Comments on: I have a coffee grinder with 9 grind size settings. what setting should i use for drip,plung and espresso? http://youthinside.org/2008/01/03/i-have-a-coffee-grinder-with-9-grind-size-settings-what-setting-should-i-use-for-dripplung-and-espresso/ All About Shopping Mon, 21 May 2012 22:25:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: kendawgz http://youthinside.org/2008/01/03/i-have-a-coffee-grinder-with-9-grind-size-settings-what-setting-should-i-use-for-dripplung-and-espresso/#comment-911 kendawgz Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:11:19 +0000 http://youthinside.org/2008/01/03/i-have-a-coffee-grinder-with-9-grind-size-settings-what-setting-should-i-use-for-dripplung-and-espresso/#comment-911 Since no correlation of the number to the grind size has been given, I'll just assume that no. 1 would be the finest grind up to no. 9 being the coarsest. Here's what I do in the coffee department of the deli that I work in....no. 9 would be used for old fashioned percolators and also good for those French plunger pots. No. 7 is what we would consider a medium grind, we'll use this for the basket-type filters or the gold filters that replace paper. This is also something that we would grind for those that have no clue of what type of coffee maker they have. Like an all purpose grind. No. 5 grind is what we consider to be a fine grind...perfect for the cone-shape filters like the Melitta kind. Krups or Braun uses these type of filters often. Go down to no. 3 the extra fine grind and we'll use this type of grind for espresso machines. Finally the no. 1 grind this should result in such a powdery grind it's the type of grind used in Turkish coffee. This this is the kind of coffee that you boil on top of the stove with a little sugar and drink the entire brew....grinds and all! The Turkish way. Since no correlation of the number to the grind size has been given, I’ll just assume that no. 1 would be the finest grind up to no. 9 being the coarsest. Here’s what I do in the coffee department of the deli that I work in….no. 9 would be used for old fashioned percolators and also good for those French plunger pots. No. 7 is what we would consider a medium grind, we’ll use this for the basket-type filters or the gold filters that replace paper. This is also something that we would grind for those that have no clue of what type of coffee maker they have. Like an all purpose grind. No. 5 grind is what we consider to be a fine grind…perfect for the cone-shape filters like the Melitta kind. Krups or Braun uses these type of filters often. Go down to no. 3 the extra fine grind and we’ll use this type of grind for espresso machines. Finally the no. 1 grind this should result in such a powdery grind it’s the type of grind used in Turkish coffee. This this is the kind of coffee that you boil on top of the stove with a little sugar and drink the entire brew….grinds and all! The Turkish way.

]]> By: royphil345 http://youthinside.org/2008/01/03/i-have-a-coffee-grinder-with-9-grind-size-settings-what-setting-should-i-use-for-dripplung-and-espresso/#comment-910 royphil345 Sun, 06 Jan 2008 21:34:59 +0000 http://youthinside.org/2008/01/03/i-have-a-coffee-grinder-with-9-grind-size-settings-what-setting-should-i-use-for-dripplung-and-espresso/#comment-910 It's pretty much trial and error. Even two grinders of the same model will probably grind differently at the same setting. 9 settings are not that many... Shouldn't take you too long figure out which settings work best for you. For drip... Just put the adjuster near the middle of the scale and grind a little coffee... See if it looks finer or coarser than store-bought coffee... adjust until it looks right... After that, you could eventually try a pot made 1 setting up or down from there to see if it's any more to your liking. For espresso... I'd try maybe one setting up from the finest to start. If the espresso flows too quickly... has poor flavor and crema... Try finer. If the doser clogs... go a little coarser. Making a few test shots to find that perfect grind out of 3 settings or so shouldn't be too difficult. You're going to want to use dark espresso roasted beans for espresso of course. For press coffee... Try near the top of the scale. Grind should be small pebble sized. Too fine... The press will clog and be hard to push down... many grinds in coffee. Too coarse... Bland coffee with no "bright" flavors. Guess what you just made me want?... LOL PS... Have you tried buying green coffee beans and roasting them yourself yet? OMG!!! You haven't lived if you haven't!!! The hot air corn popper method works great for me. I cool the coffee beans as soon as they come out in a stainless steel colander with the cool setting on a blow dryer. I usually roast them just until the second crack starts for drip with most varieties of coffee. I find slightly dark is good in air roasted coffee because the process is so quick the centers of the beans are probably not heated to where they would be using a slower roasting method. Sweet Maria's sells some excellent green beans. It’s pretty much trial and error. Even two grinders of the same model will probably grind differently at the same setting. 9 settings are not that many… Shouldn’t take you too long figure out which settings work best for you.

For drip… Just put the adjuster near the middle of the scale and grind a little coffee… See if it looks finer or coarser than store-bought coffee… adjust until it looks right… After that, you could eventually try a pot made 1 setting up or down from there to see if it’s any more to your liking.

For espresso… I’d try maybe one setting up from the finest to start. If the espresso flows too quickly… has poor flavor and crema… Try finer. If the doser clogs… go a little coarser. Making a few test shots to find that perfect grind out of 3 settings or so shouldn’t be too difficult. You’re going to want to use dark espresso roasted beans for espresso of course.

For press coffee… Try near the top of the scale. Grind should be small pebble sized. Too fine… The press will clog and be hard to push down… many grinds in coffee. Too coarse… Bland coffee with no “bright” flavors.

Guess what you just made me want?… LOL

PS… Have you tried buying green coffee beans and roasting them yourself yet? OMG!!! You haven’t lived if you haven’t!!!

The hot air corn popper method works great for me. I cool the coffee beans as soon as they come out in a stainless steel colander with the cool setting on a blow dryer. I usually roast them just until the second crack starts for drip with most varieties of coffee. I find slightly dark is good in air roasted coffee because the process is so quick the centers of the beans are probably not heated to where they would be using a slower roasting method.

Sweet Maria’s sells some excellent green beans.

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