What are the types of grinds?
The grind you select is determined by how you intend to brew your coffee. The following guidelines are far blade type grinders. Also, shaking the grinder vigorously while grinding seems to produce a more consistently and even coffee grounds. Grinding times: • Course: 10 seconds for French press/manual plunger type pots. Also called Bodums. • Medium: 15 seconds for flat bottom filters, drip brewed • Fine: 24 seconds for Melitta style or cone shaped filters, drip brewed • Ultra Fine: 30 seconds for espresso machine • Powder: 35 seconds for Turkish coffee Grinding your beans too fine does not mean you will get more mileage out of them; rather, your coffee will be bitter or “over-extracted.” Grinding your beans too coarse will cause the coffee to be weak and watery or “under-extracted.
