I haven’t had coffee in over 6 years. Got a French press and decided to finally give it a try. Followed your recipe exactly and now I’m enjoying a delicious cup of coffee! Not bitter at all like I remember it being. Thank you!
I got a French Press yesterday for Father's Day, and I found this video very helpful. It is informative and to the point also very professional. In addition to the Bodum French Press, ,my son also got me the Krups adjustable Burr grinder, and the Bonavita gooseneck kettle. And, some organic Ethiopia Chelbessa whole bean fresh roasted coffee from Kickapoo Coffee Roasters. I think I made a nearly perfect cup of French Press coffee. Thanks for your help!
@@oliviab4266 poor sports and people in a bad mood need to go to a different youtube video, how to ruin everyone's day, diy. It will give you all the steps.
The coffee is PERFECT, thank you! And for everyone saying this takes too long, the whole process takes just a few minutes and it is totally worth it :).
yeah the entire video of him slowly explaining it was 4 minutes, it’s even quicker when you’re actually making it. i even leave some time to bloom my grounds and it’s still only about a minute of hands on work
I love how everyone is complaining about the time it takes but everything here has a proper reason behind it. And it really isn't that hard to do, if you're boiling water do that while you grind your beans, that saves time. Then, it's as simple as pouring in the grounds and adding the water. When 4 minutes have passed, press and serve immediately to get the grounds out of contact with the coffee you will be drinking.
Never had a French press in my life. I got curious during the pandemic. Hit a few learning curbs and gave in and asked my son. He's was a barista and manager at Macciatto's. Basically I needed the measurements and time to sit. Like this video lol. What a difference.
Lol, hopefully it was just a typo, but it's "learning curve" but I can see where hitting a literal curb would sound like that's what people mean as well.
Here's a tip for not getting any "Grinds" in your coffee. Once I pour the water in I wait a full 4 mins, then stir a bit and let sit for another 5-8 mins. Then when you use your plunger NEVER push it fully to the bottom. Rather just press it a tad under (1 inch) from the top and pour from there. If you press it all the way down you will stir up the grinds once again and you'll get a poor cup of coffee.
Don’t forget while stirring to remove the foam and floating coffee grounds, it’ll also remove most of the unique oils from the beans that you get retain using FP but this helps there be less grounds and gives your coffee more clarity. This cupping/ “Hoffman” method is usually for lighter roasts anyway so clarity and fruity taste should be prioritized over it being full body and thicker consistency. For dark roast just stick to regular FP method tbh.
I used to make French press coffee until I was tired of buying glass presses because of breaking them often. I just ordered a 1 liter kettle for the stove, a stainless French press 12 oz and Lavazzo coffee to start enjoying this method of brewing again; I'm so sick of Keurig coffee that I splurged this evening on the new coffee gear. I had to look up a reminder on how to make this again. Thanks for the tips, it's all come back to me now. I like 4-6 oz cups of coffee, I'm not a quantity drinker (like I used to be) so now I'll concentrate on quality.
I make French press coffee every weekend but my question is after I pour the first 2 cups for my wife and I, I pour the remainder in a stainless steel carafe and it never taste as good as the first 2 cups. Should I leave it in the French press instead?
Try pouring the excess through a paper filter. The fine particulate in the liquid will keep brewing and can change the flavor of the coffee. If you remove those particles, you might be able to retain the flavor.
I like to pour the water in stages. About 1/4 of the water required at first to make a coffee slurry. I let that sit and stew for a few minutes then add the remaining water.
a few minutes before adding the rest of water? doesn't make sense... your temp will be too cool. I add 1/4 of the water, mix, give it 30s, and pour the rest, wait ~3.5m, plunge, pour.
@@callum5733 In what universe was this video in any way "snobby"? James Hoffman is British, to many Americans that automatically makes him come off as snobby; I don't think that myself, but still...
Why not stirring at the beginning? I've found that stirring as soon as all the water is in results in a better extracted cup. But the best recipe for me is the one from James. 4 mins steep, stirr, 5 more minutes untouched.
Why would you need a goose-neck kettle to pour hot water into a French press? For pour-over brewing - wherein the gradual introduction and even distribution of liquid are important - sure; but, in a press, you literally are quickly pouring water over grounds, helping to ensure agitation of the latter.
I was taught to soak the coffee in a shallow layer of hot, not boiling, water for 30 seconds, and _then_ add the rest of the water for 3,5-4 minutes. I’m curious: What is the reason for (not) including this step?
i thought about this a bit and letting the grinds bloom doesn't make sense to me, because the grinds are sitting in water anyway. They will do the bloom thing during the normal process anyway. I think it's more for pour over where you let it blom first so that when you pour the rest of the water the bloom part is out of the way.
You're thinking of percolation (pour-overs) where the blooming process is essential. No point in blooming with a french press since this is an immersion. If you add a little bit of water in the beginning or go to your full capacity brew, doesn't matter....the grounds are going to get soaked either way.
What is the benefit of using a french press over using any other jar/utensil for mixing coffee powder with hot water and later filter out the coffee particles with a strainer ?
Jar works perfectly fine, just possibly not as convienent...I always use jar for cold brew...personal preference. Coffee is all about you, unlike most things today. Enjoy!
Get $30 french press. Use any ole kettle. Grind beans. Put in press. Put in hot water. Wait. Press. Pour. Trial and error until you figured it out. No need to get fancy shit. Fresh beans are critical though. Taste Burnt? Water too hot. Taste bitter? Too small grind. Too weak? Grind too coarse, steep time too small, too little coffee. Trial and error depending on bean type and freshness. Change one thing everything else must change to compensate.
I used to have a hand grinder (lost it when I moved), and had the setting perfect. Did this exact thing. Never changed my settings. Took me a day or so to get my my brew right, but after that, was easy to execute
@@LaggyLuke i've no idea, but a guess would be to maybe keep the grounds from sticking to the walls of the glass? either way, my freshly ground coffee would stick to the wall from the static so wet or dry, they stick, and I just pour the water to get them off, anyway !
Great video, thanks! I got a question if you don’t mind, when I pour the hot water before putting the beans to heat the glass. Do I take the water out again before I put the coffee in or a leave that little hot water inside? Thanks a lot
Hi! I have been using instant coffee till now and I am thinking of trying "real" coffee for the first time and I really wanted to try French Press....but my question is that......When I make my coffee with instant coffee I use 1 tablespoon of coffee, one tablespoon of sugar then pour 1/4 cup boiling water and mix the it to form a sort of paste and then I add skimmed milk......and I like milk in my coffee....but I can't figure out how will it work french press method...how can I add milk to my coffee (if its even possible)
Could be tricky. Best place to start is making the coffee first but using less water so it's a stronger brew and then adding the milk afterward. The more milk you use, the less water. But really it sounds like you should be making espresso for a latte, that sounds closest to your instant method. Maybe just try the French Press method though - you might not need the milk :-)
Also, there is no difference in taste between tap water and filtered water. Anyone that says they're getting so much more out of their coffee because they do these steps to the letter is full of shit.
This is our second K-Classic. We had our first one for many years, so when we had to replace it, we wanted nothing else but this exact th-cam.com/users/postUgkxBrV-RbF5Nk0Rlt9i15aao-YMzqzTG8Vf model. We use it for about three people everyday in the morning. The taste and quick brew is one of the reasons we like it so much. There are so many choices of brands of coffee that we would grab what was on sale and test the different brands from there. I would definitely recommend trying different brands of coffee to find the ones you like the most because there are brands that quite frankly taste horrible.
My coffee tasted a little burnt but I didn’t use boiling water also I just had enough for one cup so 8oz and 3 Tbs of ground coffee, idk what I did wrong ?
All this trouble to make coffee!! Some people have too much time on their hands!! Me, i just boil sufficient water in my kettle put one tablespoon of Arabic ground coffee into french press. Add boiled water. Leave for 5mins. Push plunger gently to bottom, pour into cup, enjoy Simple as that!!?
Wait, what? Boiling water isn't hot enough to scorch the beans. They're roasted at temperatures in well in excess of 300 degrees Fahrenheit. Not only that the water will cool below boiling as soon as it touches the room temperature beans.
oh also, I use 20grams of coffee to 355grams of water, but I lose like 50grams of water when I pour it in my mug, any idea why? It doesnt happen when I use my pour over :/ so I assume its because the grounds in fp absorb water?
you really don't need a gooseneck kettle for french press. Also, pre-ground coffee has been vacuum sealed. It's perfectly fine to use. also, not enough slo-mo
@@tylertompkins474 it does but it's all I use since I just buy it at the store. As you push the plunger down if it gets difficult to push, raise it a little and start pushing down again, keep doing that till you finish plunging and it will work fine.
I wouldn't call it perfect, because everyone has there ideal of PERFECT! Let just call it like it is: His way of making a French Press of Coffee! Any Coffee video will bring out the "You did this or that wrong People" ! What he presented is a general get started guide (except don't break the curt at 2 minutes) if you do I would just lower the plunger to for he ground under water (if that's what you want)! There no PERFECT WAY, and NEVER will be! People will cry and whine about this and that.. no matter what! Fresh Roasted beans,,, use only after 3 to 4 days out of the Roaster! Been roasting for 20 years, nothing taste good to me out of the Roaster....., the beans have to REST and degas for a few day in my humble opinion ! But, I sure your Biddy does it different and know allot about Roasting, but doesn't have a Roaster etc., Good guide line for people starting out with the FP, but the breaking of the CRUST is a NO-NO in my world!
Lighter the coffee. More the heartburn or GERD. Would recommend to stick with darker coffees in the long haul to avoid those issues in the future. Darker the better.
Mina’s got the right idea. Whatshisname who made this vid’s just trying to look like he knows something you don’t know unless he tells ya how to know it.
For some reason I HATE anything but dark roast. In fact, the only coffee I consistently like is considered garbage by coffee snobs (Sbux French Roast), Also, that fancy gooseneck kettle is so far from necessary. I boil the water in a normal e. kettle, sometimes decant to let cool a bit and then pour in my press and give he grinds a good stir.
@@USATODAYLife I'll have to take your word for it, seems like too much effort for me to be perfectly honest. But maybe you could shed some light on how this coffee would compare to what I'm drinking which is some kind of medium roast, pre ground but a bit on the premium side, brewed in a moccamaster. Not a huge coffee drinker to be fair, but I can absolutely appreciate the craft of these more meticulous ways of brewing coffee.
Do whatever works best for you, your routine and your flavor preference. You certainly don't have to use a french press but if you want to, these are the steps for that. You could also try the pour over method as well. It does seem like a lot of extra steps and overly precise but once you do it a few times, it's fairly routine and straight forward. The 1 thing you probably should do is switch to grinding your own beans. Preground is a little easier and more convenient but you lose a lot of flavor and aromatics. Try grinding your own beans and see if that makes a difference for you. The best thing is to experiment and try out new methods and techniques. The more you play around, the more you discover what you like and what you don't like.
@@bluemystic7501 says me. I said I shouldn't, which is true, to make a good cup of coffee you shouldn't have to and don't have to :) if you tasted my coffee you'd love it :)
It looks/sounds like a lot but once you get the steps down, it's a pretty smooth rhythm and doesn't take long. Yes, it's more steps than a Keurig but not an overwhelming amount.
Of course. It’s more than just a coffee. It’s a ritual (as well as brewing with chemex). You need to do this to calm yourself down and just enjoy the processs and clear your head.
And remember that if you get even one of these details wrong, you are worth noticeably less as an intelligent and deserving human being. I don't get right numerous details found in this video, but my self-prepared French-pressed coffee (dark roast/French Roast) is delicious every time.
Put ground coffee in the press, 3 good spoons, add water, wait, wait, press down, pour enjoy... hipsters are trying to making it an art form & it’s ruining coffee...
8m sorry but, even when it comes to cooking, if EVERY DAMN STEP IS MEASURED TO THE EXACT AMOUNT then I will not taste the best and will be, stale (can't think of the right word). Really, eyeballing it and havimg each measured step a BIT off makes it perfect. If you have trouble eye balling things, 5hen yes, go ahead and measure but after a few times, you SHOILD be able to eyeball things and again, it will be even BETTER if things ARE NOT 109% correct and precise
I haven’t had coffee in over 6 years. Got a French press and decided to finally give it a try. Followed your recipe exactly and now I’m enjoying a delicious cup of coffee! Not bitter at all like I remember it being. Thank you!
you bought the grinder etc.?
I got a French Press yesterday for Father's Day, and I found this video very helpful. It is informative and to the point also very professional. In addition to the Bodum French Press, ,my son also got me the Krups adjustable Burr grinder, and the Bonavita gooseneck kettle. And, some organic Ethiopia Chelbessa whole bean fresh roasted coffee from Kickapoo Coffee Roasters. I think I made a nearly perfect cup of French Press coffee. Thanks for your help!
That's awesome, thanks for sharing! Hope it tastes great!
Nobody asked what you got for your birthday.
@@oliviab4266 u sound like fun
@@oliviab4266 poor sports and people in a bad mood need to go to a different youtube video, how to ruin everyone's day, diy. It will give you all the steps.
The coffee is PERFECT, thank you! And for everyone saying this takes too long, the whole process takes just a few minutes and it is totally worth it :).
Great to hear!
One could say you were...@@USATODAYLife.
I'll see myself out.
Only if you don't have kids. No one has time for all of this nonsense.
yeah the entire video of him slowly explaining it was 4 minutes, it’s even quicker when you’re actually making it. i even leave some time to bloom my grounds and it’s still only about a minute of hands on work
I love how everyone is complaining about the time it takes but everything here has a proper reason behind it. And it really isn't that hard to do, if you're boiling water do that while you grind your beans, that saves time. Then, it's as simple as pouring in the grounds and adding the water. When 4 minutes have passed, press and serve immediately to get the grounds out of contact with the coffee you will be drinking.
Having grown up in a family where my parents drank Taster's Choice every day I can really appreciate your comment
Never had a French press in my life. I got curious during the pandemic. Hit a few learning curbs and gave in and asked my son. He's was a barista and manager at Macciatto's. Basically I needed the measurements and time to sit. Like this video lol. What a difference.
Lol, hopefully it was just a typo, but it's "learning curve" but I can see where hitting a literal curb would sound like that's what people mean as well.
@@Eli_B3000 it's my stupid predictive texts. Does my head in lol
@@Sijaylightening I hear you, mine does that.
Here's a tip for not getting any "Grinds" in your coffee. Once I pour the water in I wait a full 4 mins, then stir a bit and let sit for another 5-8 mins. Then when you use your plunger NEVER push it fully to the bottom. Rather just press it a tad under (1 inch) from the top and pour from there. If you press it all the way down you will stir up the grinds once again and you'll get a poor cup of coffee.
James Hoffman
Don’t forget while stirring to remove the foam and floating coffee grounds, it’ll also remove most of the unique oils from the beans that you get retain using FP but this helps there be less grounds and gives your coffee more clarity. This cupping/ “Hoffman” method is usually for lighter roasts anyway so clarity and fruity taste should be prioritized over it being full body and thicker consistency. For dark roast just stick to regular FP method tbh.
@@joshL28 Understood. Thank you.
Perfect!! Thank you for the step-by-step to the same excellent cup of coffee every single time! ❤
So I found a local roaster and ended up getting my feelings hurt... He didn’t even mention anything about coffee. 😤
Marty DeLeon hahah I get it
Hahahaha thanks for the laugh!
@@_Diditee_ Take his garbage and dump it illegally.
That gooseneck kettle makin me feel some kinda way
i only have the smart kettle and a willingness to get some coffee and a hopeful experience with a french press like five years ago
I just realized what I was doing wrong that made my coffee taste so light. Thanks for the tips!
Mikey Yuangu what exactly were you doing wrong?
@@divyamgoel6629 he forgot to add the grinds in the press.’
That background music was everything!!! 😊😊😊
... love the music you used👌😎
Damn it i just wanna drink coffee!
Exactly i can stop laughing lmao😂
Coffee! You can sleep when you're dead! ☕😃
Hey 👋
Could you guys relay the coffee to water measurements in cup and tablespoon increments please! Don’t currently have scales to hand..
Thx
Currently enjoying a great cup of coffee! ^_^ Thanks so much for uploading this!
3 tablespoons of coffee beans or the ground?
If its the ground, how many tablespoons of ground to water :) ?
Thanks
I used to make French press coffee until I was tired of buying glass presses because of breaking them often. I just ordered a 1 liter kettle for the stove, a stainless French press 12 oz and Lavazzo coffee to start enjoying this method of brewing again; I'm so sick of Keurig coffee that I splurged this evening on the new coffee gear. I had to look up a reminder on how to make this again. Thanks for the tips, it's all come back to me now. I like 4-6 oz cups of coffee, I'm not a quantity drinker (like I used to be) so now I'll concentrate on quality.
Loved the guide. Thanks
Used the same ratio Nd It’s actually pretty good
I make French press coffee every weekend but my question is after I pour the first 2 cups for my wife and I, I pour the remainder in a stainless steel carafe and it never taste as good as the first 2 cups. Should I leave it in the French press instead?
Try pouring the excess through a paper filter. The fine particulate in the liquid will keep brewing and can change the flavor of the coffee. If you remove those particles, you might be able to retain the flavor.
Thank you for telling tbsp per oz
Where can i find that beautiful measuring cup?
I like to pour the water in stages. About 1/4 of the water required at first to make a coffee slurry. I let that sit and stew for a few minutes then add the remaining water.
a few minutes before adding the rest of water? doesn't make sense... your temp will be too cool. I add 1/4 of the water, mix, give it 30s, and pour the rest, wait ~3.5m, plunge, pour.
I quit this has to be a sponsored post. I cant buy all this stuff I just have a simple ikea coffee press
I'd recommend James Hoffman's French Press technique - no snobbery from James and a lot of knowledge.
@@callum5733 In what universe was this video in any way "snobby"? James Hoffman is British, to many Americans that automatically makes him come off as snobby; I don't think that myself, but still...
@@callum5733 true
@@callum5733 I like James Hoffman and he does have some great tips and tricks in the coffee game, but I would label him as snobby lol
You could use a filter, or purchase a different French Press. The Espro Press is fantastic.
Why not stirring at the beginning? I've found that stirring as soon as all the water is in results in a better extracted cup. But the best recipe for me is the one from James. 4 mins steep, stirr, 5 more minutes untouched.
Doesn´t matter how i perfectly make the steps one after another, the coffee out of a french press always tastes a big like watered-down good coffee.
Then you're not using enough coffee. For one cup, try using 20-25gr of coffee per 300ml.
no matter how much coffee you add.. as long as you get the 1:15 ratio then your coffee is good
At what elevation are you boiling water though?
This is really well made video.
I agree.
Awesome video
Thanks a bunch
Why would you need a goose-neck kettle to pour hot water into a French press? For pour-over brewing - wherein the gradual introduction and even distribution of liquid are important - sure; but, in a press, you literally are quickly pouring water over grounds, helping to ensure agitation of the latter.
I was taught to soak the coffee in a shallow layer of hot, not boiling, water for 30 seconds, and _then_ add the rest of the water for 3,5-4 minutes. I’m curious: What is the reason for (not) including this step?
i thought about this a bit and letting the grinds bloom doesn't make sense to me, because the grinds are sitting in water anyway. They will do the bloom thing during the normal process anyway. I think it's more for pour over where you let it blom first so that when you pour the rest of the water the bloom part is out of the way.
I'm wondering the same thing
You're thinking of percolation (pour-overs) where the blooming process is essential. No point in blooming with a french press since this is an immersion. If you add a little bit of water in the beginning or go to your full capacity brew, doesn't matter....the grounds are going to get soaked either way.
Thank you.
What is the benefit of using a french press over using any other jar/utensil for mixing coffee powder with hot water and later filter out the coffee particles with a strainer ?
Jar works perfectly fine, just possibly not as convienent...I always use jar for cold brew...personal preference. Coffee is all about you, unlike most things today. Enjoy!
Wow
single serving coffee measurement pls
That kettle is beautiful. What brand?
It is the bodum gooseneck kettle
Excellent tutorial!
Get $30 french press. Use any ole kettle. Grind beans. Put in press. Put in hot water. Wait. Press. Pour. Trial and error until you figured it out. No need to get fancy shit. Fresh beans are critical though. Taste Burnt? Water too hot. Taste bitter? Too small grind. Too weak? Grind too coarse, steep time too small, too little coffee. Trial and error depending on bean type and freshness. Change one thing everything else must change to compensate.
I think the point of this video is skip trial and error and get it right the first time lol
What’s fancy about consistency and measurement?
I used to have a hand grinder (lost it when I moved), and had the setting perfect. Did this exact thing. Never changed my settings. Took me a day or so to get my my brew right, but after that, was easy to execute
My only difference: I pour the hot water from the modem into my waiting cup no cooled down coffee!
Let me check with Mr. Hoffman to make sure this is all correct. 😄
Anyone know the song used in this video?
perfect video!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it, subscribe for more :D
What about water from Fiji?!!!!
Yes
i only use the best water from natural street puddles in indonesia
You didn't dry the glass. Aren't you supposed to dry the glass before pouring in the grounds?
He didn't show it, but he did.
What difference would it make? I'm a newbie
@@LaggyLuke i've no idea, but a guess would be to maybe keep the grounds from sticking to the walls of the glass? either way, my freshly ground coffee would stick to the wall from the static so wet or dry, they stick, and I just pour the water to get them off, anyway !
Great video, thanks! I got a question if you don’t mind, when I pour the hot water before putting the beans to heat the glass. Do I take the water out again before I put the coffee in or a leave that little hot water inside? Thanks a lot
Pour it out, it's just to warm up the glass to a higher starting temperature but you don't want to use that water for the actual brew.
@@USATODAYLife Or pour the still-hot water into coffee cups to preheat them for that perfect cup of coffee!
Hi!
I have been using instant coffee till now and I am thinking of trying "real" coffee for the first time and I really wanted to try French Press....but my question is that......When I make my coffee with instant coffee I use 1 tablespoon of coffee, one tablespoon of sugar then pour 1/4 cup boiling water and mix the it to form a sort of paste and then I add skimmed milk......and I like milk in my coffee....but I can't figure out how will it work french press method...how can I add milk to my coffee (if its even possible)
Could be tricky. Best place to start is making the coffee first but using less water so it's a stronger brew and then adding the milk afterward. The more milk you use, the less water. But really it sounds like you should be making espresso for a latte, that sounds closest to your instant method.
Maybe just try the French Press method though - you might not need the milk :-)
You can't 'scorch' coffee grounds... The beans have been roasted already at much higher temperatures.
Also, there is no difference in taste between tap water and filtered water. Anyone that says they're getting so much more out of their coffee because they do these steps to the letter is full of shit.
This is our second K-Classic. We had our first one for many years, so when we had to replace it, we wanted nothing else but this exact th-cam.com/users/postUgkxBrV-RbF5Nk0Rlt9i15aao-YMzqzTG8Vf model. We use it for about three people everyday in the morning. The taste and quick brew is one of the reasons we like it so much. There are so many choices of brands of coffee that we would grab what was on sale and test the different brands from there. I would definitely recommend trying different brands of coffee to find the ones you like the most because there are brands that quite frankly taste horrible.
Thx alot but i disagree to open da press after 2 mins.
1:15 mean 1 part of coffee and 14 parts of water! Not 1 of coffee and 15 of water
My coffee tasted a little burnt but I didn’t use boiling water also I just had enough for one cup so 8oz and 3 Tbs of ground coffee, idk what I did wrong ?
I guess you used dark roasted coffee which has coal like smell, try with light roasted coffee , i am sure you will like it
Boiling water will not scorch your coffee lol😂 they roast the beans at 400 degrees bro
The Coffee nerd market is very less actual science and a lot of bullshit...
This uses so much coffee and does not seem cost-effective. It tastes good but your cup of coffee is about 3.00, made a home.
All this trouble to make coffee!! Some people have too much time on their hands!!
Me, i just boil sufficient water in my kettle put one tablespoon of Arabic ground coffee into french press. Add boiled water. Leave for 5mins. Push plunger gently to bottom, pour into cup, enjoy
Simple as that!!?
2:25 wrong
Wait, what? Boiling water isn't hot enough to scorch the beans. They're roasted at temperatures in well in excess of 300 degrees Fahrenheit. Not only that the water will cool below boiling as soon as it touches the room temperature beans.
Shhhhh, you're going to upset the coffee snobs with facts.
scorched is code word for over extraction which leads to a bitter taste.
1:15 is disgusting, at least for me, way too bitter...
I prefer 1:17, for every brew method I use
oh also, I use 20grams of coffee to 355grams of water, but I lose like 50grams of water when I pour it in my mug, any idea why?
It doesnt happen when I use my pour over :/ so I assume its because the grounds in fp absorb water?
@@cheshire_ yep exactly.
sand.... soil... more like bark. or gravel. got you. jk great vid thanks!
you really don't need a gooseneck kettle for french press. Also, pre-ground coffee has been vacuum sealed. It's perfectly fine to use.
also, not enough slo-mo
Pre ground is too fine , though. I’ve used it before and it makes it hard to even press down the plunger after brewing.
@@tylertompkins474 it does but it's all I use since I just buy it at the store. As you push the plunger down if it gets difficult to push, raise it a little and start pushing down again, keep doing that till you finish plunging and it will work fine.
Dear American friends:
Why you make all things hard !?
French coffee is more easily than this video!🤗
there are lots of ways. I'm confused
I’m tired of grams… I only measure in freedoms per Eagle
I wouldn't call it perfect, because everyone has there ideal of PERFECT! Let just call it like it is: His way of making a French Press of Coffee! Any Coffee video will bring out the "You did this or that wrong People" ! What he presented is a general get started guide (except don't break the curt at 2 minutes) if you do I would just lower the plunger to for he ground under water (if that's what you want)! There no PERFECT WAY, and NEVER will be! People will cry and whine about this and that.. no matter what! Fresh Roasted beans,,, use only after 3 to 4 days out of the Roaster! Been roasting for 20 years, nothing taste good to me out of the Roaster....., the beans have to REST and degas for a few day in my humble opinion ! But, I sure your Biddy does it different and know allot about Roasting, but doesn't have a Roaster etc., Good guide line for people starting out with the FP, but the breaking of the CRUST is a NO-NO in my world!
I hear pressing thr plunger all thr way down is a bad move
Lighter the coffee. More the heartburn or GERD. Would recommend to stick with darker coffees in the long haul to avoid those issues in the future. Darker the better.
What kind of psycho measures water in grams???
Clearly you failed chemistry class
Everybody except Americans (USA)!😃
Mina’s got the right idea. Whatshisname who made this vid’s just trying to look like he knows something you don’t know unless he tells ya how to know it.
I hope this isn't long and drawn out!
Well, how was it for you? Long and drawn out?
You haven't done the
can someone just fucking say 1 cup or 1/4 cup of water to _____ Instead of making me fiddlefuck for 3 hours to figure out what the measurements are
Right?
My dumb ass had to use google to convert the measurements lol
Ok screw this ..im getting a container of instant coffee .
😆 I’m using the sock version...Central American version
Making coffee in a French press is not this complicated.
For some reason I HATE anything but dark roast. In fact, the only coffee I consistently like is considered garbage by coffee snobs (Sbux French Roast), Also, that fancy gooseneck kettle is so far from necessary. I boil the water in a normal e. kettle, sometimes decant to let cool a bit and then pour in my press and give he grinds a good stir.
damn I wish people started using normal scales rather than ''farenheit, stones, foot, galons'' stuff.
Agree. Dark roast coffee tastes horrible.
No ! Pushing the press is a bad idea. It makes the coffee more bitter. .
If you don't push the press its just a glass container. Lol.
How
do you expect people do do mathematics before their
first coffe of a day
How to make hipster coffee
the Perfect hipster coffee :)
@@USATODAYLife I'll have to take your word for it, seems like too much effort for me to be perfectly honest. But maybe you could shed some light on how this coffee would compare to what I'm drinking which is some kind of medium roast, pre ground but a bit on the premium side, brewed in a moccamaster. Not a huge coffee drinker to be fair, but I can absolutely appreciate the craft of these more meticulous ways of brewing coffee.
Do whatever works best for you, your routine and your flavor preference. You certainly don't have to use a french press but if you want to, these are the steps for that. You could also try the pour over method as well. It does seem like a lot of extra steps and overly precise but once you do it a few times, it's fairly routine and straight forward. The 1 thing you probably should do is switch to grinding your own beans. Preground is a little easier and more convenient but you lose a lot of flavor and aromatics. Try grinding your own beans and see if that makes a difference for you. The best thing is to experiment and try out new methods and techniques. The more you play around, the more you discover what you like and what you don't like.
@@USATODAYLife Alright cool, thanks for taking the time to reply in such detail.
Of course! No problem
I shouldn't have to buy a food scale to make coffee
Says who? If you want consistent, repeatable results, you definitely need a food scale.
@@bluemystic7501 says me. I said I shouldn't, which is true, to make a good cup of coffee you shouldn't have to and don't have to :) if you tasted my coffee you'd love it :)
@@Mocha-Cloud Well let's have a taste test. I'll bring mine, you bring yours. Let the best cup win :)
Boiling water does not burn coffee lol
It actually cooks the coffee prematurely affecting the taste.
Question: What kind of idiot would use Fahrenheit instead of Centigrade?
Oohhh I see the name of the channel now. USA! Sorry for my question now I understand.
This is all BS. James Hoffman has the perfect recipe. This is just a well shot 'minimalist video'.
What is a french press? Is that some sort of sex move er som'm?
Too complicated...when I get up in the morning I am not up to this much work...
A lot of what he said can be done it parallel with each other. Also you can prepare rest of your breakfast during those 4 minutes
People actually have time in the day to do all this for a cup of coffee?
It looks/sounds like a lot but once you get the steps down, it's a pretty smooth rhythm and doesn't take long. Yes, it's more steps than a Keurig but not an overwhelming amount.
Of course. It’s more than just a coffee. It’s a ritual (as well as brewing with chemex). You need to do this to calm yourself down and just enjoy the processs and clear your head.
Oh man, screw all this crap
I'm stickin with my k- cups
And remember that if you get even one of these details wrong, you are worth noticeably less as an intelligent and deserving human being. I don't get right numerous details found in this video, but my self-prepared French-pressed coffee (dark roast/French Roast) is delicious every time.
Put ground coffee in the press, 3 good spoons, add water, wait, wait, press down, pour enjoy... hipsters are trying to making it an art form & it’s ruining coffee...
I'M ONLY 1 MINUTE IN AND ALREADY KNOW I'LL NEVER BE BUYING ONE OF THESE.
I'LL STICK WITH MY KEURIG. AIN'T NOBODY GOT TIME FOR THIS SHIT.
And yet you have time to post how you don't have time. ;)
8m sorry but, even when it comes to cooking, if EVERY DAMN STEP IS MEASURED TO THE EXACT AMOUNT then I will not taste the best and will be, stale (can't think of the right word).
Really, eyeballing it and havimg each measured step a BIT off makes it perfect. If you have trouble eye balling things, 5hen yes, go ahead and measure but after a few times, you SHOILD be able to eyeball things and again, it will be even BETTER if things ARE NOT 109% correct and precise
or buy tim hortons
CHEAPER BETTER EASYER PRESSE by Bobble French Coffee Press I HAD ONE FOR 10 YEARS NO PROBLEMS wheelchair CLEANER CUPSSSSSSS larry