The coffee grind guide

Here are some simple rules to grinding your own coffee beans to make the best brew outside and at home.

1. Always grind your own coffee beans!

2. Measure beans before you grind to get the right amount

3. Use a burr grinder (like a Porlex) when you can. Feels good, let’s you daydream for a few minutes and is great for on the road grinding.

4. Once you grind it, extract it right away for the freshest taste!

5. Experiment with your type of coffee, grind, quantities, method and brew times to see what works best with your palette.

GRINDS

Get to know your grind settings (The finer the grind the longer the brew times)

Extra coarse
- similar in look and feel to chunky sea salt or peppercorns
- works well for cold brew

Coarse
- similar in look and feel to polenta
- try with your French press, cowboy coffee, or anything with a mesh screen for a filter

Medium coarse
- similar in look and feel to ground pepper
- try with pour overs, Chemex and french press.

Medium Fine
- similar in look and feel to table salt or sand
- works well for machine drip brewing, Moka pot and Aeropress.

Fine
- similar in look and feel to sugar
- manual espresso and Moka Pot

Extra fine
- similar in look and feel to powdered sugar
- turkish coffee

Special thanks to our friends at le club cafe and store for their grind expertise!