• Zachariah@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    Also French press (this one) here. It’s great for hot coffee, but I prefer to use it for cold brew. Course grind and let it sit in there for almost a day at room temperature (I put either plastic wrap or an upside down plate to avoids surprise ingredients). Then plunge and pour into a cup for drinking and a storage container for the fridge.

    Mostly Xubuntu but also SteamOS and EndeavourOS with KDE Plasma DE.

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      Does it affect the taste too much if you put the top on with the plunge down just a little bit? That’s what I usually do when doing cofe, but then it’s just five minutes so probably doesn’t affect as much.

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        Imho: Be generous with the amount of coffe, don’t let it sit but very slowly start pressing almost right away.

        Gives a rich flavor low in bitterness but high in caffeine.

        I also use espresso beans for this technique just because it tastes better for me.

        Side note: personally I prefer this coffee with a generous amount of (this is not) milk

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        I haven’t tested the taste doing it that way. I didn’t think it was a good idea to have the metal soak in it both because of taste but more importantly because of any damage it might do to the metal soaking for so long. I could just be superstitious though. I do put the pot on immediately when doing hot brew.