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Set a Capresso Infinity between 4 and 8 for V60 pour over, per Honest Coffee Guide's compiled Infinity chart; the full pour over window is 4 to 11. Start at 6 and move one position at a time: coarser for bitterness, finer for a sour, weak cup.
Capresso Infinity grind settings by brew method
| Brew method | Capresso Infinity setting |
|---|---|
| Espresso | 1 to 3, cramped like every grinder in this class [1] |
| Pour over | 4 to 11 (V60 at 4 to 8) [1] |
| AeroPress | 3 to 12 [1] |
| Moka pot | 3 to 7 [1] |
| French press | 8 to 16 [1] |
| Cold brew | 10 to 16 [1] |
Every numbered range above was checked against the source in the footnote it carries; where a manufacturer publishes nothing for a method, the row says so instead of inventing a number. Ranges are windows, not verdicts. Beans, roast age, and dose move the right setting inside each window, which is why the dial-in ladder below matters more than any single number.
How the Capresso Infinity adjustment works
The Capresso Infinity uses a hopper collar with 16 stepped positions that Capresso groups into extra fine, fine, regular, and coarse bands; Honest Coffee Guide numbers them 1 to 16 and charts the range at 240 to 1220 microns. Find your zero before trusting any chart: with the hopper empty, tighten toward fine until the burrs just touch, call that zero, and count from there. If your zero point is calibrated differently from the chart's, every range shifts by the difference, which explains most "the chart is wrong" complaints.
Dial it in from the chart in 3 steps
1. Set the middle of the pour over range above and brew once, changing nothing else. 2. Taste against the two failure directions: sour, thin, or fast means grind finer; bitter, harsh, or stalled means grind coarser. The full logic lives in why espresso runs sour and why it runs bitter. 3. Move in small steps, one variable at a time, and write each attempt down; the free dial-in logbook exists for exactly this, and the printable dial-in cheat sheet keeps the correction table next to the machine.
The espresso question
The Infinity's extra fine band grinds finer than most budget burr grinders, which makes it a decent moka pot machine, but three usable espresso positions is not a dialing range. Treat it as a filter grinder that can visit fine, not live there.
Get the grinder
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FAQ
What is the best Capresso Infinity setting for pour over? 4 to 11 (V60 at 4 to 8). Treat the range as a window, start near its middle, and adjust on taste: coarser if the cup is bitter, finer if it is sour or weak.
Can the Capresso Infinity grind for espresso? Espresso on the Capresso Infinity: 1 to 3, cramped like every grinder in this class. See the table on this page for every other method.
How do I read the Capresso Infinity adjustment? The Capresso Infinity uses a hopper collar with 16 stepped positions that Capresso groups into extra fine, fine, regular, and coarse bands; Honest Coffee Guide numbers them 1 to 16 and charts the range at 240 to 1220 microns. Zero is with the burrs fully closed, and higher numbers or more clicks mean a coarser grind.
Sources
- [1] Honest Coffee Guide's Capresso Infinity chart: https://honestcoffeeguide.com/capresso-infinity-grind-settings/
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