The French press also known as cafetiere or coffee plunger is probably the most underrated method of brewing coffee.
Its cheap easy, repeatable and just about everyone has one at home
Considering its name it seems somewhat surprising to discover got the most familiar version of French press was invented by an Italian called Attilio Calimani in 1929 however very similar freeware had been work on first by two Frenchmen in in 1852
A French press is an infusion brewer. With most methods of brewing coffee the water passes through the grounds. Here the water and coffee steep together, which help produce a more uniform extraction. The other relatively unique aspects of a French press is the way that it filters grounds from the brewing liquid :by using a metal mesh, more of the non-soluble material from the coffee gets into the cup. The advantage of this is you get a little of coffee oil and some tiny suspended pieces of coffee in the cup, which gives the resulting brew a bigger, richer body and texture.
The disadvantage is what puts many people off the French press: the sludge. At the bottom of the cup you will often find a reasonable quantity of silty particles of coffee that (if accidentally drunk) are quite unpleasant and sandy in the mouth. The brewing method opposite is designed to achieve a great brew with the minimum amount of sludge
It requires a little more work and patience but you will be rewarded with a great cup of coffee that will give you easy access to all the unique flavours and characteristics of the bean
The French Press method
75gr/l
We recommend slightly higher ratio of coffee to water when using an infusion brewer if you want to produce a brew with a strength similar to pour over brewer.
Grind: medium/ caster sugar (super fine)
Many people grind their beans very coarsely when brewing in a French press, but we don't think this is necessary unless your grinder produces a lot of very fine pieces and your brews quickly turn bitter.
Step by step
1, Grind coffee just before you start brewing
2, Boil a kettle of freshwater
3, Put the ground coffee in the French press
4, Pour the correct amount of water relatively quickly and try to get all the coffee wet
5, Leave the coffee to steep for four minutes (During this time the coffee will float to the top to form a crust like layer)
6, After four minutes take a large spoon and stir the crust at the top. this will cause most of the coffee to fall to the bottom of the brewer
7, A little foam and some floating grounds will remain on the top. Use a spoon to scoop them off and discard them
8, Wait another 5 minutes. The coffee would be too hot to drink anyway, and leaving it in the Brewer allows more and more of the coffee row and fine particles to sink to the bottom
9, Place the mesh plunger In the top of the beaker, but do not plunge. Plunging will create turbulence which will stir up all the silty coffee at the bottom of the pot.
10, Pour the coffee slowly through the mesh into the cups. Until you get close to the bottom, this liquid will have very little silt in it. If you can assist pouring out the very last bit you will end up with a delicious flavourful brew of coffee that has very little silt
11, Allow the coffee to cool in the cups a little, then enjoy
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