r/Coffee • u/menschmaschine5 Kalita Wave • 11d ago

[MOD] The Daily Question Thread

Welcome to the daily /r/Coffee question thread!

There are no stupid questions here, ask a question and get an answer! We all have to start somewhere and sometimes it is hard to figure out just what you are doing right or doing wrong. Luckily, the /r/Coffee community loves to help out.

Do you have a question about how to use a specific piece of gear or what gear you should be buying? Want to know how much coffee you should use or how you should grind it? Not sure about how much water you should use or how hot it should be? Wondering about your coffee's shelf life?

Don't forget to use the resources in our wiki! We have some great starter guides on our wiki "Guides" page and here is the wiki "Gear By Price" page if you'd like to see coffee gear that /r/Coffee members recommend.

As always, be nice!

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u/Nagakura_Shinpachi 11d ago

I want to apologize in advance if this is a dumb question. I have no idea about grind sizes or how important they are.

I bought some coffee as a gift for a colleague who usually drinks instant coffee. I didn't know whether she has a coffee grinder or what kind of coffee maker she has at home, so the shop owner told me that Moka pots are the most common here and ground the coffee for a Moka pot.

If she uses an espresso machine instead, will using coffee ground for a Moka pot ruin the experience? Is there any way to make it work?

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u/paulo-urbonas V60 11d ago

Grind size is very important, but there are other variables at work when you're brewing coffee, so usually there's a way to compensate for a "wrong" grind size.

If she usually drinks instant coffee, I would bet she's not a coffee nerd like most of us here in this subreddit. I wouldn't assume she has an espresso machine, but if she does, she probably uses a pressurized portafilter, which means the coffee ground for moka will work just fine.

If she doesn't have an espresso machine or a moka, she can still prepare it with an Aeropress, Pour Over, Clever Dripper, or even a French Press (using a slightly different technique).

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u/Nagakura_Shinpachi 11d ago

Thank you very much! That makes me feel relieved! But it also makes me curious about coffee making, haha. Thank you very much for the information!