Coffee Grinds
What are the benefits of fresh ground coffee beans?
Let’s start with the obvious. Fresh ground coffee tastes better!
As much as 60% of coffee’s aroma escapes just fifteen minutes after grinding—a key reason to grind fresh beans for each brew. Freshly ground coffee preserves subtle flavors and fragrant notes, yielding a richer, more vibrant cup with every pour.
Whole beans also stay fresher for longer, as their natural carbon dioxide helps prevent staleness, while ground coffee exposed to oxygen quickly loses its character and goes bland in just days.
Grinding beans at home delivers a truly customizable experience; you control the grind size to match your preferred brewing method, ensuring every cup is perfectly suited to your taste.
A fine grind yields a bold, intense cup with higher caffeine concentration, ideal for brewing methods that feature brief extraction times.
A medium-fine grind delivers a full-bodied cup with bright acidity, pronounced flavors, and a smooth, satisfying finish.
A medium grind is suited to drip brewing, creating a balanced cup with medium body and well-rounded flavor.
A medium-coarse grind is ideal for pour-over brewing, promoting slower extraction and enhancing clarity of flavor.
A coarse grind is best for brewing methods that involve extended water contact, allowing for gentle extraction and a clean, nuanced cup.
Grind Chart
RECOMMENDATION BY BREW
| FINE | MED FINE | MEDIUM | MED COURSE | COURSE | |
| Turkish | ✓ | ||||
| Espresso | ✓ | ||||
| Aeropress | ✓ | ||||
| Moka Pot | ✓ | ||||
| Gold Cone | ✓ | ||||
| All Purpose | ✓ | ||||
| Auto Drip | ✓ | ||||
| Keurig | ✓ | ||||
| Melitta | ✓ | ||||
| V60 Pour Over | ✓ | ||||
| Kalita | ✓ | ||||
| Chemex | ✓ | ||||
| French Press | ✓ | ||||
| Cold Brew | ✓ |