The Coffee Thread • Page 8

With French press does it matter the speed in which you press? Is it better to go slower.

 

I'm no expert but the one I have sort of regulates its own speed and you have to use a decent amount of pressure to get it to press at all. Pretty sure the grind, water temp, and time you let it steep has more of an effect than how you press, but I could definitely be wrong!

 

i don't believe the plunger speed affects taste. the brewing/extraction occurs naturally when the hot water hits the grounds, the press is just to prevent the grounds from pouring out with the coffee. to that point, you can get french presses where you place the the grounds on top of the strainer, which then retracts into the lid, so the grounds are separate from the coffee and don't continue to extract like they would if you left the grounds pressed in the bottom of the carafe with the coffee still in there.

so, i plunge slowly to minimize grounds passing through, but it's not anything for taste, it's for the physical grounds.

 

Speed of the plunge shouldn't have too much of an effect on extraction. Technically it's a form of agitation, though I would think it would be a somewhat negligible amount. However, you can use the plunge to help determine if grind size is where it should be (in addition to taste of course). Little to no resistance may mean the grind is too coarse, where as too much resistance could mean the grind is too fine/too many fines present. All that said, I don't use a French press regularly so I could be full of shit.

 

I think you're totally right on those things being more of a factor.

 

Alright, I know for French press you don’t grind as long, I usually so 12 seconds, I read 20 but it’s way too ground up when i do it that long.

 

Just picked up a venti Christmas frap, did not need this thing at all. 50 g of sugar, 420 calories, 21 g of fat.

 

Dutch Bros and those bottled Starbucks Fraps are basically all I need.

 

I have discovered a new Stumptown on the walk to the train from my girlfriend's apartment. This is dangerous.

 

I am glad there is a coffee thread! I am looking at getting an American Press. Any thoughts?

 

Just got myself an Aeropress. I love this thing.

 

I have one. It’s great! Let me know what you think.

 

I got the mini porlex grinder for Christmas so I can finally grind my own beans! I also decided to sign up for a MistoBox subscription which I'm super excited about. Not sure if anyone has experience with them, but basically you tell them your roast preference and some other info, and they'll choose a new roast to send you every month (or every two weeks, depending on how quickly you go through coffee). You can also just choose your roasts, if you already know what you want. But for someone like me who's never bought their own beans before, I figured it'd be a good way to try a bunch of different stuff. And then you rate them as you try them, and that'll inform their future picks for you. If anyone else is interested, my referral code will get both of us $10 off: http://mbox.coffee/Q5I3

(I literally just signed up yesterday so I can't really say how satisfied I am yet, but I'm looking forward to it.)

 

I used to grind my own beans but most grinders arent sophisticated enough to do certain drips. On top of that it’s messy and time consuming. I use a French Press and I finally found a great local coffee place 5 minutes from me that sells Intellagenstia coffee out of NYC and when I buy a bag, they grind it for whatever you need.

 

just found a sweet local coffee roaster that sells cold press-ready grounds at the local grocery store

 

peace coffee?

 

City Girl out of Duluth.

 

Was in California for a few days last month and was able to bring home a bag of Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf coffeebeans. Haven't had it in almost a decade, really. Excited to have some on deck at home!

 

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Maybe this is faux pas, but I'm addicted to these:

 

Never had one but Starbucks has started jocking it so it must be good.

 

Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf is a small chain in CA. Used to be one in NYC but it closed. Live in MA, so it was exciting for me to have it again, haha.

 

it's definitely the best packaged espresso beverage I've had. They have other flavors which are great too, like mocha and vanilla and some are made with coconut milk. The seasonal pumpkin spice flavor was awful, but everything else has been good. I like the triple the best for its strength. They're all slightly sweet, but not too much.

 

Nah I like these a lot. The vanilla is my favorite even though I’m normally a chocolate guy.

I’m kinda over cold brew but their “Pure Black” is really good. My favorite of all the packaged coffee drinks.

 

oh wow I didn't know that existed. Their pure black & white looks good as well.