Ground White Coffee – A Game Changer For Coffee Lovers!

Last updated on March 3rd, 2024 at 11:26

Ground white coffee is a must-try on your quest to find and brew the ultimate coffee. You have your hands tied here as you have no choice at all but to buy preground white coffee as the toughness and density of the whole beans will break your grinder.

This is a roast that absolutely must be ground by an industrial grinder.

Keep reading to find out all you need to know about ground white coffee and where to buy the best!

Ground White Coffee

White coffee is very difficult to find as a whole bean coffee and for good reason!

A white coffee bean is incredibly hard to grind due to being extra tough and requiring the use of an industrial grinder. They are so hard they will break even the toughest of commercial steel burr grinders.

Thus, you literally have no option but to buy preground white coffee, unless you have plans for making whole bean cold brew or cowboy coffee and a large repair bill for your bust grinder!

Obviously, you need to buy the correct grind size for the type of coffee that you want to brew and the brewing method and equipment that you have.

Stay focused as I detail later in this article some of the best ground white coffee that you can buy.

Read: White coffee K cups

What Is A White Coffee Called?

Let’s be clear on the definition of white coffee here. I’m not referring to a regular coffee like a flat white or a latte or any black coffee drink with milk, cream, dairy or coffee whitener added.

I am specifically referring to white roasted coffee which is a very unique roast, the lightest of all light roasts.

Roasted at 162C (325F) and pulled before the first crack, it is the only coffee roast that is roasted before the first crack.

The resulting coffee beverage is sweet without the caramel notes and nutty.

Best Ground White Coffee Beans And Where To Buy Ground White Coffee

White coffee beans are far from regular coffee beans and due to their rarity they are incredibly hard to source, unless you live in China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore or Yemen where white coffee is popular.

Here is what I personally consider to be the best ground white coffee beans that you can buy online from their websites and get delivered to you.

As a side note, I have intentionally excluded the White coffee brands available in the Malay Peninsula as they are roasted in a slightly different way as they are roasted with palm oil margarine and a sprinkle of salt.

Read: Dutch Bros white coffee drinks

Wired Willey’s

This brand of white roasted coffee, Wired Willey’s, is a high-quality premium roast of gourmet quality.

Size options are:

• 16 Oz (480 grams).
• 32 Oz (960 grams).
• 4 pounds (1.81 kg).

All the white coffee sold by Wired Willey’s is preground white coffee as standard. The coffee is roasted, packed and then shipped to you.

This means that your coffee is freshly roasted and will be well within the peak flavor window which starts 3 days after roasting and lasts for a week after.

Abbey Roast – Ground And Whole Bean

Abbey Roast is a blessed white coffee from a roaster based in a Monastery in the South West of New Mexico.

They use Brazilian Arabica coffee beans which are then slow roasted with the temperature slowly incrementing to the required 325F (162C) for optimal nutty flavor without the caramelization of the sugars.

Their ground white coffee comes in the following grind sizes:

• Fine.
• Medium.
• Coarse.
• Whole Bean.

Size options are 12 Oz (360 grams) and 5 pound (2.26 Kg).

Read: What is white coffee?

Alaska Artisan Coffee – Pre-ground Only

An Artic coffee from the coldest part of America, Alaska and are one of the most experienced white coffee roasters, having roasted white coffee for over 20 years.

Sizes available are:

• 5 Oz (150 grams).
• 4 pounds (1.81 Kg)

The small 5 Oz is a loved taster, a sample size for you to find out if you like this coffee or not.

Poverty Bay Coffee Company White Tornado

Poverty Bay Coffee Company produces a very popular white coffee which is a must-try coffee. It has a lingering sweet taste and has a very mellow nutty flavor.

There is no information regarding their grind size other than it being a special grind size that is optimal for getting the full flavor from the beans.

Dutch Bros White Coffee K Cups

If all you have is a Keurig single serve coffee maker, fear not as Dutch Bros have white coffee K Cups, and very tasty ones that they frequently refer to as a half roast, which is a very common name for white roasted coffee.

K cups is perhaps the best way for an inexperienced home barista. Simply pop your K cup in your Keurig and brew it; let the machine take care of the process.

Let’s talk about how to brew your ground white coffee and make a truly enjoyable and very different coffee.

How To Brew White Coffee

White coffee is not complicated or difficult to brew but the method of brewing an espresso with them requires a bit of practice and an altered technique.

I’ll be clear, unlike a regular coffee, it is best enjoyed black, as a black coffee.

Yes! That is ironic, white coffee is best enjoyed black with no milk. If you must add milk or just a little splash, use almond milk as the flavor pairs well with the natural sweet nutty taste.

Let’s talk about white coffee and some popular brewing methods.

AeroPress And Moka Pot Brewing

Both a moka pot, a very popular brewing method in Southern Europe and Latin America and AeroPress, use pressure to brew their coffee and brew a reasonably good white roast.

With a moka pot for the best results you will need to brew your coffee using a 1:8 coffee to water ratio instead of the standard 1:10.

Heat your water to 70C (158F) and add it to your water chamber. Discard the first brew, and repeat the step and add water at 70C (158F).

With an AeroPress a metal disk filter will get you better results. Brew your coffee the way that you normally would, and allow a good preinfusion before your push down on your AeroPress.

Like a moka pot, you may need to discard the first brew and brew again with your coffee grounds.

White roasted coffee is easy to brew with, but can be awkward at the same time.

How To Make A White Espresso

A white espresso is easy to make. You must have a very fine coffee grind size and a home espresso machine.

Make it well, and you will have a white espresso coffee with a deep nutty flavor and rich body.

A white espresso is best enjoyed as it is, no milk added. While you can experiment and make a whole array of espresso based drinks, it is not advised as you will dilute the flavor considerably.

At most a splash of almond milk is enough.

With a white espresso I advise a slightly more focused coffee to water ratio of 1:1.5 rather than a standard 1:2.

For a single shot, use 20 grams of finely ground espresso.

Pull your shot and completely discard your first shot and then pull a second shot. The second shot has more flavor and is more enjoyable. The first is always weak and watery.

Frequently Asked Questions About Ground White Coffee

Is White Coffee The Same As Coffee With Milk?

In the vast majority of English-speaking nations like the United Kingdom, the term white coffee is in reference to a cup of coffee with milk, cream or some kind of dairy.

This same coffee may be called a light coffee, or coffee light in the United States, or a latte by coffee lovers.

This is not the same as what Asians, particularly South East Asians, know as white coffee. The white coffee there is a half roast, a very, very light roast that is lighter than a blonde roast. It is the only coffee that is roasted to before the first crack.

In Malaysia and Indonesia, white coffee is roasted with palm oil margarine and a dash of salt.

What Type Of Coffee Is White Coffee?

White coffee is a coffee that is roasted at a lower temperature and for a shorter period of time than a blonde roast, the next darkest roast.

The lower temperature and shorter period of time produces a nuttier and sweeter tasting coffee when compared to a traditional coffee.

Any coffee bean can be roasted this way, be robusta or arabica.

What Is British White Coffee?

As a British man, I can tell you exactly what a white coffee is, it is in the majority of cases it is instant coffee with milk with Nescafe being the most popular brand.

It’s a regular coffee served in all British homes. In some homes, a white coffee may be a drip coffee.

Can I Make White Coffee At Home?

Yes, brewing white coffee in your home is easy and can be brewed with a moka pot, AeroPress, or an espresso machine.

Prepare your coffee as you normally would. For an espresso and making espresso based drinks you must request that they are ground to an espresso grind size for you as you cannot grind them yourself.

White coffee beans are much harder and will break your home grinder. An industrial grinder must be used.

 Is White Coffee A Thing?

Yes, white coffee is a thing! You might know it as a half roast, golden coffee or golden roast. They are coffee beans that have been roasted to just before the first crack using a lower temperature and shorter time frame than a next light roasted coffee, a blonde roast.

You can request your local coffee roaster to roast to this point or get in on the home roasting revolution and roast your own coffee beans.

Can You Drink White Coffee?

Yes, white coffee is one of the healthiest coffee roasts due to the low temperature and short roasting time. There is more chlorogenic acid, a powerful antioxidant, and more nutrients in the beans than other roasts.

Can You Grind White Coffee?

You can only grind white coffee if you have an industrial grinder. The coffee beans are solid, denser and a lot harder than other beans and will likely break your coffee grinder – even if it is a stainless steel flat burr grinder.

Is White Coffee Real Coffee?

Yes,

white coffee is real coffee. It’s earthier and has more flavors from the origin than other roasts. It’s a style of coffee and coffee roast that has its origins in China.

Final Thoughts – Ground White Coffee

If you have read this far, you know all about ground white coffee, where to buy it and more importantly how to brew a great tasty cup of coffee using a variety of brewing techniques.

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