Collection: GROUND COFFEE

Yes. Ground coffee can be used to make iced coffee by brewing it hot and serving it over ice. While it can also be used for cold brew, a coarser grind is generally recommended for the smoothest extraction during long steeping times.

San Francisco Bay Coffee offers a variety of roast levels in ground coffee, including light, medium, dark, and French roast options. Each roast highlights unique flavor characteristics, so you can choose the profile that best matches your taste preferences.

San Francisco Bay Coffee ground coffee is best suited for automatic drip coffee makers and many pour-over brewers. Depending on your equipment, it may also work well in other brewing methods that use a medium grind.

Our ground coffee is ground to a medium consistency that works well for most standard coffee makers. The versatile grind is ideal for automatic drip brewers and can also be used with many pour-over brewing methods.

Every bag of San Francisco Bay Coffee reflects our commitment to quality and responsible sourcing. We work directly with coffee-growing families to source premium Arabica beans, roast them to bring out their best flavor, and grind them for a consistently rich, aromatic cup.

Ground coffee is coffee beans broken down into smaller pieces to increase the surface area and more efficiently extract flavors during brewing. The most common type of coffee grind is the medium grind. Medium-grind coffee is used for drip coffee makers with cone-shaped or flat-bottom filters and is also suitable for some pour-over methods. All of our coffees (except Cold Brew) are medium grind.

Ground coffee is conveniently ready to scoop and brew, which saves time, ensures a consistent grind size and eliminates the need for a coffee grinder. 

No. Ground coffee is made from beans that are roasted, processed, and ready for brewing into a cup of coffee. Instant coffee is made from roasted beans, ground into a powder, brewed into concentrated coffee, and then freeze-dried or spray-dried into soluble coffee crystals that dissolve in water to create a cup of coffee. 

Although a coffee maker is popular for making coffee from ground beans, you can also use a pour-over method. 

The best way to store ground coffee is in an airtight container with a one-way valve in a cool, dry place. Keep ground coffee out of the refrigerator or freezer and away from strong odors.

When stored properly, ground coffee can last up to two weeks. Use ground coffee within a week of grinding to enjoy the best flavor and aroma.