Ok, I am experimenting with good coffee beans and I am attempting to make flavorful coffee in a French Press. I use 2 tablespoons of beans, ground for the press, for each 6 oz. and let it brew for about 6-8 min. However, the coffee tastes more like coffee flavored water than coffee! I tried more coffee, time, etc. but no luck.
What I don't understand is that Star$$$ uses a large drip unit for their coffee and it tastes much better!
Thanks
Couple of things. You say 2 tablespoons of beans. Are you measuring beans and then grinding? Measure out 2 Tb of ground coffee per 6 oz. of water. Bring the water to just below the boil, 195 - 205 degrees. Pour half the water into the press. Give the it a stir. Add the rest of the water. Set your timer for exactly 4 minutes, no more no less. At 4 minutes press down the plunger.
But more important than all this, what are you using to brew? By that I mean how fresh are the beans you grind? When you first add water to the coffee does it foam up at all? If it doesn't, your beans are stale. Assuming the beans were fresh when you bought them, they have a shelf life of no more than 2 weeks once opened.
Richard
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