A SECRET ABOUT ODE GEN 2 I'VE KEPT: Fellow Ode Gen 2 Review

Introduction

In this video, the speaker discusses the changes made in the Fellow Ode grinder between Gen 1 and Gen 2. The speaker also talks about their relationship with the product and why they did not make a review earlier.

Review of Fellow Ode Gen 2

The speaker provides an overview of the changes made in Fellow Ode Gen 2 compared to Gen 1.

Changes Made

• Bigger hopper that can hold enough beans to brew a one and a half liter batchbrew.

• Increased tolerances on the insides for achieving hyper alignment more easily than on Gen 1.

• Added an ionizer and changed the geometry of the output chute at the bottom to kill static.

• Changed burst set which is kind of the crux of change between gen 1 and gen 2.

Comparison with Other Grinders

• The price tag for Fellow Ode Gen 2 is $349, which is higher than other grinders like Lego mini, varia vs3, Encore, Opus but it's still by far the best filter grinder at that price point without question.

Truth About Speaker's Relationship with Product

The speaker explains their relationship with Fellow Ode Gen 2 and why they did not make a review earlier.

Explanation

• Speaker has an inherent bias towards this product because of their relationship with it.

• The relationship is not monetary, so there's no financial incentive.

• Speaker did not want to immediately put a bias into the viewer because of their relationship with the product.

Ross Droplet Technique (RDT)

The speaker explains what RDT is and how it affects grinding.

Explanation

• RDT stands for Ross droplet technique, which is just a little bit of water added to your beans prior to grinding kills the static and allows for a cleaner grind without chaff and fines flying everywhere.

• Fellow Ode Gen 2 has an ionizer that kills static, rendering RDT pointless.

The Birth of a Better Burr Set

In this section, the speaker talks about how he helped create a better burr set for Fellow.

Creating a Better Burr Set

• The original prototypes were not doing well in terms of clarity and acidity.

• A double-blind cupping was set up to taste all the different burr sets.

• Production was halted to make changes to the burr sets.

• Different prototypes were tested over months to find an ideal burr set for anyone on any part of the spectrum from light to dark roast.

• Benchmarking was done against various other burrs such as Gorilla Gear, SSP Casper's, SSP multi-purpose, and more.

• Three new burr sets labeled 22, 23, and 24 were sent by Nick for testing.

• Changes were made to the amount of pre-breakers and cut sections.

Finding the Winning Burr Set

• The speaker was skeptical about burr set number 23 but it turned out to be the winner after tasting it against multiple different coffees even at high extractions low extractions.

• It provided a sweet, clear, and fantastic cup that beat most other burrs except for SSP multi-purpose which is biased towards personal preference.

• Nick tasted it multiple times before deciding that this would be their Gen2 burr set.

Waiting for Reviews

• The speaker did not want to make a review early on because he didn't want his involvement in making these birds to influence people's opinions.

• After James made his video and talked about the speaker's part in making these burrs, he felt it was time to reveal his involvement.

Tasting Notes

In this section, the speaker talks about the taste notes of a Tim window Kenya coffee.

Lightly Roasted Coffee

• The Tim window Kenya is a lightly roasted coffee.

• Despite being lightly roasted, it has a lot of sweetness and body.

• It also has clarity and acidity that the speaker looks for in a cup of coffee.

Darker Roasted Coffees

• The speaker has also brewed darker roasted coffees.

• They are able to get nice sweetness, nice body, and some acidity from these coffees.

Conclusion

• The speaker hopes that viewers brew something tasty as they did.

• Cheers!