Small coffee shop in Alba, Italy
I let my French press simmer for 20 minutes, as recommended by James Hoffman, but only when I bought properly grinded coffee.
Edit: I just saw the video again and he said 4 + 5 to 8 minutes for a 30gm of coffee and 500gm of water. I usually do the double and maybe for that I was also doubling the time? Lmao, have been so many years doing it like this that I was sure was the way he said it should be done.
Coffee grinded for French press is really big, it needs a lot of time to extract the flavors, and after 20 minutes the temperature is just right.
Simmering means you’re probably putting it on a stove top trying to keep it just below boiling temp for 20 minutes.
Is that what you’re really doing? Or are you steeping?
Is there a big difference in flavor here? I grind my own beans fairly coarsely then brew for 4-5 minutes at 200°F and that seems pretty ideal.
I’d worry it wouldn’t be quite hot enough after waiting 10-20 minutes and the coffee tastes quite flavorful the way I do it, but I’d give it a try! What do you feel is properly grounded coffee for French Press?
