coffee joy!
If you aren't in to coffee, read no further... also, if you simply don't love people raving about old schoolisms and the "old ways" of doing something... you probably should also not read on...
I have found the meaning of life in the coffee press. After several experiments, I turned it into a science... (otherwise, you'll wind up with coffee that tastes worse than if you percolated it) whereby I fill the pot with the water I'd want in it, then I pour it into a kettle and put it on high for 2 and a half minutes... pour it on three scoops of coffee... begin pressing after 2 mins, and then finish pressing by about 3 and a half minutes. It's working great for the coffee I have right now... and dude! It kicks arse when you can adjust the temp like that... the coffee has a little less acid since I steep at a lower temp (it's very easy for me to tell since I've had heartburn from coffee usually... so far, when I do the press right and keep it cooler, I don't have anywhere near the trouble that I did with espresso), and the coffee has this awesome flavor to it since I get more oils out of it...
Not only that, it punches a serious kick to it if you balance it right... seems that the caffeine tends to still come out a lot even if the acidity doesn't seem to rise... which I need to check and make sure that makes sense (chemically, I thought that caffeine might add to the acidity a bit)...
Anyhoo, AWESOME! but now I end up making my fam coffee all the time... everyone is freaking out because it was such a cheap aparatus. I think within the first two days of having it we've used it about.... seven to eight times? The new bag of coffee we got (this chocolate raspberry flavor is awesome) is almost completely done...
If you like to almost "cook" your coffee and enjoy messing around (the first few batches were nearly sacrificial and horrific... but then, I drank those... so no one knew) until you get it 'just right', then try this stuff out! the coffee presses are a lot cheaper than an espresso machine and I've gotten nearly the same caffeine overload (especially when you steep longer and add more heat... you just make the grinds a little larger so it doesn't get as bitter... and that means you'll need to get a good grinder or have a good 'trigger finger' for those portable, cheapo grinders).
Coffffeeeeeee powurrrrrr! *blast*
*dances around... bounces off walls... drives parents crazy*
WOOOOOOOOOOEEEEEEE!
I have found the meaning of life in the coffee press. After several experiments, I turned it into a science... (otherwise, you'll wind up with coffee that tastes worse than if you percolated it) whereby I fill the pot with the water I'd want in it, then I pour it into a kettle and put it on high for 2 and a half minutes... pour it on three scoops of coffee... begin pressing after 2 mins, and then finish pressing by about 3 and a half minutes. It's working great for the coffee I have right now... and dude! It kicks arse when you can adjust the temp like that... the coffee has a little less acid since I steep at a lower temp (it's very easy for me to tell since I've had heartburn from coffee usually... so far, when I do the press right and keep it cooler, I don't have anywhere near the trouble that I did with espresso), and the coffee has this awesome flavor to it since I get more oils out of it...
Not only that, it punches a serious kick to it if you balance it right... seems that the caffeine tends to still come out a lot even if the acidity doesn't seem to rise... which I need to check and make sure that makes sense (chemically, I thought that caffeine might add to the acidity a bit)...
Anyhoo, AWESOME! but now I end up making my fam coffee all the time... everyone is freaking out because it was such a cheap aparatus. I think within the first two days of having it we've used it about.... seven to eight times? The new bag of coffee we got (this chocolate raspberry flavor is awesome) is almost completely done...
If you like to almost "cook" your coffee and enjoy messing around (the first few batches were nearly sacrificial and horrific... but then, I drank those... so no one knew) until you get it 'just right', then try this stuff out! the coffee presses are a lot cheaper than an espresso machine and I've gotten nearly the same caffeine overload (especially when you steep longer and add more heat... you just make the grinds a little larger so it doesn't get as bitter... and that means you'll need to get a good grinder or have a good 'trigger finger' for those portable, cheapo grinders).
Coffffeeeeeee powurrrrrr! *blast*
*dances around... bounces off walls... drives parents crazy*
WOOOOOOOOOOEEEEEEE!