Would you like to make better
french press coffee every single time.Well follow our 10 easy tips today to
help you learn how to make better french press coffee with every brew.
Tip number one, always start with
fresh coffee beans make sure to check their expiration date order from a local
roaster if possible or make sure to check out your subscription store to get some
great coffee for your french press.
Tip number two, always grind your
coffee beans right before you brew to ensure that you get the absolute best
flavor out of your coffee.
Tip number three, always use the
proper grind for your coffee beans. You will want to use a great grinder to
grind your coffee such as a conical burr grinder. Don't use a grinder that has
blades that you would usually used for grinding spices and things like that. You
want to get a grind that is similar to coarse ground salt or even better bread
crumbs.
Tip number four find your coffee
to water ratio start with a baseline of about 7 grams of coffee, 24 ounces of
water. Seven grams is equal to about 1 tablespoon just like this mixing spoon
that I have right here. That's going to give you a great base line to start
with.
After that you can adjust your
coffee up or down depending on the flavor that you would like. If you want a
fuller body flavor you can use more coffee. And if you like a little bit
lighter flavor go ahead and use less coffee.
Tip Number five, use good quality
water. Remember coffee is mostly water, don't use reverse osmosis or distilled
water. Those minerals are important in getting the flavor of your coffee just
right.
Tip number six, always use the
right temperature water you're going to want to use. That's about 195 degrees -
205 degrees Fahrenheit and don't use boiling water. and you should have
thermometer to be able to measure your water temperature. But If you do not
have a thermometer, boil some water and then leave it sitting for about one to
two minutes. It will be just the right temperature to give you a great brew.
And a bonus tip, if you would
like to get less bitter coffee go ahead and use the lower temperature water. Use
behind 95 degrees Fahrenheit and also lessen your brew time from about four
minutes 23 minutes. And we will mention some more information about that in one
of our next tips.
Tip number seven, pre-heat your
french press and your mug for about one minute before brewing this is important
because this will keep your coffee hotter longer and in our tests a preheated
french press and mug will typically yield coffee that's going to be about 10
degrees hotter on average that means coffee that's going to be hotter longer
and after all who likes warm coffee.
Tip number eight, brew for four
minutes if you want a great cup of french press coffee. If you would like your
coffee to be a little less bitter, brew for about three minutes but no less. And
always do not brew for any more than five minutes.
Tip number nine, don't let your coffee sit in your french press
especially on a hot plate. This is just going to over 'extract the flavor and
it's going to give you bitter coffee. That's just simply not going to taste
good transfer your brewed coffee to a thermal carafe. So, that you can always
make sure that you're able to enjoy all of your french press coffee, and you
won't throw away as much at the same time.
And finally tip number ten, always
clean your french press after each use. And you'll want to check out our article
that will show you just how you can do that with fast and easy tips
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tips with your French press coffee loving friends. They're going to love you
even more with the tips that we give you here at coffeana.blogspot.com.
