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Tony Jester
 
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Default Whether to Stir or not


"Mark L. Breen" > wrote in message
...
> Hello All,
>
> This is my first email to a coffee news group, if there are FAQ's

somewhere,
> I would appreciate a pointer.
>
> My question is, I use a plunge pot in Ireland, and I wonder is it better

to
> stir the coffee immediately after I add the water or not. I seem to get
> better coffee if I do not stir. I wonder is it because the coffee itself
> acts as a filter for the smaller particles when you do not stir. I find
> that if I stir, the coffee does not remain on the top of the water.
>
> Additionally, I have given up grinding my own beans because I formed the
> opinion my grinder does not in fact grind, but actually shatters the beans
> and gives me powder instead of ground coffee. So now a days I buy ground
> coffee.



I think the standard procedure is to NOT stir the coffee at first. Then let
it sit for some certain amount of time. Then DO stir (or swirl the pot).
Then let it sit for some more time. Then press and drink. The wait times
would depend on how fine you grind the coffee, the finer the grind, the less
you let it sit.

For specific instructions on Press Pot brewing, see
http://www.sweetmarias.com/brewinstr.frenchpress.html

You really should grind your own coffee, but you need a burr grinder not a
whirly blade type.

-Tony-