r/AeroPress

Good day,

Just wanted to share something about those looking at getting the KINGrinder K6.

For reference, my previous hand grinder was the VSSL Java. I got a new hand grinder because I am moving to larger brews (I recently got the Aeropress Steel) and the VSSL Java has a small capacity. It's still a great grinder. That will be my travel grinder. I am also having issues with the magnetic knob coming off during grinding.

After looking at a few grinders, I decided to settle on the KINGrinder K6. I wanted the bent handle, so I found a good one on AliExpress for $150 CAD. While waiting, I decided to look up a bit more on the KINGrinder K6 (like what to do, if there are any mods and accessories, etc...). There were a lot of posts that said a few things like the bottom of the catch is the same material as the body. You have to swap out the black o ring for the white one if you want to use the handle .

I am posting this because when looking up about grinder I never saw this. I received the grinder, and to my surprise, the bottom of the catch now has a silicone/rubber pad and the configuration for the lid was for the handle. Didn't have to swap the o-rings out.

Looking forward to using this grinder!

I wanted a compact travel setup that could handle both coffee and tea, and managed to fit the whole kit into this 1L bag: AeroPress Go, hand grinder, immersion heater, beans, tea, tea infuser, filters, and a few small accessories.

The main trick was nesting the grinder. The grinder body fits well inside the AeroPress Go, while the catch cup stays with the beans and doubles as my coffee scoop.

I put the full packing list with item details on my personal blog if anyone wants the specifics

Still looking for ways to make the setup even more compact, so suggestions are welcome.

Three years on AeroPress, two of them with a 1Zpresso Q Air. My daily recipe is standard non-inverted, 15g in 220g out at around 88°C, medium-fine grind, total time around 1:45. The Q Air is genuinely great for the money, and I still think it's one of the best value hand grinders you can buy.
Last month I was on a work trip in a hotel, tried to grind 17g of a slightly denser bean, and by the end my wrist was actually sore. That's when I finally started looking. Went with the OutIn Fino because I wanted to see if a portable electric could hold up in practice. Thirty days in, here's what I've noticed. Sharing because I couldn't find much AeroPress-specific writing on this grinder.

The good.
Consistency between doses is better than the Q Air, at least for me. Not dramatically. But whatever inconsistency I was introducing by cranking at slightly different speeds is gone now. The motor just does its thing. My AeroPress cups have been more predictable over the last month than I'm used to. Same recipe, more repeatable result.
One unexpected thing I care about way more than I thought, noise. My partner apparently hated the sound of me hand grinding at 6am more than she ever told me. Fino is a low mechanical hum by comparison, she sleeps right through it now.
Fines. Here's the thing I was most skeptical about. AeroPress paper filters are forgiving of fines to a point, but too many fines still muddy the cup. Sifted a few doses through a Kruve at 400 microns as a rough check. Fino at my AeroPress setting produced marginally fewer fines than the Q Air at similar sizes. Not a huge difference but noticeable. Cup clarity has been slightly better as a result.

The downsides.
It's slow. Grinding 15g takes about a minute and a half at my AeroPress setting. Faster for coarser, slower for finer. That's roughly the same as hand cranking, but it's happening automatically, so I can prep the AeroPress and boil water in parallel. Net time saved is real, but if you were expecting benchtop grinder speed, this isn't that.
The dial adjustment takes some getting used to. External stepped dial with micro-steps between, and my AeroPress sweet spot ended up being between two of the marked steps. Once I found it I marked it with a bit of tape, but the first week involved some over- and under-extracted cups while I hunted.

Standard recipe I'm running with either grinder, in case it's useful:
15g coffee, medium-fine
220g water at 88°C, poured to 220g by 0:30
Stir gently at 0:35
Cap on at 0:40
Steep to 1:15
Slow press over 30 seconds
Total around 1:45

Works for most washed light-medium roasts. Adjust bloom water and press speed for the bean :)

What good quality travel scales do you use for travel that come with a protective cover or case?

I recently ordered a WEIGHTMAN Espresso Scale, but am also looking for one of higher quality.

Thanks.

The AP is so versatile! Had a blast at the Champs, meeting some really cool people and pressing my way to glory. How good!

What’s your hotel kit?

Everything I need for up to a week fits into this little kit, with basically nothing breakable—other than the bottled water. Electricity? I’ll take that too. 😂 kidding aside it will run off a lithium power block -

I can always bring more beans.

The Flow Control cap lets me heat water directly in the same stainless cup with the immersion heater. I keep my pre-portioned beans stored in there, then use that same cup to brew into. One cup. Zero dishes. Maximum coffee nerd efficiency.

The QS grinder with the folding handle semi-locks into the AeroPress, which makes the whole thing easier to handle. Filters live in the little pouch up front.

And I usually bring an assortment of beans, because apparently drinking the same coffee two days in a row is unacceptable. 😂

So every morning is basically like home: “Hmm… what are we drinking today?” :::

Here’s my travel kit. Hotels in the US don’t have kettles - so I added one to my kit. It all nests together nicely in an old camera bag I had laying around.

Seems pretty much complete for now. Everything I need to make a good coffee on the road.

Used to be my main Aero, was replaced at home by the transparent one.

A Timemore grinder, scale, case and of course: good beans.

Is there any reason not to buy something like Bake Choice filters? (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CS5W326B) Its cheaper and I can't imagine its different from the official AeroPress ones?