Hey Gang,
I have been spending a lot of time thinking about how to systematically improve our drip coffee, and in my examinations, I've noticed that, especially during busy times (Friday/Saturday morning, especially) our FetCo portion grinder (GR 2.2) creates an awful lot of heat - the ground coffee is warm to the touch.
Now, I know my Coffee 101, and it seems to me that heating the ground coffee, and thus also providing heat into the hoppers of coffee seated immediately above the burr set, is probably doing our brewed coffee a disservice.
So my question is this: has anyone taken any steps to reduce the internal temperature of their bulk or portion grinders? I was thinking perhaps a CPU fan similar to what is mounted on the sides of the Robur, but I'm not sure how to do it in a way that is safe. Perhaps have the case cut in a grid around the fan, then wire the fan to the grinder motor so that it only blows while the burrs are rotating?
Any thoughts?
SAO
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