If the water doesn’t taste right on its own, then your coffee will probably end up tasting off as well. Seek out a good water source before you start to brew your coffee. When brewing French Press coffee, you want the temperature to be just off a boil. This equates to 195-205 F or 90.5-96.1 C. For lighter roasts aim to be closer to 205 F.
Watery coffee is mainly the result of under-extraction. It means you didn’t extract enough flavors from the grounds to give your coffee life during the brewing process. But remember that this can be caused by various factors such as not using enough coffee to brew, using a wrong grind size, water temperature, etc.
A French Press uses a coarser grind than drip coffee. If the grind is too fine the coffee will taste bitter. If the grind is too coarse the coffee could taste weak. When it comes to grinding, a coffee drinker has two choices.
This gentle press method results in a cleaner cup of coffee. Another tip you can use if you want a cleaner cup is to scrape some or all of the coffee grounds from the top of the French Press before pressing down. Using a large spoon or two, remove the grounds on the top.
· Pour the coffee mixture over the cheesecloth or through the sieve very slowly until all of the liquid is drained. This is a concentrate, so you will need to add more water to make it palatable. I use a 3 to 1 ratio for my cold brew coffee, so 1/2 cup of cold filtered water to 1-1/2 cups of the cold brew concentrate, both poured over a tall …
Sugar Honey Iced Tea Ham Glaze. This has been the go-to ham glaze around our home for years because it has Southern flavor, and it is simple with just a few ingredients. The warm, sweet and spicy flavor profiles balance perfectly with the saltiness of the ham. Let’s talk about the 800-pound gorilla in the room.
· In the morning it’s my French Press of coffee. Later on, it’s water with lime, tea, or seltzer. Very occasionally I’ll allow myself a diet soda. I don’t have a lot of knickknacks, since clutter tends to stress me out more than inspire me. The only non-work item on my desk is a picture of my dad skiing.
· The Pleasure of the Poetic. I’m taking a bit of a chance with this one, but as I’ve been talking lately about the poetic possibility of photographs, I thought I’d make some further observations. I read a little poetry most mornings, coffee in hand, as I gather my wits for the day. Lately, it’s been Billy Collins, a two-term Poet …
French Press: I honestly just discovered this coffee tool and I can’t wait to use my french press soon. French press is so perfect for a dad who loves coffee or it can also help daddies out there to start their own homemade cold brew coffee business. It’s cool to think that it’s not only a gift but something to start making a profit adding …
· Jarnac pk 45,5 – Chaniers. Wednesday, 07.08.2019. 37 km and 5 locks. A short spin back to Jarnac gets us fresh bread. After this, as you can see from the figures above, we are trying to make a bit of a passage today.
· There, you have it. Here is what my brain is filled with these days, simmering with other personal struggles. I wonder if the society is just turning into a massive tv reality show where it’s all about creating a buzz, trolling, shouting louder than the rest of the group, embodying the dominant character role, or playing the one of the victim, unable to think, analyse, debate, …
My third and final component of my routine is when I have my morning coffee. I keep a small espresso cup and saucer aside for one of the Four Brothers, another one for The Goddess and one more for my Patron God. So when I’m ready to pour my own coffee from my French Press, I pour theirs first, and say a few simple words as I place it down.
· with my French vanilla-flavored coffee, whole milk, and syrup added to just the right medium brown never trying to keep it from overflowing down the sides and onto the counter i need more in the morning i always wipe it right up but he cannot understand why i do it in the first place life is messy i tell him. maybe i like to rile him make him …
· How Wole Soyinka, Chinua Achebe, Christopher Okigbo & Co were deceived by Britain, the CIA & MI16 to destroy African languages in literature. In 1945, the second world war ended, however, with that end began an ideological and geopolitical tussle between Western powers led by USA and its allies (supremacist, capitalists) versus Eastern powers led by …
