The most popular drink in the world is coffee. It is an integral part of our daily lives. It is drunk by people of all faiths and nationalities. The amazing aroma of freshly ground coffee does not leave indifferent any of the coffee lovers around the world. The quality and taste of the drink itself in this case largely depends on the grinding of coffee beans. If it is wrong to grind coffee, you can ruin its taste using even the most elite varieties. The type of grinding depends on the preferred method of preparation of the drink. How to grind coffee?
There are many known methods for preparing this drink, all of them require different grinding of coffee beans.
Before you grind coffee, you need to decide which way it will be prepared. For its preparation, a coffee machine, a geyser or drip type coffee pot, a French press can be used, these can be variants of traditional Turkish coffee, espresso or drinks created on its basis (latte, cappuccino, americano, latte macchiato, ristretto) .
The grinding of beans determines how the extraction process will take place - the transfer of nutrients and trace elements. Typically, coffee packaging is labeled with information on recommended methods of preparing the drink. It’s better to stick with them. It is worth knowing that with coarse grinding, a less saturated and strong drink is obtained. To obtain the most healthy and aromatic drink, coffee beans ground into powder are suitable. But coarse-grained coffee is not suitable for espresso, and when using fine grinding in a drip-type coffee maker, you get a burnt and bitter-tasting drink.
Grinding coffee beans is an essential step in identifying the aromatic properties and taste of the oils contained in the beans. Each method of brewing coffee requires a certain fineness of grinding. Adjusting this indicator can significantly affect the quality of the drink. There are such types of grinding coffee beans: coarse or coarse, medium, fine, powdery or ultra-thin.
Coarse grinding is suitable for brewing a drink in a traditional coffee pot, in a French press. Coffee brewed in this way seems not very strong, but it contains a lot of caffeine and invigorates well.
For lovers of geyser-type coffee makers, French presses, coarse grinding is also suitable. A good option for them is the average grinding. The technology for preparing a drink with the help of these devices does not imply the use of fine grinding, as the sieve of the coffee maker can clog, and moreover, the liquor gets into the drink itself.
For almost all methods of brewing coffee, medium grinding, recognized as universal, is suitable.
For coffee makers with filters, fine grinding is used. It is stored longer and is ideal for making the strongest and most fragrant coffee - espresso, which is prepared using coffee machines of various types and modifications.
Powdered or ultrafine grinding is used to make true Turkish coffee in cezve or turk. For the Turkish version of the grain, it is necessary to grind it almost to the state of powder. You can grind coffee so finely using an electric coffee grinder, but it is better to use a manual mill. According to experts, the older it is, the more aromatic and tasty the drink will turn out.
It is believed that it is better to grind coffee with a good
manual coffee grinder due to the low speed of its operation, during which the grains and the resulting powder do not heat up so much and do not lose their aroma. This time-consuming process for true coffee lovers is a kind of ritual.
The correctness of the selected grinding is checked by extraction. If the coffee turned out to be tasty and saturated, then the regulation of the degree of grinding was done successfully.
It is important to remember that good coffee (ground) should be ground immediately before brewing, because after grinding, the aroma quickly disappears from it. It is better to purchase already ground grains in the nearest coffee shops or specialized stores where the consultants will tell you how to choose the right variety of your favorite drink (depending on your preferred method of preparation).