My significant other doesnât care nearly as much about coffee as I do, so we always have pre-ground supermarket coffee at home. Tastewise, itâs usually rather dull and bitter because apparently, thatâs what people expect coffee to taste like around here.
I wonder if there is a method/recipe that can compensate for those flaws. The Aeropress is pretty versatile, so going for lower temperatures and/or shorter extraction times comes to me as a natural first step in this investigation. Doing a pour over with this stuff feels like Iâm wasting precious V60 filter papers though tbh đ
Any further suggestions? I own a V60, an Aeropress, a cheap drip coffee machine and the (in-) famous IKEA french press. My kettle only allows for adjustments in 10°C steps, but features a temperature display, so I can go reasonably precise on that end.
Cheers! âïž
Cold brew, followed by French press. With cold brew you want a coarse grind but it doesnât really matter THAT much compared to pour over. You just dillute to taste. I do it in a french press so itâs easily filtered. The french press is also forgiving. Iâve oversteeped by 5 minutes and the coffee is still drinkable. Lately Iâve been mostly drinking supermarket generic Arabica bean brews since Iâm on a tight budget but I wouldnât do cold brew with specialty coffee anyway!
Did the cold brew in a french press, and it was great! After 18 hours of steeping, it was perfect (given the temperatures outside). After that, it went bitter again, but also, the ratio of coffee to liquid had shifted quite a bit as I started to drink the coffee without removing grounds.
Filtration also was great, no sediment whatsoever.
