of like what Knock did in an earlier post PartySausage

We’ll see…

PartySausage

PortafilterProcrastinator I’m thinking of going with the 1Zpresso Q2, as one of my requirements was that it would fit inside the barrel of an Aeropress for backpacking.
I’ve seen prices of around £100 in the UK though seem to be in short supply. They can be bought for less via AliExpress, although you run the risk of incurring VAT & Import doing it that way. It all seems a bit random whether you get hit or not
If you don’t have the Aeropress constraint then there must be plenty of grinders at that price point I just haven’t investigated them

PortafilterProcrastinator

PartySausage Thanks, I’ll do some more research.

PartySausage

I’ve had an e-mail flyer from sigma coffee re. 1zpresso grinders
“Our first bit of news to you guys is that 1Zpresso has discontinued a few of their models. The K-Pro will no longer be stocked in recognition of the K-Max being its successor. Similarly the Q2 has been discontinued making room for an updated Q model which we have been told should launch in mid August!”

There doesn’t seem to be much difference between the K-Pro & the K-Plus from what I can see apart from the catch cup on the latter having a sort of bizarre blind shaker, which sort of seems a bit pointless to justify the extra £25
I might hold off on the Q2 purchase for a little while & see what becomes of the revised version.

As a side they’re also stocking a rather cheap Timemore TDS meter, which is linked in the flyer too. Not much info on it’s performance in www land though

[https://sigmacoffee.co.uk/products/timemore-tds](https://)

PS I’ve no affiliation to Sigma apart from being on their mailing list

PartySausage

Hi, Carrying on with this thread a little. I’m still erring towards a Q2 or whatever the new version is called but I was thrown a curveball by the suggestion of a Timemore Nano & again was wondering if anyone had played with one of those & their thoughts?
Smaller & similar price to the Q2 but there’s a lot less info out there on how good the Nano is & there were some suggestions of alignment issues with the stainless burrs?. Then there’s the added confusion of the Ti coasted burrs, which are allegedly better but may be more suitable for grinding towards the espresso range rather than Aeropress/Clever. Thoughts would be welcome

Del_UK

Live scenes from Nice of the Aergrind in use for Ironman support duties!

PartySausage

Del_UK I remember watching the Nice Ironman a few years ago when I was on a cycling trip out there. Much respect for the athletes. It’s hard enough for me to train for one discipline & I swim like a brick.
Your coffee supplies would have been very welcome. I went to a bike shop down by the harbour, which claimed to have the ‘best’ coffee in Nice…. I’m glad I didn’t go to the worst 🤢 But that’s my general impression of what the French call coffee