How to Make Coffee at Home - French Press and Peet's

[waseem1173]

man you're really anal about this stuff, i just make mine and drink it. Plain and simple.

[radbcc]

Uhh, when you make coffee in your own place and not in your parent's kitchen, then let us know...

[basbas63]

I like coffee.. i am addicted to it..

i make my coffee with an 10 euro coffee machine..

i grind the beans with an very very old hand grinder..

it works great.. and the coffee machine was cheaper than any french press i could find! and the coffee taste about as good to be fair.. one point.. i need 2 times more beans per cup in the machine to get the same taste so i might end up spending more but it is easyer to do...

[markg204]

you say HALF AND HALF and etc ruins the taste but if you put anything into a french press coffee you ruin the taste. period

[mattattack007]

A lesson on internet decency to some of the commentors here: If you wouldn't say it to the person's face, then don't write it in a comment.

[brixtcio]

you know nothing about coffee ugly idiot

[ksacool]

Try some Proper Turkish Coffee and you will never regret that ! It's one of the oldest method to make coffee even before espresso :)

[JohnyMitten]

I work at a coffee shop... the best temperature is 140... 160 if you want it extra hot. No hotter... it ruins the taste.

[FreshtoDeath90]

damm you sound like you had a little too much coffee..ur hyper as fuck lol

[carnivalwrkr2005]

It's Keurig machines for me...

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[2009kblo]

starbucks rock

pirillo you are a fucking fag

[zerojazdy]

Good info but, you're going through all the trouble of making a good cup and you're killing it with cream. Can't agree, still good info.

Cheers!

[okrabay]

how many oz. of coffee should you use per OZ. of water?

[idahochas]

nobody has sent you their beans....fag. you're a fucking nobody. in fact, you look like the steroetypical child fondler. so is drinking coffee out of a paper cup like sucking a shank with a condom on? you just prefer it that way....ha ha ha.

[FoundationsofPause]

@idahochas as I'm drinking my morning coffee your comment makes me laugh.

[bigwhey]

What is wrong with heating the water in the microwave???

[zerojazdy]

@bigwhey

It changes the molecular structure, not good!

[Amebixfan]

Had Peet's when I was down in Washington. Its not that great. Certainly not as good as BC Coffee (Kicking Horse and Salt Spring come to mind)

[AvailableGuides]

Hey this video has alot of views. You guys should give my " how to make cofee " guide a look =]

[ItsQuiteSimple]

i just made a coffee video earlier today :D simple coffee shit

[gabepowderwindham]

People who have commented about drip is better than french press... you are not at fault here. this guy is an idiot. You either do not have a developed pallet or your weight and steep was wrong, which is not your fault if you followed this retard's instruction.

[gabepowderwindham]

OK now, I've been a competetive barista for six years, and you are polluting coffee education. remove this video from youtube. You are killing the consumers idea of the french press. Go to a freaking workshop before you educate people on coffee, you jackass!

[gabepowderwindham]

I would like to personally bash everything you have just told people in this video. First of all, you disregard proper weight and grind in this video. And you do bring water to a boil and let it simmer to 185 degrees F. But wait, I've got more crap to call you out on.

[ButtPoopWiggle]

Yeah, you are a coffee geek.

[rhettnyedotorg]

blind + blind = this crap

[BuckeyeSparky]

I just got a french press for Christmas because of this video. I am now a believer it doesn't taste a lot better then the drip machine that I have.

[TOMATNOSCE]

Last time I bought Petes was at the store, a Major Dikenson's Blend. Tasted bad, I mean like tar with bitter water. Something went wrong with the quality control. I am reluctant to purchase another Pete's blend. And I am a Petes fan from a past life.

[musicmaker111]

@TOMATNOSCE it's peet's

[kiepskipolak]

10 mins to make coffe thats wrong

[keithpetro]

Tim Hortons coffee isn't fast food, its brilliant. Timmy's is in Canada ONLY!

[kiepskipolak]

TASTERS CHOICE ROCKS

[BuckeyeSparky]

No theres Tim Hortons in the States too....theres Hortons all over planet lol

[keithpetro]

Really? Didn't know that. Tim Horton was a Canadian though... and it's Canadian run...

[dual85]

im sorry but Starbucks is the best coffee EVER

[woohog1]

I actually walked into a starbucks at the atlanta airport and ordered a cup of "black coffee" the teeny bopper behind the counter looked like she just crapped a brick. and said um is that like expresso, cappucino or what? I looked at her and said no no no just black coffee, she then said oh lemme find out if we can make that, she came back and said that no one there knows how to make black coffee. Moral of the story, Starbucks employees in general are idiots, Make your own!!!

[mizterd99]

@woohog1 Are you sure? Every Starbucks I've ever been to has at least two containers of regular black coffee right behind them at the register. I get black coffee 99% of the time I go there.

Oh well, good luck making your own coffee at the airport in Atlanta.

[druust92]

im sorry but i have to second that. i dont even know what its called but vanilla caramel coffee mmmmm

[STLredbirds1]

fooge

[fngrsk8r105]

starbucks main blend is way to dark....it tastes as black as asphalt......lol

[yaymzzz]

i find that after you stir the grinds, stick the whole french press unit in the microwave and nuke it for about 5 minutes, for the perfect blend

[runescapefreax]

i have no idea why i just watched that....

[NiKvW]

me neither haha!

[jmurray01]

i like nescafe gold coffee that u just pour into the cup. its good

please dont hate me for not using peets! :)

[iMartger]

when the ground coffee starts to fall its good

[DanMorgan98]

Lie. Peet's coffee shops do make coffee in a press, dumbass.

[DanMorgan98]

This guy doesnt know how to make coffee in a press. He fucking stirred it. What an idiot.

[legify4mod]

You stir it so the grounds get soaked, then you let it sit. Idiot.

[DanMorgan98]

No you fucking don't, you fucking Pleb. You make sure that you saturate all of the grounds as you pour the hot water into the press. Learn to fucking brew coffee, moron.

[nonayabeesnas]

@legify4mod yes, because you are a coffee expert.

[jimbobification]

i like coffee and a smoke at the same time

[ChristopherLucky]

French Press by far. I love coffee!

[pr0n3]

uuhh...pre-ground?  Great coffee making method, bad execution on the bean buying. good whole beans + good burr grinder + coffee press = good coffee.

[Pilsnerk0rv]

I usually buy coffee from the gas station :P

[woottanggang]

you lost any credibility you had when you pulled out a bag of pre-ground beans.

You sir need to learn what real coffee tastes like and then you can act like you know what your talking about.

[vipleather]

Why do you use pre ground. A knowledgeable man like you should know better.

Invest in a grinder

[jbpohd]

Thanks for the demo. Paper cups are wasteful, though.

[jimbobification]

yes but its less harmful to the enviroment than using plastic cups,

[twochaudio]

good job I was getting tired of my 10 cup coffee maker So I started looking for other ways ,,But after an hour at it now im lost ..Now I just pour the hot H2O from a pan into my C. maker and watch it run over the beans because i know that the C maker will only get to 180 deg.

[pebbles18x]

LOOKS GOOD !~!!

[CorneliusSneedley]

Shaken vs.stirred, cream vs. no cream, brand of beans, these are all personal preferences. However, if you buy pre-ground beans you are by definition using stale coffee after you've had them a couple of days. Also, the coffee should not be left in the press, but should be poured into an appropriate container. If left in the press, it will continue to steep and leach bitterness out of the beans. The longer it is left in the press, the more bitter the coffee. A vacuum carafe does nicely for this.

[volure1]

yup french press blend it better but slower

[sogey1]

Does this guy resemble Jeff Buckley?look at his lips and small eyes.

[samuel4511]

yeah my girlfriend loves coffee she loves dunkin donuts for some reasona dn she always get the great pone and i save the cups cause i love it to but i like my own home amde but yeah i like the 22 ounce coffee and my girl just gets tons of it she broguht home 5 great ones yesterday and she and her 4 friendds all drank coffee and i was left with my own brew and i love making coffee i am told that i make wonderful coffee so yeah. Dunkin donuts great one cup ftw

[kurtzrepublican]

try roasting your own :) it's deliouse.

[tutorialparadise1]

I use what's called a Cafetera, thats the italian name, I don't know the english name. You put water in it along with the ground coffee, put it on the stove and when it boils it brews the coffee for you perfectly. That's my routine!

[saminuranus]

dont make that face

[mywytefeet]

You bash Starbucks yet you support Peet's...doesn't make sense. They both equally mass produce shitty coffee. Find a local roaster and taste real coffee.

[Movzhuru]

great video! we keep seeing the face of the dude, but not what he is actually doing. Brilliant!

[Nocturne06]

Dude, the only way to drink REAL coffee is to drink it black - no sugar, no milk, no creme, no BS! Just black! And you don't use "a wooden chopstick", you have to let it blend naturally, so gently shake the press. You were good with the pouring (pour / shake / pour) I drink about 5-10 deciliters of coffee pr. day and I always make it at home..:)

Enjoy!

[snoopyflick]

Peets coffee= overroasted, still respect him though.

Pre warm the pot

[ZEDROGANA]

ice coffe is lovely its realy refreshing my trick it to have brita filterd water boiled slightly with brown or white sugar until desolved then placed in ice cube freezing blocks then frozen, then add all your frozen sugar & water blocks into a glass while pouring coffee into it, mix it with a spoon to seperate it out then add warm cream

[mskerripa]

i l0veeeeeeeeeeeeee coffeeee

[ZEDROGANA]

if you dont want cream or milk simpley blend the coffee and sugar & water blocks together and add a little bit of briter filterd water to slightley fill it up more.

[steakmittens]

thanks a lot! I was having issues with my press....just now realizing it was the grind....I actually picked up my press for 1.99 and it was the best two-dollar investment i've ever made! the quality is astounding, and i'll never go back to fast food coffee....

HEAVY CREAM!! woo-hoo~!!

[curiousgeorge555]

And isn't that a shame! every st. corner...

...ruining the landscape of America.

I agree..we need more Peet's but it takes a while to build a biz. They are not in debt and they work with their own capital so they can only expand at a certain rate.

Peace.

cg555

[megadeth22885]

holy NERD

[curiousgeorge555]

Peet's is hands down the best coffee one can get. Starsucks is just that compared. RIP Al

Peet.

[Phewy]

Raise a glass in memory of Alfred Peet, the Father of Specialty Coffee.

[sabhsgirl]

I think what i am making is much moree better!

[MattJones1418]

wasn't this guy on tv back in the day?.... lol

[Commanderbullet]

yes he was check blooper chris pirillo.. you can see he did tv ;)

[porkotube]

i would like to drink your milk

[ryleeryno]

ummm... Why don't you get a decent burr grinder and grind the coffee 1 minute before brewing. That makes the biggest difference in flavor instead of buying preground "stale" coffee.

Oh yeah. This video was unnecessarily long too.  All can be explained in less than 1 minute.

[RickyTomatoes]

I just had my first cup of Peet's Major Dickason blend and all I can say is "Wow."

Simply amazing...a bold, earthy flavour with a nice clean finish.

[Green4321]

For me, nothing compares to Peet's "Sulawesi-Kalosi", made with a gold foil filter. The gold filters are also relatively inexpensive, and with care can last forever. Sulawesi-Kalosi costs a bit more, but is worth it... Complex but never bitter.

[musicnyman]

learned a lot from this! thanks! i was doing it wrong all along!

[pandepinaysal]

awesome! yayy for peets.. i work there! try Ethiopian supernatural its coming out real soon!

[funfeit]

What are your thoughts on Seattle's Best Coffee?

I just purchased the Tassimo from Braun and it uses the pod system. The cool thing is that the pods have a barcode on it and tells the machine what your going to brew. Thus it set's the amount of water, Duration of Brew Very High tech. The French press is two old fashion for me :-) The Tassimo would look great on your desk

[Sodzo]

For an 8 cup press, you need .12 oz of coffee ground for a french press. Hopes that out for your measuring!

[ugoogalee]

how come we cant make chris's videos fullscreen?

[bedaman10]

uber uber fatty cream. what brand of french press do u guys use?

[CoffeehouseSchmuck]

2 questions

how much does a cup of Peets cost

and when Chris goes on a coffee run does he pick up more than one cup?

[RickyTomatoes]

It's PEET'S not Pete's.

[ImNotOk123]

wow 8.17 r u invisible

[vishwasV]

lol.!

[nikonluva959]

I drink Tea..... :D

[blackboy12]

thanx

[Nikiaf]

the trick to making good coffee at home is a quality coffee machine. i have a Saeco brand Espresso maker, and it makes very good tasting coffee. also grinding the beans yourself just before you make it enhances the taste as well :)

[stevecouncil]

I buy Starbucks, but it isnt the same when you make it at home. I am going to try Pete's as I've heard from others that this is the best. I heard Dunkin Donuts coffee is good as well. Anyone try making this at home?

[boylebongo]

why not reheat coffee in a microwave? It's convenient!

[88luda88]

just buy a coffee machine thn u get 12 cups in 8-10 mins

[hectorbambino]

i dont like coffee as much as i like chocolate i just love chocolate for CHRIStmas

[anfonyl]

Coffee smells great but tastes like crap!

Pepsi FTW!

[BladeAssault]

i agree with u actually.. it does smell good, but (for me) i hate the taste. and i dont agree with "pepsi ftw" lol. pepsi and coke are very unhealthy. :P

[isherwood91]

I'm drinking Pete's now (iced coffee)

[f22312]

i love your vids

[AirlineCentral]

I really love petes when I went to seattle once! Love petes!!!

[CrazyCooling]

also coffe and chocolate milk

[CrazyCooling]

maxwellhouse and coffee machine does me good but i like tim's most of the time...

[xox1011]

this was recorded a while ago I remember watching it live

[lennarttrouborst]

ya, as you can see at the top of the video, it was recorded on december 5th, 2007

[xox1011]

I know

[DMGaina]

I hate coffee...

[kevaughanshiu]

i drink hot chocolate (age:14)

[WillThePlank]

ill keep this in mind if Chris ever comes to visit

[Snatchier]

I use "Carte Noire Cafe, Arabica Exclusif" in a French Press, Black, But i went one further i drink it in France.

[kevnca]

I do exactly as you say. I buy Peets coffee and I bough a Bodem french press. Excellent coffee!

[almvideos2]

were do u get peates coffe

[Colonelc81]

Theres a Pumphreys shop in Newcastle (UK) in the Grainger Market with a HUGE selection of coffee. Infact I bought small packs of coffee as gifts for several friends.

[RickyTomatoes]

I use a Bialetti Mukka Express at home which makes awesome cappuccino's, latte's every time <3

French presses are perfect for just regular coffee.

[owen0334]

Does anybody else think Chris spends too much time on coffee? ...lol. I've just got other stuff to worry about.

[PhydeWice]

I make an iced coffe, black with sugar, before I leave for work.

[AZNGoSu]

I like Latte

[ToxicUH]

We have a cappuccino, latte combi maker....it's nice but I still prefer the good old press!

I'm not addicted to coffee I just drink it all the time......I'm in denial :(

[gibax]

Last comment! Eh... surely not.

[Mikel4321]

I prefer Indian tea to coffee.

[Swazi88]

yea Chris Really loves his Coffee. not that i can blame him. Java makes my world go round in the morning.

[sutty6]

I Drink Tea.

[dephyantskate]

well at least make it worthwhile

[mohawow]

Totally different environment

Big change bro.

VERY NICE..................thanksss­s