Coffee Grind Size and Tastes
The grind size that is use impacts the coffees taste once it comes into contact with water. How fine or how coarse the beans are ground affects how fast the water will pass through them, effecting the strength and taste of your coffee.
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Coarse Ground
If your beans are ground coarsely, the water will move quickly between the pieces, extracting only some of the flavour. To get a full balance of flavour, it’s best to brew these grounds for a bit longer so more of the flavour is extracted. That’s why, for example, a French Press can take four minutes to get the perfect brew.
This larger coffee grind is best for brew methods that involve immersion in water, like a French Press.
This slightly smoother but still fairly large coffee grind is ideal to use with most pour-over brewers, like a Chemex.
This sandy-textured coffee grind is one of the more popular grinds, perfect for drip brewing coffee makers and AeroPress.
This grind is like silky sand, but doesn’t stick together and is another excellent choice for most pour-over brewers. That’s why this the perfect grind size for all of our ground coffee.
Finely ground beans mean the coffee grinds are, well, fine, and packed more closely. Water can take longer to pass through all the grounds and, as a result, extract more of the flavour. That’s why when you’re brewing an espresso, you only need a fraction of the time you’d use with a French Press to get the full flavour of your coffee.
This silky grind is finer than table salt. A fine grind is the perfect choice for espresso machines because it packs together well.