Brewing the Perfect Cup of Manly Coffee
Every man should know how to brew a decent cup of coffee. It’s an everyday skill that should be passed down from father to son, like shaving or mowing the lawn. It’s a manly ritual providing both utility and comfort.
Now, I don’t profess to be an expert barista, but I give you the following guide to making great coffee, as one man helping another. It’s not perfect. Anyone who loves coffee knows there’s always more to learn. But through much trial and error, this process has produced consistently great coffee and brought me the enjoyment of creating something with my hands each morning. Here we go:
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How to Use a French Press
* For each 8 oz of water use three to four level tablespoons of coffee.
* Measure the capacity of your coffee cup and the amount of servings you wish to make and use the above guide to determine the proper amount of coffee.
* Put double the amount of good quality water than you intend to drink in a kettle or other vessel that is only used for heating water.
* While water is heating, grind the coffee. Press pot coffee requires an even grind, so having a burr grinder is recommended. The grind should be gritty, resembling beach sand: pleasant to walk on, but not too powdery. More Santa Cruz than Carmel.
* Bring water not quite to the boil. Place the kettle on the counter for 30 seconds (or, better yet, until an instant-read thermometer reads 198 degrees). Alternatively, pouring near-boiling water into a glass measuring cup cools the water to nearly the ideal temperature, and allows you to use exactly the amount of water necessary.
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