Next up, the beans you use when making coffee in a French Press play a huge role in how the end product will taste.
Whilst this may sound obvious, opting for a coffee bean roasted on the darker side will allow the French Press to open up the dark, earthy and more savoury tasting notes that darker roasts have to offer, whereas a lighter roast with a more delicate or subtle flavour profile runs the risk of getting lost in the slow immersion brewing process.
I like using a medium to coarse grind size that’s slightly larger than what you’d use for a V60 or Aeropress, but not as coarse as what you’d use for cold brew coffee for example.
Make sure not to plunge and disturb the bed of coffee settled on the bottom of your French Press Carafe, as this will send fines flying into your cup and give you that horrible silt at the end of your drink.
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