OMG! using the second method of brewing - THE COFFEE EXPERIENCE I HAVE BEEN DREAMING OF! 1000 thank you's - and easy too. WOW . I tried my hand at pour over many many times and gave up so dug up my old french press. Prior to your vidieo I was not very happy with the results of this brewing method. Love the heavy body low acidity of FP but NOT the muddy mouth feel if you know what I mean. What I love about the 10 min method is that coffee tastes thick/full bodied AND clean. Cyber hug to you!

Here’s what I do: - Throw about 3 tablespoons of ground coffee into the pot - fill it about 2/3 of the way with water - wait 2 minutes - stir - wait 2 minutes - plunge - wait 2 minutes - pour, make sure to leave a little coffee in the French press as all the fines have sunk to the bottom and are in those last few drops. Perfect cup with no sludge whatsoever.

I’ve spent the past few days watching videos and overthinking the French Press. This video does the best job of cutting through the confusion and explaining why both methods work. Also, kudos for giving Hoffmann credit on the second method - others don’t.

Hey, thanks for this very quality video ! I'm french and only use french press for my hot or cold coffee so maybe I can give a few humble notes, some of them are basic : _use a wooden thingie to stir your coffee, such as a wooden spoon handle _when pre heating your french press with a bit of hot water, you can always put the whole filter down so it gets heated too, then you can shake your french press so literally all the french press absorbs the heat from the water. The lid will become very hot of course if it's metal so watch out _depending on the coffee, it can give interesting results to submerge the coffee, using the filter, right below the surface of the water for the last 2 minutes of the brewing. it can quickly give bitterness though _it can give interesting results to pour only 20% of the water first, stir for 30 sec then pour the rest _grind your coffee yourself, and brew instantly, some people even say that after 15 minutes a ground cofee has emitted a lot of it's aromates _don't use tap water Personally I like to "shake" the last remaining of coffee in my mug to get all the "sludge" mixed in the coffee for the last sip, but maybe I'm just weird haha I didn't know about this second method using this press with filters, however are those plastic filters ? I would be afraid of endocrine disruptors

My love affair with coffee started with the French press. I enjoy the full body and don't mind the sludge. I hug my dog during brewing too! I just started watching James Hoffman a couple weeks ago. You offer something different. Thanks again!

I’ve been using the Espro, P7 for a year now. Using a 30 grind setting on the Baratza. Also did the 4min brew time as recommended. The resulting brew was fine, not great, just OK. But OMG, with the “no plunge” total of 10 min brew time, I am blown away. Best coffee ever! Cannot thank you enough.

This guy looks like he really needs a caffeine boost

There’s no way I can ground coffee beans without sticking my nose in and filling my senses with that beautiful aroma. Ohhhh bliss.

The second brew method is simply the best , so full of flavor and clean- thank you!!

Thank you so much! Today I bought mine, I really didn't know how to use it but you explained so well.

Man, am I ever impressed when I see someone explaining something and they actually know what they're talking about. So many people make suggestions, write books, make videos and yap on and on without a clue. Thank you.

French Press was our daily brew for years. We've since come up to pour over. V60 for my wife and I and a Melitta 10 cupper when we have friends. Sometimes we like the heavy "chewyness" of traditional French Press. Thanks for the info.

I haven’t made French press coffee in years. I tried the second method this morning and my God, probably the best cup of coffee I’ve had in a loooong time. Thanks for the info, man! ☕️

Your video is THE BEST video on French Press coffee. 15 to one.... Yes! 4 and 10 minute brews YES! Thank you for this!!!!!

I do have a French Press and I use it every once in a while. Because of the sludge I have to get ride of, I prefer using my Keurig. Pop in the pod. Press the choice of size. 1 minute. Big full mug. Community Coffee from Louisiana. Done. Although I have to admit, the coffee from the Press is SO good!

I got a French press yesterday and I can never go back to the old drip coffee maker. I have seen the light lol

You are a coffee genius Sir. May your family grow all the beans and cabbage they need for winter, so as to not starve.

We French Press on the weekends and I would love to try this product! Thanks for all you have taught me over the years! I might even be a little coffee snobby now!!

Just bought one and can't wait to use it again..I like rich dark full flavor ☕ If I have a cup of tea then that's definitely depends on the type ..But I don't want my coffee to look like tea 🤣🤣☕😊Thanks for all the advice.

The second method does not need a French press. This can be done in any container, tall and slim. Good.

As another said, you can do this in a ball jar, since you’re not utilizing the “press”, after waiting, pour thru a silver mesh filter and enjoy. I don’t like using paper filters as you need to keep buying them and you may get a taste from them. That said, I just bought a silver Pour Over filter and I also have 2 French presses….LOL, but it was a learning process.

I purchased a French press years ago, for my work to enjoy coffee. Followed the instructions but always ended up with coffee grounds in my coffee. So I purchased a brewing station for coffee, which never tasted as good as the French press. Gave the brewing station away and pulled my French Press from the cupboard, been making the best coffee I've ever drank. DELICIOUS!!! Now use a tea strainer and a paper towel to eliminate the grounds from my cup of delish coffee!!!

You can still use the first method and simply pour it through a cheese cloth. I take a cheese cloth for straining, put it over my large coffee tumbler, press it down so it forms a crater like a volcano, then a rubber band round the outside of the tumbler to hold it in place. I can then pour all the coffee out of the french press and the cheese cloth holds back all the sediment. A quick rinse of the cheese cloth and hang it on something to dry and you're good to go!

For stirring. Gentle! spin clockwise on around the wall. Then stir west/east. Last North/south.

I just tested out my French press for the first time and followed this tutorial ! Not sure if I did it right (I used a blonde roast for the first time and it was pretty strong) but I enjoyed the process so much ! Very chill vibes

I have used a French press for many many years and i have yet to encounter sludge or bits .i do it the basic way the Bodum instructions say ,no problems ,no issues just great coffee every time

The second recipe is 100... We really love it. We taste notes of flavor that we didn’t taste in the simply way. I didn’t like the French press, now I do.

Thank you! I've just today purchased the Bodum (brand) "Kenya" 4-cup French Press and had forgotten how to use one. Appreciate your video very much. Subscribed.

I gave the second method a try and it was wonderful!

Been using James method for a while its brilliant also his channel is great All the best Pete ps you got a new sub thanks for sharing

W O W - I've been brewing for 10 minutes or more and then pressing - and wondering why the result was always a little disappointing. Can't wait to try this tomorrow. Great tip - thank you!

Rather than going by weight and using a scale, can't you go by measuring cup and tablespoons? I suppose eventually you could eyeball it and know how much, but this seems like a lot of to-do for a cup of coffee. Also...a lot of equipment involved: kettle, press, and grinder, although I could use the market's coffee grinder. This was fun to watch and I'll bet it could become like an art form to practice first thing in the morning. Thanks.

I enjoyed this video and learned some new stuff! Thank you and best wishes from Germany!

My man you have this dialed in haha! What a science this is. Very inspiring ... I absolutely love coffee and just started brewing at home...the smell of fresh ground beans bruhhhhh🤤🤤🤤🤤....love the video man🔥🔥🔥

Have you ever tried this ? I only have a single filter French press , so I grind my beans medium coarse , pour them in the bottom of the caraf , then rinse and vigorously stir with about a half a cup of cold water !(gets rid of sludge and acid)plunge all water out ,then brew for about 6 minutes. Another way to make a clean cup of coffee I think !😋

For those of you who know you DO need a paper filter with the French Press, here's how to use it. Unscrew the business end of the stem, take a round paper filter, cut it to size and poke a small hole in the middle of it and insert it between the first metal layer and the mesh screen and then screw the contraption back together. This will make the plunger harder to press down when the brew is ready to pour so expect that. When I first did this, I thought I'd never get the plunger down, but with effort it's doable.

Brilliant! Answered some things that puzzled me about using my French press.

That plunger/grind tip is great! I always wondered why sometimes it would be harder or easier.

I love my french press. it´s so easy and delicious.

Hi. Thanks for the Video. With some flavoured grounds, even fine I use a basket paper filter over the plunger and it greatly reduces any sludge.

Love the choice in music 🎶 in the background. I have an old percolator I use when I'm at my grill (it's a big brick wood grill) and my son and I enjoy a cup while looking at the stars. Nice video!

Great video man! Very well made and informative. I’m sorry if this question has already been asked, but doesn’t the coffee become cold in 10 whole minutes?

Okay, I had noticed that using the plunger agitates all the coffee particles, when using the cafetiere, so I'm going to try this method. Thanks.

Didn't know about that second, longer, method of French-press (i.e. with the additional filters). I'm listening a second time now to see if I can catch the name/brand of the second type of brewing device. Thank you for the useful, helpful info. I've subscribed. Really like your spirit for varying the results, as well as your spirit for increasing our enjoyment of coffee. Best wishes.

Great. I didn't know why the plunger was hard to press down.

Two different things was interesting for me. The first was being so humble and truthful to admit and declare that the recipe isn't yours And the second one is that, I've seen this two different methods of brewing in various clips on the net, but no one has cleared the important difference between this two methods. Tanks a lot

Use french press first to make the coffee liquid and then pour it into Hario V60 with filter paper. The particles will be filtered by the paper. That's what I do.

2nd. method seems interesting, as I do hate that sludge crap. But, I also like my coffee HOT, so waiting 10 minutes might detract from that. However I am willing to try it.

Only got into french press coffee a couple of months ago, loving it.

U were telling me to be productive during that 4 mins wait while ur personal preference is to to wait, just sit and relax .. Very fair my love

two questions: 1. does doubling the length of time not mean that there's more time to extract and cause overextraction? 2. I thought grinding finer would mean you would decrease the time (otherwise it would over extract)?

Interesting. I don't mind the suspended solids, but I'm going to give Method 2 a try out of curiosity. One question, though: What was the payoff of switching to a french press with a superior filter if you were not planning to use the filter anyway?

Loved your vid, very informative and has a sense of humour.👌♥️

I find that with all that waiting time I have to reheat my coffee because it has cooled a bit too much when I use the 2nd method so I eliminate the 10-minutes wait and just run the coffee through a pour-over stainless steel filter lined with a paper filter using the 1st method.

this was so helpful and ur funny. easiest to follow recipe ever!!!

Thanks for this tutorial! My coffee now tastes much better than before! 😁

On the top of it. Your video editing skill worth another tutorial clip dedicatedly.

regarding the second method: these fine particles will still get mixed back up with the remaining coffee, because of gravity and the fluid movement. They are very light, right? they are not glued to the bottom. I think its much better to plunge very slowly to reduce the volume to a minimum.

Thanks for sharing these recipes. Great video!

Your grinder sounds like you’re starting a formula 1 car

Hi! Thank you for this video. I have a couple questions: I do not have a scale so how can I go about to ensure I use the correct coffee to water ratio if I were to use tablespoons and ounces? Would the coffee acquire a bitter taste after allowing it to sit for longer before pouring it?

Can you do for old folks with tablespoon to cups

Thanks for the video and I ended up with great coffee after trying both methods. :)

The thing with the Hoffman method is that you don't actually need a french press to do it.

Thank you very well explained.

I'm new to this, but it seems to me like you don't need a french press then, only a glass container, and a fine micro mesh filter to pour through. Cool.

Cool. I just wanted to know the brew time, 4min. And now I'm also curious about the temperature of the water. Baristas get more technical.

Thanks but can you convert the grams, tablespoons, cups,etc.

Nice video! Just one concern regarding the 2nd method. It's just that brewing the coffee for 10mins will "over-extract" the coffee grounds thus making the coffee taste bitter. :(

Good video...probably the best one but for the second method I don't get why do you need French press at all a specially "upgraded " one. You can do it all in a simple tea mag. Because you not using plunger at all.

I don't think many people have a scale with grams to use. Tsps or Tlbs???

7:09 I just love that smile.

What's the point of grinding the coffee course. I just grind it finer and don't need to wait the 4 minuta....

NO!!! Using the second method means you are leaving the brew in the jug for 10 minutes. This means a significant amount of heat is being lost. This is how you make a great brew: Pour hot water and ground coffee into a standard cafetiere. Now take a 16,000 RPM hand-held battery powered milk whisk and whisk the brew for just 10 seconds (aka Nespresso VertuoLine Centrifusion technique). Remove the whisk and replace the lid & mesh filter and pour. You have piping hot coffee without the wait. The 10 second whisk routine uses centrifugal force to draw out far more flavour (and anti-oxidants) from the grounds compared to coffee standing still without movement. The whisk method means you only need about 50% - 60% ground coffee per cup to achieve the same strength and complexity. And if you don't want to drink your coffee right away, simply pour the brew directly into a stainless-steel vacuum pot - your coffee will keep piping hot for hours... enjoy!

Wow I never knew you can stir. Plus thay addtl 6min brew time and do not use plunger. I was so scared to mess it up since I was new to coffee. Thanks for the tips!

That special smile right after the 7 minute mark... unexpected... hilarious... subscribed. Your coffee video was helpful, too.

Probably already answered, but what the hey. I'm down in Peru with them beans and totally not happy with what seems to be available at local shops (including one pastry shop where they microwave pre-brewed java to volcano-hot temp, omg puh lease) so I ventured out today and found a 2-3 cup capacity French brewer for like $5. My question: Why not use a combination method of 1) cheap brewer plus 2) waiting x amount of time, then 3) NOT plunging, but simply pouring out via method number two to decrease the sludge factor??

Who else has had great success with either of these french press recipes?? Let us know!

Congratulations! You reveals me an easy and effective way to get a great coffee at home! Thank you very much!

Who knew!! Thank you. So sweet.

I don’t get the sludge but my coffee grounds float at the top this means that it’s too corse right?

The second method: basically don't use a French press. You can do the immersion in a fishbowl for all it matters. Just pour it through a filter afterward and you get the same results.

I fold a kitchen towel lengthwise, wrap it around the press, and tuck the ends into the handle. Instant COFFEE COZY!

so how many spoons per cups? no scale

I would like to see the temperature loss on the second method

During the 4 minutes, i recommend doing something productive like washing the dishes but u can do what i do and just watch, haha ok sir

bro the ikea french press is bloody awesome

awesome video. thanks man.

U saved my life.

Hoffmann method FTW!

To remove the residue I place a small hand-held mesh over the cup before pouring the French press coffee. No big deal. No need for fancier French presses.

no plunge and 10 to15 min, crazy! nothin better than a good old percolator and a good grinder

Personally I don't mind the sludge at all.

I just bought and I ❤ it

I noticed that you said to warm your water to 195 to 205 degrees. Does it work if you use room temperature water? I'm going to be drinking it as ice-coffee.... Or is it that the hot water serves to 'activate' the brewing of the coffee?

Why have the plunge then popping out in 2nd method? What is the use

Good stuff, Im gonna make the wife one hell of a french pressed coffee now! :)

I used to make coffee every morning... sometimes it was bad sometimes it was good. Never knew which it would be. So I decided to change that and went to chicory instead. Now it's bad all the time, but at least it's consistent and doesn't tease me.

Liked this video-pretty easy. I have a baratza encore also. What grind setting did you use.

Maan, typical. After watching this I wanna make a brew. Only problem is age is catching up and it's almost bed time. Hopefully I'll remember this technique in the morning.