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Fellow's own Ode Gen 2 guide puts pour over at settings 4 to 8 on the 1 to 11 dial. Start at 5 for a V60 or similar cone and go coarser if the brew stalls; Fellow's printed tip for clogged pour overs is exactly that, try again coarser.
Fellow Ode Gen 2 grind settings by brew method
| Brew method | Fellow Ode Gen 2 setting |
|---|---|
| Espresso | not supported; Fellow states the Ode's 64mm flat burrs and motor are geared to drip and immersion brewing [1] |
| Pour over | 4 to 8 [2] |
| AeroPress | 3 to 6 (Prismo attachment: 1 to 3) [2] |
| Moka pot | no published Fellow setting; the finest published band, 1 to 3 for the Prismo, is the nearest class [2] |
| French press | 8 to 10 [2] |
| Cold brew | 9 to 11 [2] |
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 2 adjustment works
The Fellow Ode Gen 2 uses a front dial numbered 1 (fine) to 11 (coarse) with 3 sub-steps between numbers. 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.
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FAQ
What is the best Fellow Ode Gen 2 setting for pour over? 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 Fellow Ode Gen 2 grind for espresso? Espresso on the Fellow Ode Gen 2: not supported; Fellow states the Ode's 64mm flat burrs and motor are geared to drip and immersion brewing. See the table on this page for every other method.
How do I read the Fellow Ode Gen 2 adjustment? The Fellow Ode Gen 2 uses a front dial numbered 1 (fine) to 11 (coarse) with 3 sub-steps between numbers. Zero is with the burrs fully closed, and higher numbers or more clicks mean a coarser grind.
Sources
- [1] Fellow's Ode gear guide: https://fellowproducts.com/pages/gear-guide-ode
- [2] Fellow's official Ode Gen 2 guide (PDF): https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0057/6235/1219/files/Ode_Gen2_GTKYG_V5.pdf
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