Hate sludge from your Press?

[germantown rob]

Do you hate sludge in your cup when you finish your cup from a press?

Check out this method in this video

No sludge press video

Probably would have been easier just to type what to do but a picture is worth a thousand words right? So a video has to be worth a bizinga words.

[germantown rob]

Try removing the bloom vs not removing it. There are those that debate the bloom and it's CO2 smooth out the taste by being pressed through the coffee when plunged which may make a better cup for mediocre beans.

[mosesbotbol]

I like the bloom (at least looks wise), but will try it tomorrow.

[TheRealBonger]

Some good videos on there. Not sure about the technique, but it is worth a try. Got to have some faith in those guys from CG

[Mister Moo]

Get a better grinder or get paper filters yez crybabies. Buncha spoon dipping OCD weenies... sheesh. I've been drinking so much turkish coffee I wouldn't know what to think if the goo was gone. WTH? It's all anti-oxidents anyhow.

[Commander Quan]

I would think that pressing the filter down with the grinds still in it would help filter out the really fine stuff that would get through the screen alone.

Originally Posted by Mister Moo

Get a better grinder or get paper filters yez crybabies. Buncha spoon dipping OCD weenies... sheesh. I've been drinking so much turkish coffee I wouldn't know what to think if the goo was gone. WTH? It's all anti-oxidents anyhow.

You tell em Moo gosh buncha babies...

[germantown rob]

Originally Posted by Mister Moo

Get a better grinder or get paper filters yez crybabies. Buncha spoon dipping OCD weenies... sheesh. I've been drinking so much turkish coffee I wouldn't know what to think if the goo was gone. WTH? It's all anti-oxidents anyhow.

Dan your just because they didn't have any AC/DC playing.

I like it, I can't stand coffee that has been sitting in a french press than a after the plunge. This method means I can make one 34oz pot and two people can have 2 cups without pouring the extra in another container and having to wash that as well.

I have to say that there are many people out there that can't stand that last sip of sludge but also can't leave a last sip in the cup. If you really like sludge in the cup why would you click on this thread .

[Mister Moo]

Originally Posted by germantown rob

... why would you click on this thread .

Just seeing who the pro-desludgification coffee posers are. You are breaking my heart Germ' - this is ripping my guts up...

Oh! Wait! It's probably just sludge overload.

[mosesbotbol]

Tried it this morning. For sure a lighter brighter a cup of coffee. Perhaps a touch less body.

[eber]

Hmmmmm... I might have to give this a shot tomorrow morning, however I am not really that worried about the sludge, I just dont drink the last 1/4 inch of the cup.

[raisin]

Originally Posted by germantown rob

Probably would have been easier just to type what to do but a picture is worth a thousand words right? So a video has to be worth a bizinga words.

Bastard, i'm feeling rick-rolled...

The sludge gives you something to chew when you're done.

[Lumpold]

Originally Posted by Mister Moo

WTH? It's all anti-oxidents anyhow.

I am also pretty sure that the sludge counts as food - why cafetiere* coffee isn't considered a liquid breakfast.

*Sorry, I tried calling it 'French Press' but it just didn't feel right.

[Mister Moo]

Originally Posted by Lumpold

I am also pretty sure that the sludge counts as food - why cafetiere* coffee isn't considered a liquid breakfast.

*Sorry, I tried calling it 'French Press' but it just didn't feel right.

Excellent call, Lump. Darn right it's food. But who would expect less from a man named after a sludgy old vacpot? Amen, brother. Amen. We suffer for our art - "gritting" our teeth, as it were, for a cuppa joe.

[Lumpold]

Originally Posted by Mister Moo

Excellent call, Lump. Darn right it's food. But who would expect less from a man named after a sludgy old vacpot? Amen, brother. Amen. We suffer for our art - "gritting" our teeth, as it were, for a cuppa joe.

I had an electric one, and I'm saving up for a proper one... god bless 'em... the bodum santos is wonderful.

[Mister Moo]

Originally Posted by Lumpold

I had an electric ... santos ...

I can only guess at the feeling. I have a couple of Mukkas, but it isn't hardly the same thing.

[Sawyer]

I tried this method last night just to see what it was all about even though I don't have a problem with sludge. From what I could tell, there was no noticeable difference in the amount of sludge and the coffee seemed to be missing something. Add the fact that the extra step took additional time to perform and I think I will be sticking with the normal procedure.

[Lumpold]

Originally Posted by Mister Moo

I can only guess at the feeling. I have a couple of Mukkas, but it isn't hardly the same thing.

As it was an original model, a bit of geekery had to be performed - sawing the pipe off to a new angle to make it brew for the right amount of time, but other than that, great. until someone tried to use it as a normal kettle, it boiled over, and died. That was rubbish.

[germantown rob]

Originally Posted by mosesbotbol

Tried it this morning. For sure a lighter brighter a cup of coffee. Perhaps a touch less body.

This seems to be the consensus, works better for bringing out brightness in beans that have more body and gets rid of some of the bitter. Beans that are brighter seem to loose to much body.



So here is something else to try...The pull instead of the push.


Plunger down towards the bottom, add grinds and water, sir, steep.

Pull plunger up, discard used grinds, rinse and then plunge.

Brings out even more brightness and almost no bitter left.