Despite this fun origin story the patent of the french press coffee maker actually came from the italians.
Press pot coffee recipe.
To make with drip coffee.
Announcing the new aeropress go travel coffee press.
This recipe is for the 4 cup 17 oz french press coffee maker also known as a press pot which makes 2 small mugs of coffee.
Let hot water steep over coarsely ground coffee for 3 4 minutes before pressing down the filter and serving.
The secret is all in the grind.
110 grams or twice the weight of the coffee.
Add hot milk to taste.
Also known as a press pot or melior the french press is a simple way to make a rich delicious cup of coffee.
Give the french press a quick swirl and then wait 30 seconds.
Discard hot water and place the french press on your scale.
Don 8217 t press down yet but allow the coffee to steep for approximately 4 minutes depending on desired strength the longer it steeps the stronger the coffee p p 160 p p after the coffee has steeped hold the lid with one hand and using slow steady pressure depress the plunger keeping the rod upright.
A cylindrical pot with a plunger and built in filter screen that presses hot water through ground coffee.
A regular blade grinder like this one is perfectly good for grinding coffee beans for a drip machine and other methods but a french press relies on having very evenly sized grains of coffee and they need to be relatively big.
Put lid on pot and brew 4 minutes.
The aeropress go gives you all the great brewing capabilities of the original aeropress and fuels an active lifestyle by packing up neatly in its own mug for delicious coffee anywhere you go.
Add coffee grounds and then zero out or tare your scale.
Smaller sized grains will get through the filter creating a sediment in your cup and also get over extracted making your coffee bitter.
The french press is a low tech portable coffee brewing method.
Brew coffee and stir in spices and molasses.
Double everything and follow the same process for the 8 cup 34 oz version.
Choose medium with uniformity and consistency throughout.
Press plunger and pour coffee into large cup.
Put all ingredients except water and milk into a 12 oz.
That s the simple beauty of the french press method of choice for many all over the world creating an earthy rich taste in your daily cup of coffee.
Stir with chopstick or handle of wooden spoon.