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Comandante C60 Baracuda for Drip / Batch

The workhorse. A good drip machine and a burr grinder quietly make better coffee than most cafés — set it, walk away, and come back to a full carafe.
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Manual grinder · 60 mm conical burrs

Comandante C60 Baracuda's setting

Clicks
28–42
Grind size
600–800 µm
Grind descriptor
Medium

These settings are consensus values computed from 2 independent sources (manufacturer manuals, reference charts and our micron model), monitored daily for changes.

See the Comandante C60 Baracuda grind chart

Overview

Ours 1:16·60 g·960 g·94 °C·Medium · 600–800 µm·3:40 Make it yours

Brew with us

Drip / Batch

Grind Medium 600–800 µm
Ratio 1:
Dose g
Water g
Water temp °C
Total time 3:40

STEP 1 / 5 0:00 / 0:00

Notes

We treat grind as the one real lever here — the machine fixes flow rate and time, so a stronger or weaker cup almost always starts with a click on the grinder. Fresh beans and a level bed do the rest.

Behind every step

  1. 1Weigh beans

    0:05

    Weighing instead of scooping is the only way to repeat a brew — beans differ in density and roast, so a scoop of one is not a scoop of another. Fix the dose and every other variable finally means something.

  2. 2Grind

    0:15

    A drip machine's flow rate is fixed, so grind is your main lever. Medium — about table sugar — suits most baskets: coarse enough not to overflow, fine enough to extract inside a four-to-six minute cycle. Flat-bottom baskets want a touch coarser than cones.

  3. 3Add the grounds

    0:10

    Coffee and brewer finally meet, and it is worth its own beat rather than a clause in another step: the filter is rinsed, the kettle is hot, and until the grounds are in there is nothing to brew. Give the brewer a tap to level the bed — a bed sitting at an angle sends the first pour down the low side and extracts unevenly from there on.

  4. 4Brew

    3:00

    The machine fixes the flow rate and contact time, which is why grind is your main lever here. Give it clean, freshly ground coffee and a level bed and a good drip machine does the rest without any help.

  5. 5Enjoy

    0:10

    Coffee keeps changing as it cools: aromatics fade, acidity sharpens and sweetness comes forward. Drink it soon after brewing, and taste it as it drops in temperature — that's how you learn what to adjust next time.

Fix it by taste

The machine's flow rate is fixed, so grind is your lever. Weak and fast means finer; bitter or overflowing means coarser. Flat-bottom baskets like a slightly coarser grind than cones. Match the dose to the water — around 1:16 — for a balanced pot.

  • Weak and sour, brews fast
    Grind too coarse
    Fix · Grind finer
  • Bitter, or overflows the basket
    Grind too fine
    Fix · Grind coarser
  • Flat and dull
    Stale pre-ground or scaled machine
    Fix · Grind fresh and descale the machine
  • Uneven / channeling
    Dry spots in the bed
    Fix · Level the grounds; wet the whole bed evenly

What you need

A machine that reaches proper brew temperature (look for an SCA-certified model if you're buying), a burr grinder, and clean, filtered water. Descale regularly — scale kills flavour.

Beans & roast

Medium roasts are the sweet spot for everyday drinking. Buy fresh and grind per-pot if you can; batch brew punishes stale coffee.

Variations to try

  • Stronger pot

    Raise the dose toward 1:15 rather than grinding finer

  • Iced batch

    Brew hot onto ice for fast iced coffee

Drip / Batch FAQ

Why is my drip coffee weak?

Usually too coarse a grind or too little coffee. Grind finer and check the ratio — around 60 g of coffee per litre of water.

What grind for a drip machine?

Medium, like table sugar. Flat-bottom baskets want it a touch coarser than cones. Adjust by taste: sour → finer, bitter → coarser.

Does the machine matter?

Yes — many cheap machines don't reach proper brew temperature. A hotter, even shower head and a burr grinder are the two biggest upgrades.

Grinders dialed for this method

Full grind chart →
Baratza Encore
Baratza Encore Electric grinder · 40 mm conical burrs 18
Baratza Virtuoso+
Baratza Virtuoso+ Electric grinder · 40 mm conical burrs 18
Comandante C40 MK4
Comandante C40 MK4 Manual grinder · 39 mm conical burrs 20–29
Comandante C60 Baracuda Manual grinder · 60 mm conical burrs 28–42
Timemore Chestnut C2
Timemore Chestnut C2 Manual grinder · 38 mm conical burrs 19–25
Timemore Chestnut C3
Timemore Chestnut C3 Manual grinder · 38 mm conical burrs 19–24
Ratio calculator Grind settings for 58 grinders Make your own version Alpha