Femobook - A2 Electric Coffee Grinder

Currently using a Femobook A2 and for something so cheap I'm massively surprised by it. I paid £66 on Ali Express and I love it. Is it the best grinder out there? Of course not. But for the money it's fantastic. It's a slow grinder, but that doesn't bother me in the least. I use a Flair Neo Flex and the two pair brilliantly well IMHO. Had been using a Kingrinder K4, which I also loved. But advised to stop hand grinding by my GP due to golfers/tennis elbow.

I just bought the A2 and used it for the first time this morning. Actually this was my first time delving into making "good" coffee. Got a Hario switch and beans from a great local roaster. It was pretty damn great. One question I haven't been able to run down is the zero-ing process. Turning to clockwise to tighten, it turns about 10 or so clicks past zero before it gets fully closed. So when I'm counting my clicks to do a pour over grind, should I do 50-ish from the number zero, or from the fully closed position? Also, is there any logic to the numbers being 4 clicks apart instead of...like 5 or 10??

I have a Femobook A2. It’s a great little grinder, and an absolute steal at the price.

It has a 38mm heptagonal burr, so its flavor profile is similar to other grinders that share this basic and ubiquitous burr design. I own several grinders with heptagonal burrs, including a K-Ultra, K6, Phantox Pro, Normcore V3 38mm, Cafesing Grizz G1, and NewlukPro M7 Pro. Of these, I feel that the Femobook A2 is closest to the K6 in terms of taste and grind quality. The K6 has a little more clarity and separation of flavors, but the two are really close IMHO. I suspect that the A2 is essentially a motorized Q Manual or Q Air with much larger capacity, but I don’t own either of those grinders to perform a direct comparison. The grind quality is very consistent, which I believe is due in part to the low and constant 60 rpm grind speed. Static is a bit of an issue because of the plastic body, but it’s a reasonable compromise for the price point. The internal construction is metal. It has an internal grind adjustment dial, which I don’t mind, but other people may not prefer. It has outstanding battery life, and is rechargeable via USB-C. The batteries are standard 18650 Li-ion batteries that are user-replaceable. It’s an absolute steal at the $99 USD price direct from Femobook, or $109 from Amazon if you are in the US.

I’ve made both pourover and batch brew with it. I’ve taken it on a couple road trips as well. I’ve got quite a few grinders, both manual and electric. I definitely have way more than I need, and way more than what is probably reasonable. I just like to try out new toys!😂🤪 I suppose I can try to justify it by being able to offer personal input on different grinders when people want recommendations. But at the end of the day, I have a bunch of grinders because I like new toys and it’s cheaper than indulging in my former audio equipment, video equipment, and PC gaming hobbies! 🤪 I don’t live in the high-end grinder world, though! Gotta keep it somewhat responsible to my finances! 😆

I think it's because it occupies a certain niche where most coffee enthusiasts would not consider getting one. They either have a full-on countertop electric grinder, or a hand grinder. The Femobook A2 also suffers from the lack of attention--they're tweeners, so to speak. The Whirly 01S is a nice little grinder. The only thing I don't like about it is the fact that the battery is not user-replaceable. The Femobook A2 has twice the battery capacity of the Whirly 01S, and the batteries are user-replaceable (it uses standard li-ion batteries). I have both the Whirly 01S and the Femobook A2.

They are very comparable. If forced to pick one, I choose the Femobook A2 for the battery capacity and the fact that the batteries are user-replaceable, as it uses standard 18650 li-ion batteries. It's also less expensive than the Whirly 01S. They both perform excellently in terms of grind quality. The catch cup of the Whirly 01S does hold a bit more than the A2, but the A2 still comfortably handles 30g. They both make delicious coffee. In fact, I'm enjoying a cup that I made in my office with the Whirly 01S! 😊

You don’t need the ESP version of the Encore if you’re just brewing filter coffee. The regular version will do fine. Since you’re doing batch brew frequently, I wouldn’t get a hand grinder unless you just enjoy it. I make a pot of drip coffee on workdays for my wife and I, and I do pourover and spro on the weekends, and occasionally I will use a hand grinder, but to grind 75g of beans, I have to reload 3x. I like it, but if you’re like most people and time is your most valuable commodity, you’re going to want an electric grinder. I use an Ode Gen 1 that I bought on sale a couple of years ago for $159. That would be a great option if you can find one. The Gen 2 also goes on sale from time to time. The 64mm burrs munch through 75g of beans like nothing. Takes about 10-15 seconds. These are very common on the used market, so maybe you could look around on Facebook marketplace, etc, for one that someone is selling. A DF54 would also be a great option at around $230. FemobooK A2, as someone suggested above, makes great rechargeable option at $99, and will rival or beat the grinders I mentioned above in cup quality. However, you would have to reload it a few times for large batch brews. And it’s not very fast. That’s not as much of an issue, though, since it’s electric. It will also grind a LOT of coffee (like, enough for 80 pourovers) in between charges. I think it’s an outstanding value. Just depends if you’re willing to live with the fact that it would take a bit longer to grind for batch brew.