Most days recently are French Press days. It just matters what happens to the coffee after the brewing. Do I consume it hot and black? Or poured over ice and slightly diluted. Step one is to grind the coffee, hopefully in your own burr grinder, grind the coffee coarse. Finer ground coffee is for espresso and other methods of brewing. Below you see about 4 servings of coffee. I have a 34 oz french press, and after some trial and error, I found that makes about 4 mugs of coffee. Next up, put the coffee into the carafe If you grind the coffee too finely you will get lots of sediment in your coffee. and no one wants gravel in their coffee. The benefit of the French Press that I use is that it has a double screen, so it filters out all but the smallest of particles. The next step is to boil the water. Usually, you want your water at 210 degrees Fahrenheit. so the easiest way to get there is to boil the water, 212 degrees, and let it sit for a couple of seconds to cool down. Pour slowly over the ground, making sure you hit […]