I’ve been grinding through some shit/random old beans I had in the back of the cupboard to break the new grinder in after my first cup was a bit lack lustre (had a decent layer of sludge on top) and read that it usually takes about a kg of beans to take the really sharp edges off the burrs, and after that the fines should decrease. First cup wasn’t exactly bright.
A slightly related question is, should I rinse the grounds if I want to use them in compost? Caffeine not being great, or am I overthinking it?
Recent research (can't find it right now, sorry) suggests that coffee grounds should be composted first, they can inhibit growth and be harmful to worms if dumped straight onto soil.
It would deffo be going into a composter first. Or used as the substrate for mushrooms.
Makes me think that it would be wise to brew it first either way
I’ve been grinding through some shit/random old beans I had in the back of the cupboard to break the new grinder in after my first cup was a bit lack lustre (had a decent layer of sludge on top) and read that it usually takes about a kg of beans to take the really sharp edges off the burrs, and after that the fines should decrease. First cup wasn’t exactly bright.
A slightly related question is, should I rinse the grounds if I want to use them in compost? Caffeine not being great, or am I overthinking it?