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  • #16
    Re: Best brewing methods

    Hay! I figured at least one of you would have been on here. Nice to meet you

    I used about 14g (roughly) of Estate to about 220-ish mL of water. I had the idea that Im basically trying to slow how quick the water passes through the coffee so I ended up fitting a Harris filter into the bottom. I still think the grind should be finer but it made a difference to the strength overall.

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    • #17
      Re: Best brewing methods

      New Bean,

      Try steeping it in the plunger first, then after about 40 seconds to a minute, pouring it into the swissgold filter. That way you dont need to rely on grind size to slow the drainage.

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      • #18
        Re: Best brewing methods

        A little late, but for great coffee, reasonable price, and ease of use I recommend either a French press (which you already seem to have bought) or an AeroPress.  French press makes my favorite cup of coffee, but you cant beat the versatility of an AeroPress.

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        • #19
          Re: Best brewing methods

          Ill give steeping a go next try, thanks.

          I saw the AeroPress but I was guided in the direction of the other methods over it. I wouldnt mind trying one cause it looks interesting but probably not till I get a grinder.

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          • #20
            Re: Best brewing methods

            The Aeropress was my fav for quite sometime. Then came Syphon and then pour over. Love them all as they all are quite different in the cup. Had a pretty decent go at plunger following several very experienced peoples advice and also my own mucking around but just dont like plunger, but thats just me.

            Keep reading and playing thats the only way

            Chris

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            • #21
              Re: Best brewing methods

              Im liking the plunger best out of what I have at the moment but getting a grinder will give me a lot more scope and messing around ability. Definitely looking forward to it!

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              • #22
                Re: Best brewing methods

                Yes definitely get a grinder, freshly ground, fresh beans make all the difference. not nearly as much as which process you use.
                All processes make poor coffee if beans are not fresh, and if they are pre-ground.

                You might also like to revisit your filter machine after you get your grinder,
                I found that my cheapy filter machine worked quite well IF I ran the water through once then added the coffee and ran the water through again, since the water was already heated the first time, the second run would get it closer to optimum temperature, as it was definitely too cold the first time through.
                (Alternative might be to pre-heat water in microwave or kettle, then run it through the filter machine, as long as you dont boil it first)
                Oh and dont forget if using filter paper, to wet it first to reduce the paper taste)

                Bullitt

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                • #23
                  Re: Best brewing methods

                  Ooooh, thats a good idea! Id have never thought of that.

                  Im looking forward to getting a grinder (finally) but I can already see that its not going to be long after that before I want to roast my own beans. Its already annoying buying them all the time.

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