The coffee you choose matters, but the grind can be just as important. A grind that is too fine or too coarse for your brewer can change how quickly water moves through the coffee and how the final cup tastes.
If you have ever looked at the grind options on a bag of coffee and wondered what to pick, this guide is for you.
At Mitten Mornings Coffee Company, our core coffees are available in Whole Bean, Regular Drip, Coarse Perc Grind and Extra Coarse Cold Brew Grind. Here is how to decide which one fits your routine.
Why Coffee Grind Size Matters
Brewing coffee is an extraction process. Water pulls flavor from ground coffee, and grind size affects how much surface area the water can reach and how long the water stays in contact with the coffee.
In general, finer coffee extracts faster while coarser coffee extracts more slowly. That is why a grind intended for a drip machine is different from one intended for a percolator or cold brew.
Whole Bean: Best for Fresh Grinding
Choose Whole Bean if you own a grinder and prefer to adjust the grind yourself.
Whole bean coffee gives you the most flexibility because you can grind only what you need and adjust the grind size for different brewing methods.
It is especially useful if your household switches between brewing styles or if you enjoy dialing in your coffee over time.
Our Michigan-Roasted Coffee collection includes whole bean options across our core lineup.
Regular Drip Grind: The Everyday Choice
Regular Drip is the most straightforward choice for standard automatic drip coffee makers.
If your morning routine is built around filling the reservoir, adding a filter and pressing a button, this is likely the grind you want.
It is a natural match for our Morning Blend Medium Roast Coffee, which was designed around everyday mornings and an approachable medium-roast profile.
Coarse Perc Grind: For Percolators
Coarse Perc Grind is designed for percolator-style brewing, where water repeatedly circulates through the coffee.
A coarser grind helps keep the coffee from becoming overly extracted during the longer, more active brewing process.
This makes it a particularly useful option for campers, cabins and anyone who still enjoys the unmistakable ritual of a stovetop or electric percolator.
For that kind of morning, Up North Bold Coffee is an especially fitting pairing.
Extra Coarse Cold Brew Grind: For Slow Extraction
Extra Coarse Cold Brew Grind is intended for long, slow cold-brew steeping.
Cold brew generally spends many hours in contact with water, so an extra-coarse grind helps create a cleaner extraction and makes filtering easier.
It is a good option when you want to prepare coffee ahead of time and keep it ready in the refrigerator.
Quick Coffee Grind Chart
- Whole Bean: Best if you grind fresh and want maximum flexibility.
- Regular Drip: Best for most automatic drip coffee makers.
- Coarse Perc Grind: Best for percolator brewing.
- Extra Coarse Cold Brew Grind: Best for long cold-brew steeping.
Which Grind Should You Buy?
If you are unsure, start with the brewer you use most often.
For a typical countertop coffee maker, choose Regular Drip. If you grind at home, choose Whole Bean. If you brew with a percolator, choose Coarse Perc Grind. If you make cold brew, choose Extra Coarse Cold Brew Grind.
The goal is not to make coffee complicated. The right grind simply helps your brewer do what it was designed to do.
Find Your Coffee
Once you know your grind, the fun part is choosing the coffee.
- Morning Blend Medium Roast Coffee — rich, full-bodied and earthy.
- Up North Bold Coffee — medium-bodied and robust.
- Traverse Cherry Flavored Coffee — Michigan-inspired cherry character.
- Roasted Hazelnut Flavored Coffee — warm, comforting hazelnut flavor.
Or browse the complete Mitten Mornings Michigan-Roasted Coffee collection.
The Bottom Line
Good coffee does not need to be complicated. Match the grind to your brewer, choose a coffee you enjoy, and make the morning yours.
Pour a cup and start your morning the Mitten way.