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Better Coffee Starts With the Grind

Understand the grinder variables that change extraction, without unnecessary technical complexity.

Start With the Grind Size Chart

Click counts and micron ranges vary by grinder. The useful skill is learning how to find a reasonable starting point and then change one variable at a time.

Understand grind size: Grind-Size Basics

Improve grinder settings

Then Troubleshoot

When a cup tastes off, grind is one of several variables to check.

Troubleshoot sour coffee
Troubleshoot bitter coffee
Learn extraction basics

Guides in this topic

Grind SizeCoffee Grind Size Chart: 8 Common Brew MethodsA practical grind-size starting chart for eight common brew methods, plus a one-change method for dialing in without copying arbitrary grinder numbers.Read the guide