What grind setting should I use for cold brew on the Normcore Hand Grinder?

Start at 23–26 clicks for a light roast, 25–28 clicks for a medium roast and 26–29 clicks for a dark roast.

How long should I steep cold brew ground on the Normcore Hand Grinder?

18–22 hours in the fridge for a light roast, 14–18 for medium and 10–14 for dark. On the counter it goes faster: 12–14, 9–12 and 7–9 hours.

What should the grounds look like?

Coarse. About the size of coarse sea salt for a light roast, coarse kosher salt for medium and raw sugar for dark.

Hand grinder

Cold brew grind setting for the Normcore Hand Grinder

23–26clicks

That is where to start with a light roast. It should come out looking like coarse sea salt. Medium roasts go to 25–28 and dark roasts to 26–29.

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Normcore Hand Grinder, set for a light roast

The setting, by roast

Lighter roasts are harder to pull flavor out of, so they grind a little finer and steep longer. Darker roasts go the other way. The dial runs from 0 to 30 clicks.

Roast	Setting	Looks like	Steep in the fridge
Light roast	23–26 clicks	coarse sea salt	18–22 h
Medium roast	25–28 clicks	coarse kosher salt	14–18 h
Dark roast	26–29 clicks	raw sugar	10–14 h

Where the number comes from

Nobody has published a cold brew number for this grinder that we could find, so treat 26 for a medium roast as a place to start.

If you changed the burrs

Different burrs cut differently at the same number. Here is where each set starts.

Burr set	Light	Medium	Dark
38mm Stainless Contemporary Conical (stock)	23–26 clicks	25–28 clicks	26–29 clicks
38mm Titanium-Coated Contemporary ConicalSame geometry as stock with a titanium coating for edge retention; click numbers should track the stock burr.	23–26 clicks	25–28 clicks	26–29 clicks
44mm Contemporary ConicalLarger burr offered on some V2 listings; grinds faster per crank turn, but no documented click-to-micron mapping exists, so treat as approximate.	23–26 clicks	25–28 clicks	26–29 clicks
46mm Contemporary Conical (V3 body)Stock burr on the newer V3 housing; not a drop-in swap for the V2 body.	23–26 clicks	25–28 clicks	26–29 clicks

How to use it

Set it. Set the dial to 23–26 clicks. That is the light roast setting. Use the table above for anything darker.
Grind and look. You want pieces about the size of coarse sea salt. Coarse settings go quickly by hand.
Steep. Give it 18–22 hours in the fridge, or 12–14 on the counter.
Taste and adjust. Too bitter? Go coarser next time. Too sour? Go finer. Move about 3 clicks at a time.

Let the app keep track.

Cold Brew Studio shows the dial created for your Normcore Hand Grinder with the setting marked, sizes the batch to your brewer, and moves the dial for you when you rate how it tasted.

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Quick answers

What grind setting should I use for cold brew on the Normcore Hand Grinder?: Start at 23–26 clicks for a light roast, 25–28 clicks for a medium roast and 26–29 clicks for a dark roast.
How long should I steep cold brew ground on the Normcore Hand Grinder?: 18–22 hours in the fridge for a light roast, 14–18 for medium and 10–14 for dark. On the counter it goes faster: 12–14, 9–12 and 7–9 hours.
What should the grounds look like?: Coarse. About the size of coarse sea salt for a light roast, coarse kosher salt for medium and raw sugar for dark.