Why do baristas have to grind every day? Standard for grinding scale of coffee grinders

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Freshness is the first element of good coffee, and the second important task is to master the roughness and fineness of coffee beans, which directly affects the extraction effect, that is, the quality and intensity of coffee flavor. In principle, the finer the coffee powder, the longer the brewing time, the stronger the coffee flavor; on the other hand, the thicker the coffee powder, the shorter the brewing time, the lighter the taste. The longer the extraction time, the thicker the beans will be ground, so as not to cause excessive extraction and bitterness; the shorter the extraction time, the finer the beans will be ground, so as to avoid insufficient extraction.

Grinding coffee powder is a great knowledge.

Does it matter how to grind coffee beans? Many people may think so. Because some coffee powders are already ground when they are bought, or they just need to tell coffee sellers how to make coffee, and they will automatically deal with it.

Therefore, many people may not know much about grinding coffee beans and how to extract and cook it will have an impact on a cup of coffee. So, how to thick and fine coffee powder, with what kind of extraction method to make coffee, can make the best effect of coffee?

Different cooking methods require different sizes of coffee powder.

You must know what kind of extraction method you use to make coffee, you should choose the corresponding size of coffee powder.

When grinding beans, the size of the powder depends on the way it is cooked. Generally speaking, the shorter the cooking time, the finer the ground powder; the longer the cooking time, the thicker the ground powder.

Semi-automatic coffee machine requires the finest coffee powder, according to the basic principle of extracting 30ml coffee solution in 20-30 seconds, to get the taste of coffee you want as the ultimate goal, to adjust the grinding degree of coffee powder, the coffee powder should be slightly thicker than flour with your fingers, slightly gravelly.

The second is the mocha pot, coffee powder such as fine salt thickness, obvious granular feeling.

Siphon pots, such as granulated sugar, can be thickened by half if you use the same bean grinder.

Drip filter and French pressure, the required coffee powder is the thickest, such as coarse sugar, all granular.

In fact, the most important thing is the taste and taste, for this purpose to adjust.