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Naturally Sweet French Press
Better home coffee is naturally sweet, mild and creamy.
To make naturally sweet French press coffee at home, we customize our bean blends with naturally sweet coffee beans from mountain plantations in Brazil, Honduras and Vietnam, specifically for your French press.
We use Italian coffee roasting with extended caramelization to develop coffee bean sweetness and we custom grind to have your French press coffee maker extract naturally sweet, mild and creamy home coffee.
Mild & Creamy French Press
Better Home Coffee is naturally sweet, mild, and creamy. At Peak Flavor Coffee, we personalize each individual order to perfectly fit your home coffee maker.
For your French press coffee maker, we customize coffee grinds, so that the cafetiere can extract more natural coffee oils from our bean blend. Our French press coffee grinds are coarse with an estimated 1050 microns average.
As a result of customizing specifically for French press, your home coffee will contain caramel, honey, and vanilla notes after steeping.
French Press: Better Home Coffee
The French press, also known as the cafetiere or coffee plunger, is probably the most underrated method of brewing better home coffee. According to Statista, only 4% of households use a French Press or Cafetiere as their regular home coffee maker. French press coffee is good value for money, easy to repeat with quality results, and just about everyone has a coffee plunger at home.
Your French Press Coffee maker determines the flavor and strength of your home coffee by dissolving and extracting coffee grinds. Different home coffee makers employ different coffee extraction methods. French Press Coffee uses steeping and needs a naturally sweet, coarse coffee grind to deliver abundant coffee bloom and rich texture. Only a fresh roast leads to abundant coffee bloom.
At Peak Flavor, we make it easy to brew the perfect French Press coffee by providing the best coffee to fit your French Press. We select a naturally sweet custom coffee bean blend and apply Italian style coffee roasting to extend caramelization. Important for French press is the custom coffee grind which needs to be coarse for best French Press coffee. We define French press coarseness for our coffee bean selection as 1050 microns or 18 on the Guatamala, burr grinding scale. As with all of our home coffee, we guarantee delivery of the fresh French Press roast within 8 days of the roast date, so you can indulge in French Press coffee when it reaches best or Peak Flavor.
French Press Coffee Extraction
A French press is an infusion or steeping brewer. With most methods of brewing coffee, water passes through a bed of coffee grinds. In a French Press coffee maker, however, water and coffee steep together for some 3-4 minutes to produce a more uniform extraction.
The other unique aspect of the French Press is the way that it filters the coffee grinds from the brewing liquid: by using a metal mesh plunger. Due to the relatively large holes in the mesh, more of the non-soluble material from the coffee grinds gets into the cup. As a result of the metal mesh, you get some of the flavor rich, natural coffee oils in your cup. together with some tiny, suspended pieces of coffee your French press coffee will be richer in body and texture as compared to other home coffee makers.
I drink French Press Coffee every morning and absolutely love the quality. I never have sludge in the bottom of my cup because I use a custom grind and regularly change the mesh filter in my French Press Coffee maker. For me personally, fresh roasted French Press Coffee is the best Home Coffee.
Learn more about the benefits of other home coffee makers here: espresso machine, drip coffee maker, reusable k cups for Keurig coffee maker, pour over coffee, chemex, moka pot or Vietnamese phin coffee.
What is French Press Coffee strength?
If you know your bean blend and roasting method, you can adjust coffee strength for your French Press Coffee maker by using different coffee grinds. At Peak Flavor coffee, we use a 20-grade Burr Grinding Scale to optimize coffee flavor and strength for each type of coffee maker. Check out the grind for your home coffee maker here: espresso machine, drip coffee maker, reusable k cups for Keurig coffee maker, pour over coffee, chemex, moka pot or Vietnamese phin coffee.
Using the wrong coffee grind in your French Press coffee maker leads to over extraction or under extraction. Using a fine coffee grind will result in over extraction, which makes your French press taste bitter. Additionally, you will have coffee sludge in your cup, which tastes sandy. Using a grind that is too coarse causes under-extraction and your French press will lack in flavor, aroma, and richness.
Without intimate knowledge of coffee bean blends, roasting techniques, and custom coffee grinds, it’s not easy to select the best fit for your French Press Coffee maker. That’s why at Peak Flavor Coffee, we customize each individual coffee order to perfectly fit your choice of home coffee maker.
FAQ
Better home coffee is naturally sweet, mild and creamy.
The best coffee for your French press coffee maker contains naturally sweet coffee beans from the highlands in Brazil, Honduras and Vietnam. The blend contains at least 20% Robusta coffee beans to provide natural coffee oils for more creaminess and more caffeine content. You best French press coffee roast is a slow, Italian coffee roast for more caramel, honey and vanilla flavors. The best coffee grinds for French press coffee are coarse with an average size of 1050 microns.
At Peak Flavor Coffee, we deliver your French press coffee order to your home within 8 days of the roast, so you can enjoy French press coffee at its best or Peak Flavor.
Better home coffee is naturally sweet, mild and creamy.
For each individual coffee order, we customize the coffee bean blend, coffee roast, and coffee grinds to perfectly fit your home coffee maker.
For French press coffee, we use a customized bean blend with 20% Robusta coffee beans, an Italian roast for more sweetness, and coarse coffee grinds to deliver more flavor.
Read here how we customize your coffee order to fit your home coffee maker: espresso machine, drip coffee maker, reusable k cups for Keurig coffee maker, pour over coffee, chemex, moka pot or Vietnamese phin coffee.
To get the best French Press coffee at home, use coarse coffee grinds.
At Peak Flavor Coffee, we customize coffee grinds to fit your French press coffee maker by grinding coarse to an average size of 1050 microns or 18 on the Guatamale bur grinding scale.
If you'd like to find out what the perfect grind is for your home coffee maker, select it here: espresso machine, drip coffee maker, reusable k cups for Keurig coffee maker, pour over coffee, chemex, moka pot or Vietnamese phin coffee.
Over extracted French press coffee is bitter.
Over extraction happens when your coffee grinds are too fine. French press coffee needs coarse coffee grinds with an average size of about 1050 microns.
Over extraction also happens when you steep your French press coffee for too long. Peak Flavor's customized French press coffee grinds should steep for about 4 minutes to get best coffee strength and dissolve an optimum amount of caffeine.
Peak Flavor French Press Coffee is a good start of your day. Try our French Press Coffee.
Under extracted French press coffee tastes sour and watery.
Under extraction happens when coffee grinds are too coarse. French press coffee needs coarse coffee grinds with an average size of about 1050 microns.
Under extraction also happens when you don't steep your French press coffee for a sufficient amount of time. Peak Flavor's customized French press coffee grinds should steep for about 4 minutes to get best coffee strength and dissolve an optimum amount of caffeine.
Peak Flavor French Press Coffee is a good start of your day. Try our French Press Coffee.
