Fellow Ode Gen 1 grind settings chart: every brew method, verified

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Set a Fellow Ode Gen 1 between 1 and 2.2 for V60 pour over, per Honest Coffee Guide's compiled Ode Gen 1 chart; the wider pour over window runs 1 to 5.1. The Gen 1 stops at 550 microns, so cone brewers live at the very bottom of its dial and there is nothing below setting 1 to fall back on.

Fellow Ode Gen 1 grind settings by brew method

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 Fellow Ode Gen 1 adjustment works

The Fellow Ode Gen 1 uses a front dial numbered 1 (fine) to 11 (coarse) with sub-steps between the numbers; Honest Coffee Guide charts the Gen 1 range at 550 to 1400 microns, which is a coarser floor than the Gen 2. 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. Our full Fellow Ode review covers how it earns (or does not earn) a spot on the counter.

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

Fellow's own gear guide says the Ode is geared to drip and immersion brewing rather than espresso, and the Gen 1 numbers back that up. The Gen 2 moved the floor down to 275 microns, which is the single biggest reason to pick one over the other: see the Ode Gen 2 chart and our Gen 1 vs Gen 2 comparison.

Get the grinder

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Related reading

• Fellow Ode review
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• All gear guides

FAQ

What is the best Fellow Ode Gen 1 setting for pour over? 1 to 5.1 (V60 at 1 to 2.2). 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 Fellow Ode Gen 1 grind for espresso? Espresso on the Fellow Ode Gen 1: not supported; the compiled chart marks espresso N/A and the Gen 1 grinds no finer than 550 microns. See the table on this page for every other method.

How do I read the Fellow Ode Gen 1 adjustment? The Fellow Ode Gen 1 uses a front dial numbered 1 (fine) to 11 (coarse) with sub-steps between the numbers; Honest Coffee Guide charts the Gen 1 range at 550 to 1400 microns, which is a coarser floor than the Gen 2. Zero is with the burrs fully closed, and higher numbers or more clicks mean a coarser grind.

Sources

• [1] Honest Coffee Guide's Fellow Ode Gen 1 chart: https://honestcoffeeguide.com/fellow-ode-brew-grinder-gen-1-grind-settings/