How to prepare your coffee

We can supply you with pre-ground coffee but we recommend purchasing whole bean. As soon as coffee beans are ground, the flavours and aromas start to dissipate. Whole beans stay fresher for longer. Pre-ground coffee tastes its best in the first seven days after opening.

Keeping method, water and brew time constant, grinding on your own just before you brew, gives you control over the process and helps you make your coffee exactly how you like it. 

The following table may be useful:

Method Coffee grind Weight Water Volume
Cafetiere Coarse (1.0mm - 1.2mm approx.) 19g 250ml

Pour over

 Medium (0.6mm - 0.8mm approx.) 15g 250ml

Moka

 Medium-Fine (0.4mm - 0.6mm approx.) Fill filter pot Fill to the bottom of the safety valve

AeroPress

 Medium-Fine (0.4mm - 0.6mm approx.) 15g Fill to number 4

Espresso

 Fine (0.2mm - 0.4mm approx.) 18g 36ml (1:2 ratio) flowing through in 30 seconds.

 

For all preparation styles:

  1. If the coffee is too sour, grind finer. 
  2. If it is too bitter, grind coarser.
  3. If it is too weak, increase amount of coffee.

If you don't get the results you want, play around with the other variables. 

Don't have a grinder but open to try? We've got a selection of hand grinders to help get you started. 

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