Regrind Coffee for Better Flavor

 

I use a moka pot to make my coffee.

my moka

 In my moka pot I like to use ultra fine grind coffee.

Sometimes I get a can of ground coffee and the grind is not quite right. I do roast and grind my own beans but a can of this can be nice to get. It has the taste of home and I'm not living in North America right now. I am thinking about Tim Horton's coffee now.

I have a choice:
a) do I drip brew it (ummm no)
b) brew it in my moka pot, (weak coffee).

c) I choose to regrind it to get it to the fineness that is right for my moka pot.

my grinder and the grinds

Before, a coarser coffee

After, a finer coffee

 I find the finer coffee works better in my moka producing better crema and it tastes better. The hot water does not have a lot of time to mix with and extract the coffee in a moka so in using a finer grind I seem to be getting a better extraction. (That's Basic Chemistry)