KitchenAid KPCM050 manual Right Grind, Proper Amount of Ground Coffee, Brew Water Purity

The Right Grind

Freshly ground coffee loses flavor and aroma quickly – within minutes. The best cup of coffee will always come from coffee beans that are ground just before brewing.

A proper grind is critical for good coffee, and that means using a quality burr grinder like the PRO LINE® Series Burr Coffee Mill or the KitchenAid® Model A-9™ Coffee Mill. A good burr grinder will produce an extremely consistent grind with little frictional heating, and preserve the full flavor of your coffee.

Be sure to grind your coffee to the correct size – use a medium grind level appropriate for automatic drip coffee makers. Feel free to experiment with slightly finer or coarser grinds, but don’t overdo it: too fine a grind will result in very bitter coffee, and too coarse a grind will produce weak flavor. If the correct grind is used, adding more coffee simply makes a brew stronger without making it excessively bitter.

The Proper Amount of Ground Coffee

For standard drip-process coffee, a good starting point is to use 1 ounce of coffee for every 4 cups of brew water as measured with the carafe (a carafe “cup” is about 41⁄4 ounces). Finer grinds usually require less coffee, but using too fine a grind will produce bitterness and may cause water to overflow the brew basket.

If you prefer substantially weaker-than-average coffee, it’s best to brew using a normal amount of ground coffee and then dilute the result with hot water. Doing this will maximize flavor and minimize bitterness.

Brew Water Purity

The PRO LINE® Series water filter that comes with your coffee maker is one of the most effective in the industry at removing off-tastes and contaminants from your brew water. It also softens the water and extends the time between coffee maker descalings. For great tasting coffee, be sure to use the filter – and replace it promptly when the water filter icon appears on the brew timer display.

Where local water quality is extremely poor, you may wish to use bottled, purified water with your coffee maker. Do not use distilled water or mineral water – they can damage the coffee maker.

If the coffee maker hasn’t been used in awhile, run it through a complete brewing cycle without coffee. Use a full carafe of clean, cool water. This rinses the water reservoir, heat pump, and showerhead, and eliminates any stale water within the unit.

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