Is it better to grind coffee powder finer?

If you think the finer the coffee powder is ground, the better, then congratulations! You have learned something new about coffee today!

First of all, it can be clearly stated that the finer the coffee powder is ground, the better!

The degree to which coffee powder should be ground depends mainly on three factors:

The equipment or machine used to make coffee;

The degree of roasting of the coffee beans;

The desired flavor of coffee.

// The law of coffee powder coarseness//

one,

The shorter the time the appliance or machine takes to make coffee, the finer the coffee powder should be; conversely, the longer the time it takes to make coffee, the coarser the coffee powder should be.

For example: It only takes 20 to 30 seconds for an Italian coffee machine to make a cup of espresso, and it requires finely ground coffee powder; it takes 3 to 4 minutes for a French press to make a cup of coffee, so it requires coarsely ground coffee powder.

two,

The flavor stability of coffee is controlled by the degree of grinding of coffee powder. The darker the coffee beans are roasted, the coarser they should be ground. Conversely, the lighter the coffee beans are roasted, the finer they should be ground.

For example: if you usually brew coffee by hand, and you like coffee that is neither too bitter nor too sour, and you want a balanced flavor, then when you get a bag of medium roasted coffee beans, you can grind them to the same thickness as white sugar, which is a medium grinding degree; if it is medium-deep roasted coffee beans, you need to grind them a little coarser; similarly, if it is lightly roasted coffee beans, you need to grind them a little finer.

three,

If you consciously want to use the coarseness of coffee powder to adjust the final flavor of the coffee you make, the rule is: the coarser the coffee powder, the stronger the acidity; the finer the coffee powder, the more bitter it is. For the same type of coffee beans, if you want a mellower cup of coffee, you might as well grind the powder finer; if you want to drink a fruity tonality, you can grind it coarser.

There are several common ways to make coffee, and the coarseness of the coffee powder used is as follows:

Fine grinding: espresso machine, moka pot, Turkish pot;

Medium grinding: hand pouring kettle, siphon kettle;

Coarse grind: French press, electric drip kettle.

You can also do a sort:

French press (thickest) > electric drip pot > hand pour pot, siphon pot, smart cup > moka pot > espresso machine > Turkish pot (thinnest)

The coffee I made before didn’t taste good, and I wondered if it was because the grinding degree of the coffee powder was wrong!