April Hand Grinder: What 297 Backers Bought and Two Reviewers Found
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April Coffee, the Copenhagen roaster Patrik Rolf founded, has put its first hand grinder on Kickstarter: a filter-first 48 mm conical that weighs 950 g, built to complete its brewing system of brewers, paper and water minerals rather than to pull espresso. The campaign hit its DKK 500,000 goal in 4 hours and closed on 1 October at DKK 892,482 from 297 backers, nearly double the target; retail is DKK 2,500 once backer deliveries finish, expected by the end of January 2027. Testers who have ground on it like what it does for filter, and the burr set is April's own rather than an off-the-shelf Timemore part.
Quotes
Quotes“we made the first Hand Grinder in the world specifically made for the April Brewers”
“We didn’t target a specific particle distribution from the beginning. We were chasing a specific taste experience, and we learned much later in the process what that meant in terms of particle distribution.”
“it fills a pretty fun area that hasn't quite been filled”
“you cannot do espresso, traditional espresso, but you definitely can do shots”
“It is not about putting the April name on an existing grinder.”
Background
BackgroundThe brewer before the grinder — April Coffee is a Copenhagen roastery Patrik Rolf started in 2017; he finished second at the 2019 World Brewers Cup, the April Brewer made the brand's name, and the company grew into paper filters, cups and water minerals, so this grinder closes that set rather than opening a new one (
Daily Coffee News,
Kickstarter).
Facts
Facts48 mm conical, 950 g — The April Hand Grinder 01 weighs 950 g in a CNC-machined aluminium body with a silicone base and a thumb rest, built around a 48 mm conical burr set rather than an existing Timemore unit (
Beans & Brews,
Ghost teeth, long grind path — Home-Barista posters describe an octagonal inner burr, a long grind path after the crushing section and Timemore's "ghost teeth", geometry they say is not shared with Timemore's own grinders, which is what separates this from a rebadged Chestnut (
Home-Barista,
10 settings, 10 clicks each — An external collar carries 10 numbered settings with 10 clicks between each, and April's three master recipes (12/200, 20/300, 24/400) are printed underneath the lid so they cannot get lost (
DKK 1,800 to DKK 2,500 — Kickstarter tiers ran from DKK 1,800 to DKK 2,149 (US$270–323 / €241–287); retail after the campaign is DKK 2,500 (US$375 / €334), with shipping charged separately (
WhichGrinder).
Voices
VoicesClaim · Maker · Patrik Rolf — Five years, one system — Rolf says the grinder exists to complete his own brewing system: “we made the first Hand Grinder in the world specifically made for the April Brewers”, with the burr refined by taste through 5 years of development instead of a particle-distribution target (
FLTR,
Verdict · YouTube · Jay Kim — Between Millab M1 and ZP6 — His 945 g sample was the fastest of 3 grinders on the same coffee, sweeter and less transparent than a ZP6 but clearer than a K-Ultra, and he says it “fills a pretty fun area that hasn't quite been filled” (
review).Verdict · YouTube · Hoon's Coffee — A filter grinder first — Traditional espresso is not what the burr is built for: a classic 1:2 shot comes out thin and without crema, while turbo-style shots work, because the grind range is tuned around filter brewing (
review).Reaction · Reddit · r/pourover — Not a name on a grinder — Replies to the launch thread take the collaboration at face value: the burr is a custom April set rather than a re-shelled Timemore C5, and Timemore's own Millab M01 sells for about the same money (
thread).
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