Table of grindability of coffee beans and coffee utensils-difference of grinding thickness of coffee beans

Table of grindability of coffee beans and coffee utensils-difference of grinding thickness of coffee beans

The change of humidity is also one of the factors affecting the degree of grinding. When the humidity is relatively high, the wet speed of the ground coffee powder is very fast, and there is already a slight humidity when filling the powder and cloth powder. If a fine grinding degree is used, the coffee flavor components have already reacted with the air with high humidity and become messy and impure, while the coffee powder is easier to be compacted and the extraction process is longer, which makes it easier to extract the bad taste and make the overall coffee taste muddy. Therefore, in the case of relatively high humidity, it is not suitable for a finer degree of grinding, it will be better to use a slightly thicker degree of grinding. On the other hand, in the case of relatively low humidity, coffee powder is ground out after contact with the air, the speed of oxidation reaction will also be accelerated, if the coarse grinding degree is used, then the coffee powder oxidation and flavor composition changes together make the extracted coffee taste will be less, lack of depth and mellow feeling, so the degree of grinding should be adjusted appropriately. Of course, after adjusting the degree of grinding, the corresponding adjustment of powder strength is also necessary.

Each coffee utensil has its own suitable degree of grinding, so we don't use whatever degree of grinding we want. As mentioned above, the coffee powder is too coarse or too fine to make coffee, that is to say, the most suitable grinding degree is medium to medium roughness.

The following is the relationship between the grinding degree of coffee powder and the extraction method:

1. Suitable for fineness grinding: Turkish copper pot, mocha pot, espresso machine.

2. Suitable for medium grinding: filter paper dripping filter, flannel dripping, plug air kettle (also known as siphon kettle).

3. Suitable for roughness grinding: dripping coffee machine, dripping filter pot

Generally speaking, a good grinding method should include the following four basic principles:

1. The degree of grinding suitable for cooking method should be selected.

two。 The temperature produced during grinding is lower.

3. The powder should be uniform after grinding.

4. Grind before cooking.

No matter what kind of grinder is used, it is bound to generate heat by friction during operation. However, most of the fine substances are highly volatile, and the heat of grinding will increase the speed of volatilization, allowing the aromatic alcohol to be lost in the air first.

After grinding, the cell wall of coffee beans will completely disintegrate, which means that the area of contact with air will increase a lot, all lines of defense to protect freshness will be completely removed, and the rate of oxidation and deterioration will become faster, which will make the coffee lose its flavor within 30 seconds to 2 minutes. Therefore, the author strongly suggests: do not buy coffee powder, it is best to buy coffee beans, and grind them before drinking, and brew them as soon as possible.