{"id":456,"date":"2026-09-14T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dummy.xtemos.com\/woodmart2\/elementor\/?p=456"},"modified":"2026-10-18T16:05:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T16:05:03","slug":"grind-size-and-why-it-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/coffee-shop\/coffee\/grind-size-and-why-it-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"Grind size and why it matters"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"456\" class=\"elementor elementor-456\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-6be5a1b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6be5a1b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf3c4f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"cf3c4f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>Grind size changes how fast water moves through your coffee, which changes how it tastes. Too fine and a pour over turns bitter and clogs up. Too coarse and your espresso runs through watery and sour, with no body.<\/p><p><em>Match your grind to your brew method first, then fine tune by taste. It is the single biggest thing you can change to fix a bad cup.<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-23da163 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"23da163\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-087d0bb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"087d0bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05504c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"05504c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2>Finding the right grind<\/h2><p>Start coarse for filter brews and fine for espresso, then adjust from there.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1b1d7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_infobox\" data-id=\"d1b1d7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_infobox.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-info-box text-left box-icon-align-top box-style-base color-scheme-\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"info-box-title title box-title-style-default wd-fontsize-s\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEVENT INFO\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-inner reset-last-child\"data-elementor-setting-key=\"content\"><p>\u201cGrind & Brew\u201d @Rooibean Roastery<br \/>\nUnit 4, Woodstock \u2013 Cape Town<br \/>\n8 \u2013 12 April \/ 12 \u2013 18<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"wd-info-box-link wd-fill\" aria-label=\"Infobox link\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-174d718 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"174d718\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>A burr grinder gives you an even grind, which is why we always recommend one over a blade grinder.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4d3ace e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b4d3ace\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c08470c elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_image_or_svg\" data-id=\"c08470c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_image_or_svg.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-image text-left photoswipe-images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/coffee-shop\/coffee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/rooibean-turned-oak-and-stainless-steel-coffee-canisters-an-9aba2.jpg\"data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"720\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" aria-label=\"Image link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/coffee-shop\/coffee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/rooibean-turned-oak-and-stainless-steel-coffee-canisters-an-9aba2-700x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-700x600 size-700x600\" alt=\"Turned oak and stainless steel coffee canisters and a small hand grinder on a light wooden table, shown at different gri\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-a0aab3a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a0aab3a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34dc573 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"34dc573\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>If your coffee tastes sour, try grinding finer. If it tastes bitter or harsh, go coarser. Small changes make a big difference, so adjust a little at a time and taste again before changing anything else.<\/p><h2>Getting it right at home<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7402249 wd-width-100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_images_gallery\" data-id=\"7402249\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_images_gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-images-gallery photoswipe-images\" style=\"--wd-align-items:center; --wd-justify-content:center;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-grid-g\" style=\"--wd-col-lg:3;--wd-col-md:3;--wd-col-sm:2;--wd-gap-lg:10px;\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-gallery-item wd-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/coffee-shop\/coffee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/rooibean-a-woman-in-a-bright-home-kitchen-carefully-pouring-ac107.jpg\" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"720\" data-index=\"1\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/coffee-shop\/coffee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/rooibean-a-woman-in-a-bright-home-kitchen-carefully-pouring-ac107-400x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-400x300 size-400x300\" alt=\"A woman in a bright home kitchen carefully pouring hot water from a gooseneck kettle over a pour-over coffee dripper set\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-gallery-item wd-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/coffee-shop\/coffee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/rooibean-two-chairs-at-a-wall-covered-in-framed-coffee-them-705e8.jpg\" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"720\" data-index=\"2\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/coffee-shop\/coffee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/rooibean-two-chairs-at-a-wall-covered-in-framed-coffee-them-705e8-400x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-400x300 size-400x300\" alt=\"Two chairs at a wall covered in framed coffee-themed prints, with an open book and a cup of black coffee on a saucer on\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-gallery-item wd-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/coffee-shop\/coffee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/rooibean-a-cosy-caf-corner-with-two-olive-green-armchairs-a-d3aa8.jpg\" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"720\" data-index=\"3\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/coffee-shop\/coffee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/rooibean-a-cosy-caf-corner-with-two-olive-green-armchairs-a-d3aa8-400x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-400x300 size-400x300\" alt=\"A cosy caf\u00e9 corner with two olive-green armchairs and a side table holding a coffee grinder, bean bag-free, in front of\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-gallery-item wd-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/coffee-shop\/coffee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/rooibean-a-person-crouching-in-front-of-a-wall-shelving-uni-6f998.jpg\" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"720\" data-index=\"4\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/coffee-shop\/coffee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/rooibean-a-person-crouching-in-front-of-a-wall-shelving-uni-6f998-400x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-400x300 size-400x300\" alt=\"A person crouching in front of a wall shelving unit, selecting a bag of coffee beans among brewing gear and mugs on the\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-gallery-item wd-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/coffee-shop\/coffee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/rooibean-bright-modern-south-african-specialty-coffee-bar-c-8c5eb.jpg\" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"720\" data-index=\"5\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/coffee-shop\/coffee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/rooibean-bright-modern-south-african-specialty-coffee-bar-c-8c5eb-400x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-400x300 size-400x300\" alt=\"Bright modern South African specialty coffee bar counter with shelves of coffee bags, jars of beans and brewing gear, an\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-gallery-item wd-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/coffee-shop\/coffee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/rooibean-bright-coffee-shop-styled-corner-with-coffee-bags-54916.jpg\" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"720\" data-index=\"6\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/coffee-shop\/coffee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/rooibean-bright-coffee-shop-styled-corner-with-coffee-bags-54916-400x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-400x300 size-400x300\" alt=\"Bright coffee-shop styled corner with coffee bags, storage jars, scoops and brewing gear on shelves and a table\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f853c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"0f853c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>We get asked often why two bags of the same bean can taste different at home. Most of the time it comes down to grind size, not the beans themselves. A grinder that cannot hold a consistent setting will give you an inconsistent cup, no matter how good the coffee is.<\/p><blockquote><p>Buy the best grinder you can afford before you spend more on beans. It changes your coffee more than almost anything else in your setup.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grind size changes how fast water moves through your coffee, which changes how it tastes. Too fine and a pour<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7337,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[74,75,85],"class_list":["post-456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inspiration","tag-guide","tag-inspiratio","tag-style"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/coffee-shop\/coffee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/456","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/coffee-shop\/coffee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/coffee-shop\/coffee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/coffee-shop\/coffee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/coffee-shop\/coffee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=456"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/coffee-shop\/coffee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/456\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35562,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/coffee-shop\/coffee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/456\/revisions\/35562"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/coffee-shop\/coffee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/coffee-shop\/coffee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/coffee-shop\/coffee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=456"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/coffee-shop\/coffee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}