10 Tips for Making Better French Press Coffee

Would you like to make better French press coffee every single time ?

We'll 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 French press coffee dot com to get some great coffee for your French press tip number two , always grind your coffee beans right before you brew to ensure sure that you get the absolute best flavor out of your coffee .

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Number three , always use the proper grind for your coffee beans .

You'll wanna use a great grinder to grind your coffee such as a conical be grinder .

Don't use a grinder that has blades that you would usually use 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 g of coffee to four ounces of water and 7 g is equal to about one tablespoon just like this mixing spoon that I have right here .

That's going to give you a great baseline to start with .

After that , you can just your coffee up or down , depending on the flavor that you , that you would like .

If you want a fuller body flavor , you can use more coffee if you like a little bit lighter flavor .

Go ahead and use less tip 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 .

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Tip number six , always use the right temperature water .

You're going to want to use water .

That's about 195 degrees to 205 °F .

And don't use boiling water if you do not have a thermometer and you should have one to be able to measure your water temperature .

But if you don't boil some water and then leave it sitting for about 1 to 2 minutes , it will be just the right temperature to give you a grape brew and bonus tip .

If you would like to get less bitter coffee , go ahead and use the lower temperature water used by 100 and 95 °F and also lessen your brew time from about four minutes to three minutes .

And we'll mention some more information about that in one of our next tips .

Tip number seven , preheat 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 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 , always do not brew for any more than five minutes .

Tip 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 and coffee .

That's just simply not going to taste good .

Transfer your brewed coffee to a thermal cara 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 10 , always clean your French press after each use and you'll want to check out our video hack that will show you just how you can do that with fast and easy tips .

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