The Myth of COFFEE

This myth is probably the cause of more bad-tasting coffee than any other common brewing practice. Grinding too fine just extracts the bitter-tasting components of the coffee.

 All of this is simply a matter of chemistry. When you brew coffee, you’re trying to extract just the right percentage of the ground coffee into the brewed beverage. Too little extraction means you don’t experience the flavors of the coffee; too much means bitter oils that should have remained in the filter basket end up in your cup.