Coffee Guy Presents: How To Brew Coffee In A French Press

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[vexxan]

Came across your video.

Excellent instruction, you have it down to a science. Question, I have a french press that has the plunger screen made of metal but the plunger frame holding the screen is made of plastic.

With high temp water, will the plastic affect the taste?

[worldmixcoffees]

I've been using the kind you have for about three years with no noticeable "interference" from the plastic frame. If you are using fresh coffee in proper proportion, I think any subtle tainting by the plastic should be indistinguishable.

[jpickles]

What's fresh water? Do you mean filtered water? :) I like your background music.. very relaxing. You sure used a lot of pressure pushing the plunger down... next time just give it a stir at the end and the coffee will submerge. Makes it easier to plunge. Nice informative video. I enjoyed it.

[worldmixcoffees]

We use tap water at the roastery because it's very clean and flavorless, as water should be. I will however amend future videos to say, "filtered water". Thanks for watching!

[worldmixcoffees]

I needed to add a credit in the video and upload it again.

[SolarizeYourLife]

946 mL of water at 96°C

[markpianoman]

Here is a suggestion I read from someone else's video on here. After you pour the hot water over the grounds, set a saucer on top and brew for 3.5 minutes. Remove the saucer and use a couple tablespoons to remove as many of the grounds from the top before plunging. This allows the plunger to go down more easily AND reduces the grounds that the remaining cups of coffee will be standing in -- helps stop the continued brewing.

[klarinetta]

Then I take of the crust at the top and some of the foam and stir it a little and put a little bit more water to fill the pot(the bloom will sink). Then I plunge down very slowly without any resistance and enjoy a strong cup of coffee without any bitterness :)

[klarinetta]

What I do to get a really strong coffee without the bitterness is I use a grind somewhere between medium and coarse(depends also on coffee type and so on),use about 1/3 to 1/2 more coffee than is recommended. Pour 195-200°F hot water slowly over the coffee and put cup saucer over it(without stirring) and let it sit for 6-7 min.

[rtrxggg]

@worldmixcoffees the plastic still leaches chemicals into the water... kinda bad for your health.... just saying

[vexxan]

Thank you