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Learn How to Make a French Press With James Hoffmann

October 9, 2016 By Michael 6 Comments

James Hoffmann French press
Almost everyone owns a French press. The ubiquitous brewing device is prized for its simplicity and yet hated by many coffee aficionados for the sludgy mouthfeel.  But according to James Hoffmann, you’re probably using it wrong. In a new brewing guide entitled The Ultimate French Press Technique, Hoffmann explains how to get a rich, fully-extract French press with less of the silt. Everything you thought you knew about press pots will be brought into question!

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Michael Butterworth is a coffee educator, consultant, and writer. He cofounded the Coffee Compass mostly as an excuse to visit more coffee shops. For consulting enquiries please visit butterworth.coffee.

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  1. Angie Diamond says

    October 17, 2016 at 11:58 pm

    I can’t wait to try this with my own french press. Sludge has always been a turn off for using it, but now I can have great coffee – sludge-free! Thank you for the informative video.

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  2. Kyle Freund says

    November 5, 2016 at 12:23 am

    ooh, this is exciting. trying tomorrow morning.

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  3. Coffee siphon says

    November 8, 2016 at 3:43 am

    Wow, I learned something today. Thanks for sharing the video.

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  4. Long & Short Coffee says

    June 10, 2017 at 3:39 pm

    Love this technique as cupping is definitely one of my favourite brew methods! However, silt still remains in the cup so just try and avoid the very last bit. 🙂

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  5. Coffee Snob says

    January 28, 2018 at 11:36 pm

    I like this, it maintains the body and flavor of French-pressed coffee without the muddy texture and taste. As the water cools, the extraction rates slows, so the finished product isn’t bitter at all.

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  6. Jonathan Luu says

    November 10, 2019 at 10:44 am

    Wow! I just made the BEST coffee I have ever had! It is so bold, and barely any burnt disgusting taste. For all the coffee haters, the burnt taste is probably why they hate coffee so much.

    P.S. I am 12 years old. I have been drinking coffee since I was 3 and starting drinking black since 10.

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