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Tips To Improve The Taste Of Your Coffee Press Brew

Making coffee with a coffee press is one the easiest ways to get an exceptional cup of coffee. All would agree that it takes some practice to make that exceptional cup of coffee, no matter how good a coffee machine or beans you have. The coffee press or French press or press pot, as it is popularly known, needs to be helped along a little to give you your perfect cup of coffee.

The Secret To The Best Coffee Press Brew

First of all you need to pay attention to the quality of the water you use. The water needs to taste good when drunk plain from the source. If it is not, do not use it for making coffee, as the coffee would not taste good. For the best cup of coffee you need to have a source of good tasting water or your efforts would be in vain.

The next important point to take into consideration is the brewing temperature which needs to be just short of boiling. How do you get that perfect temperature with your coffee press? There is a simple yet fool proof method that has been tested and tried – let the water just reach boiling temperature and as soon as you see it catch the first boil, remove it from the plate and keep it down for about ten seconds. This is the exact temperature for the perfect cup of coffee.

The third important ingredient is the coffee itself. Coffee is a perishable item which can lose its flavor rapidly; for example, coffee that is kept for more than ten days would never give you a healthy flavor, it is best to use the ground coffee within three days. Have your beans roasted just before you want your cup of coffee, then grind them and use your coffee press - the result would be a magic elixir.

The fourth important tip is about the size of the ground coffee. You need to get the size of the ground beans just right, if it is too fine you would get a bitter taste in the coffee and if you leave it too coarse there would be no strength in your brew. You need to have your own grinder, as getting your coffee ground in a roaster (or any other place) would weaken the flavor of your coffee in no time. The ground beans should be the size of the letters on a quarter – may be a bit more, but not less.

There are two or things you need to consider for that perfect cup of coffee. One is the sleep time – which should be between three and four minutes and the other is the dosage of coffee you use. According to experts, you would get the best taste when you add one rounded tablespoon of coffee (ground as mentioned earlier) to a four ounce cup of water. You could always start here and then adjust it to your personal taste.