Everyone knows that making cold brew coffee is very simple and has the lowest requirements—any clean container will do, and a French press is especially handy. Below, Front Street Coffee will demonstrate how to use a French press to make a delicious cup of cold brew coffee~

Advantages of the French press 

The French press uses immersion extraction! Immersion extraction has two benefits. The first is its high fault tolerance. During immersion, when the concentration of coffee and liquid tends toward equilibrium, the rate at which substances escape from the coffee grounds slows down, so even if we use extreme parameters, there is no need to worry too much about over-extraction.

The second is that it does not require any rigorous pouring technique—brewing a good cup of coffee is as simple as brewing a cup of tea. We only need to set the parameters, then pour water and coffee grounds into the press to steep, and when the time is up, we can filter out a delicious cup of coffee.

What coffee beans are suitable for French press cold brew coffee?

To be honest, just like with other extraction methods, all coffee beans are suitable for making cold brew coffee, but to make it taste good, Front Street Coffee believes it still takes some thought.

When making cold brew coffee, Front Street Coffee prioritizes beans with floral and fruity flavors, generally light to medium roast, with floral notes and fruity sweetness and acidity. We recommend buying Front Street Coffee Huakui Coffee, Front Street Coffee Red Cherry Coffee, and Front Street Coffee Fruit Ding Ding Coffee. If you prefer a pronounced juicy feel, we suggest choosing beans with rich fruit notes such as Front Street Coffee Strawberry Candy Coffee, Front Street Coffee Cherry Tomato Coffee, and Front Street Coffee Mozart Coffee; if you like a mellow taste, we suggest choosing Front Street Coffee Queen's Estate Coffee and Front Street Coffee Huilan Coffee. All of the above can be ordered from the Front Street Tmall flagship store or the Front Street Taobao store.

How to make cold brew coffee with a French press?

Generally, how much coffee powder to use depends on how much coffee liquid we want to extract, and here we also need to consider the capacity of the French press. The French press purchased by Front Street Coffee has a capacity of about 300ml. If using a 1:10 coffee-to-water ratio, it can hold 30g of coffee grounds. To make French press cold brew coffee, Front Street Coffee Strawberry Candy Coffee Beans were used. This is a Costa Rican specialty coffee with aromas of strawberry gummy candy, berries, dried grapes, and nuts, suitable for a variety of extraction methods.

Cold brew coffee is a very easy brewing method to master. Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee)'s cold brew method is based on a 1:10 ratio. Next, prepare 30g of Front Street Strawberry Candy Coffee Beans, ground to acoarsenesswith an 85% pass rate on a No. 20 standard sieve.

Put the coffee grounds into the French press, then add 300 milliliters of room-temperature water, and use a stirring rod to stir the coffee grounds and water evenly, then seal it and place it in the refrigerator.

After placing it in the refrigerator for 8-16 hours, pull out the filter mesh to filter out the large coffee grounds, then prepare a piece of filter paper to remove the fine coffee powder, thereby obtaining a clean coffee liquid, and then it is ready to drink. If you find the taste too strong, it is recommended to add a small amount of ice cubes to dilute it. You can also use a clean sealed bottle to store the coffee liquid and refrigerate it for about 4 more hours before drinking; the taste will be sweeter and rounder.

After filtering, cold brew coffee can be sealed and kept in the refrigerator for 5 days. Although the longer cold brew coffee is stored, the mellower the flavor will be, after all, the refrigerator environment is "complex" (especially a home refrigerator), and it is difficult to completely avoid the invasion of bacteria. Moreover, every time we open it, it means air has a chance to enter, so for everyone's health, Front Street Coffee does not recommend leaving it for a week or even a month before drinking.

The above content is compiled by CoffeeHunters, a coffee news website.