French Press Coffee Pot
Although most people will traditionally use a French Press Coffee Pot to make a superb tasting cup of hot coffee. What many do not realise is that this piece of kitchen equipment is just as great for using it to cold brew your coffee as well.
Certainly for anyone who would like to have the facility to be able to make their own iced coffee on a warm or hot summers day then cold brewing one’s coffee should be seriously considered. The reason that the coffee you make using a French Press coffee pot will taste so good whether hot or cold is down to there not being any filters in the equipment.
This then ensures that a greater portion of the essential oils to be found in the coffee beans remains in the liquid that you produce. So resulting in the coffee you are drinking being much more flavoursome and delicious.
So how do you cold brew coffee that allows you to then make some great tasting and delicious iced coffee drinks? Below we take you through the stepst that you may find helpful so that you have the opportunity to create such drinks using your French press coffee pot.
Step 1 – Into your coffee pot place the right of coarse coffee grounds you would usually put in yours to make a traditional hot cup of coffee. It is important that you use coarsely ground coffee as this will help to ensure more of the essential oils are released and will ensure far less of the sediment can pass through the plunger filter system.
Step 2 – Next to the coffee grinds you should add the same amount of cold water that you would normally add when making a hot cup of coffee with yours. You must make sure that you stir the mixture well before allowing it to stand for 12 hours if you can prepare the water and coffee grinds the night before and allow it to stand in the refrigerator overnight. By providing it with this amount of time the essential oils within the beans will be released into the water making a great tasting cold coffee brew.
Step 3 – Now all you have to do the following morning is remember to push the plunger down on your French press coffee pot to trap the grinds at the bottom. Then you can just pour out your cup of cold brew before adding cold milk or ice cream to yours.
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The main advantage to making coffee in this way with a French Press Coffee Pot is that the drink will not only taste much richer but the liquid will be much thicker. In fact it will look similar to that of a large cup of espresso coffee, however it won’t come with the strong and bitter taste of this type of brew. The taste of this drink is far deeper as a result of a large amount of the essential oils in the coffee beans being extracted into the liquid.