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

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 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.

Dusk still fits inside the Aeropress

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

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.

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

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 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!

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

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/

Revamped Aergrind or something else for camping

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

Del_UK

PartySausage

We’ve not had coffee out yet, today was the first morning. The pastries were good for sure!

Agree with the Ironman, I can’t swim for toffee and hate cycling!!

PartySausage

Del_UK Yes The pastries on the other hand are most excellent

hthec

I’m seriously tempted to get an aeropress for an upcoming trip. Anyone know if the timemore C2 would tuck inside it? Or can someone measure the inner diameter of their aeropress plunger?

PartySausage

hthec I don’t believe it fits. The slim & nano do but the c2 doesn’t

Norvin

hthec

Here is my travelling kit, Aeropress Go and Knock Aerspeed. The Aeropress Go plunger has an internal diameter of 52mm. The Aerspeed fits easily into the plunger and probably has the same body as the Aergrind. The various bits of the Go pack neatly into the case that is supposed to double as a cup, I use it as a knock box to empty the grinds into. Everything then packs neatly into the plastic container.

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…

Dusk

hthec

I stumbled across the old version of the Knock Aergrind being sold on eBay for £75. It looks to be sold by Knock themselves and are 2nds with slight damage. I bought one of these 2nds from the Knock website for £90 and it looked brand new with no obvious damage so could be a real bargain.

hthec

Heard back today.

Timemore C2 doesn’t fit

Timemore nano fits

FadedFrontiers

Dusk well worth it at that price, they’re good quality and sturdy grinders and you end up with some minor wear and tear from using it for travelling and regular use anyway.

PartySausage

Received a notification from 1zpresso today that the new version of the Q2 grinder with heptagonal burr is being released on July 29th & can be ordered via this link from that date https://1zpresso.coffee/product/q2/?mc_cid=cbc1e279e8&mc_eid=fe98b66468. The link currently shows the previous version

PartySausage

PartySausage If anyone is interested in the revamped Q2 with the Heptagonal Burr; Sigma have opened up pre-orders for delivery towards the end of August

Q2 Grinder

Nightrider_1uk

I use the Aergrind and Aerpress for travel and cant fault it. Should I need to replace it, i wouldn’t hesitate to buy another Knock product.

Budget would be tight for me also but we’re not talking £100’s of pounds price difference and the factory seconds are very good value.

I like to support British manufacturing if I possibly can

Ando

I took a punt on one of the factory second Aergrinds this week. The only two issues with it - the handle wouldn’t attach to the grinder therefore unable to actually grind anything!

the catch cup felt as if it was welded on and couldn’t be removed.
Refund incoming!

Dusk

That’s unfortunate, my “2nd” had the tiniest little scratch on it that you wouldn’t notice unless pointed out. My catch cup is quite tight but it loosened up, the trick is to twist it off rather than pulling straight

PartySausage

Finally got my hands on the revamped Q2 with the heptagonal burrs. It’s slightly slimmer than Porlex Mini & a little taller, but fits in the Aeropress with ease
I’ve only ran some cheap beans through it so far to check everything is in order. The only thing that’s a bit weird is the scale on the grind adjuster is reversed i.e. 9 is a finer grind than 1, which is a bit counter intuitive & goes against the 1Zpresso grind chart. I’ll feed it back, but it’s not really much of a concern.
Will be giving it a commissioning test when I’m out on the hill at the weekend. :-)

PortafilterProcrastinator

Are there any hand grinders that cover pourover and immersion?

I’m toying with getting one but would want to use it for v60 and my CCD. On my niche I grind at 90/93 for v60 and 32 for CCD. This is a big range and I’m concerned I won’t get that flex with a hand grinder.

LMSC

PortafilterProcrastinator 90/93 for v60 and 32 for CCD.

I still use my JX PRO for espresso and pour overs. The CCD is the espresso grind. I believe most of the established hand grinders will do a great job in the filter department. @MWJB can advise you.

PartySausage

PortafilterProcrastinator I’ve also got a 1Zpresso K-Max, which is geared towards those brewing methods, though it will apparently do Espresso but that’s more the realm of the J-series, which has a finer grind adjustment.
I use for Aeropress/V60/CCD when I’m on holis. Works well, easy to adjust, dismantle, clean & re-zero when it’s all back together. I’ve no problem recommending that. I’m sure there are many, many others that would fit the bill too.

PortafilterProcrastinator

PartySausage Knock now have some F47 factory seconds on ebay - seemed like too good an opportunity to pass up so I’ve got one inbound.

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