BUT it also makes a very loud high pitched beeping sounds both when it finishes brewing and when the hot plate turns off

The BEEP is ridiculously loud and should have a feature to turn it off.there are multiple settings for Bean Grind, however I feel like they all do the same.the coffee produced is good and

There is a loud beep when the coffee is done and a loud beep when it automatically turns off

It's an obnoxious beep, serves no purpose, and can disturb some sleeping person in the house.