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Theflavorof coffeedependsona
varietyof factors,includingthe
quality,freshness,androastofthe
beans,thepurityof thebrewwater,
thecleanlinessof thebrewing
equipment,andthebrewing
temperature.Thefineness
andconsistencyof thegrind
isalsocritical.
oilsandessences,resultingin avery
thinandweakflavor.Ifthecorrect
grindisused,addingmorecoffee
simplymakesa brewstronger
withoutmakingit excessivelybitter.
Theconsistencyof thegrindisalso
animportantfactorin theflavorof
coffee- andabsolutelycritical
Coffeethatisgroundtoo
finefor a particular
brewingprocess- usinga
fineespressogrindin adripcoffee
maker,forexample- willresultin
thebrewwaterover-extractingthe
oilsandaromaticcompoundsin the
coffee,yieldinga brewthatis
extremelypungentandbitter.
Conversely,coffeethatistoocoarsely
groundfora particularprocesswill
resultin theunder-extractionof the
whenmakinggreatespresso.
Ifthegroundsareuniform,
equalamountsofsoluble
compoundswill beextractedfrom
each.If thegroundsvaryin size,
somewill beover-extractedand
somewill beunder-extracted,
leadingto extremelypoorquality.
It'snotsurprisingthata precision
grindis mandatoryforgoodespresso,
whichis brewedwith near-boiling
waterunder130-1bs.of pressure.
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