Grinding coffee

Today we are going to talk about the final and most important step in the process of coffee making, Grinding Process. Grinding process is important as it determines how the coffee will taste. 

After the roasting process, described in our last post, now we will explain the process of grinding the aromatic coffee beans to attain your favorite tasting coffee.

As by the name grinding seems like an easy process, but there are different types of grinds for different type of coffee. The main objective of grinding is to get most of the flavor out of the beans into the beverage. For example, if you want to make an American coffee the grinding will be coarser (thicker grind); for an espresso (Italian coffee) there will be finer (thinner grind) grinding.

Furthermore, the period of time the grounds (grinded coffee beans) remain in contact with the water determines the ideal grade of grind. The finer the grind is the quicker the coffee is prepared.

It had been scientifically proven that the coffee should be freshly grinded and immediately brewed to get most flavor. These are few examples of how you can distinguish the type of coffee grinder

• Coarse- this type of grind produces chunky particles of coffee. This type of grind a product of French press coffee machine and most of the cold beverages too.
• Medium- this is quite similar to coarse but thinner in nature. This is product for machines with drip makers the machines with cone shaped filters.
• Fine- this type of grind looks more like sugar or salt. Product for espresso machines.
• Turkish Grind- this one leaves coffee with very powdery grind.

Fun Fact: Coffee is described as a drug due to its caffeine content, which makes it highly addictive and provides a coffee high!!