byAlma Abell

When coffee beans have been roasted they are then subjected to grinding and crushing, the result is ground coffee. When the ground coffee in Chicago has hot water run through it, the compounds found in the coffee are extracted, the result is a delicious cup of brewed coffee. Coffee can be processed in a number of different ways to prepare it for brewing; the important thing is to perfectly match the grinding method to the brewing method to guarantee that the finished result gives excellent flavor.

A common grinding method is the use of a burr grinder. A burr grinder crushes the bean into small pieces of uniform size. Blade grinders chop the beans and in some cases the beans are run through rollers or even pounded in a mortar. The objective of preparing coffee for brewing is to release the organic compounds and oils, thus to capture the true essence of the coffee the brewing process must be done as soon as possible after the grinding has been completed. In many coffee houses the coffee in Chicago is ground to order so the coffee is prepared with the best possible grind.

Coffee comes from many different parts of the world but it is common that when the coffee is harvested the beans are left to dry naturally and then submitted to a process which roasts the beans. This process varies in intensity and time, the roasting process is determined by what the coffee will be used for. The quality of the beans and the way they are handled is that which determines what kind of coffee can be made from them, it also determines the caffeine content of each cup.The finest grind is Turkish. This grind is almost powdery; it must be extremely fine and is used to brew Greek and Turkish coffee. At the other end of the spectrum is the coffee that is used in a French press, it is ground very course. If a course ground coffee was to be used to make Turkish coffee drinks the result would be a weak, gritty brew. If coffee which was ground for Turkish coffee was used in a French Press the results would be a drink with a very bitter, sharp taste.

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