Americano vs. Drip or French Press
Hi all. I'm just a newbie enthusiast--not in the biz--and hope you'll forgive a simpleton question or two. At home I drink espresso shots or else Americanos made with an Aeropress, mypressi Twist, or moka pot. For the Americanos, of course, I make the shot, usually a double, and add hot water till the taste seems best. I do this with all roast levels. Am I missing anything by not using a French Press or drip maker? After I got the Aeropress, I figured I didn't need a French Press, but the brew process and concept is quite different between the two, and so I'm just wondering if I'm missing a different coffee experience by not have the press in the house.
Hope this makes sense!
Hope this makes sense!
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Permalink Reply by Chris Cockrell on
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Cindy - I've found that I like coffee brewed using a variety of methods. Sometimes I like a drip from my Bunn, a french press, vac pot, or a single pour over when I have time to myself, maybe an americano or straight shots when I have friends over. That's one of the great things about coffee - it can be enjoyed in any number of ways. It's good to hear you are trying many! Keep on drinking specialty coffee!
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Permalink Reply by joshua wagner on
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I like to make different coffees different ways. for example, pressing latin american coffees gives them a body and texture that they sometimes lack when made with a drip machine. but it's the exact opposite for indonesian coffees with me. i prefer them as a drip coffee or a pour over because they are naturally more full bodied and don't need the sediment from a press. the last time i pressed sumatra it was like a cup of mud. pretty delicious mud... but overpoweringly earthy. but that's the way i like to try the new coffees we bring into our shop. i like to try them as many different ways as i can, and hopefully get a better understanding of their flavor profiles because of it. another method we use is a vac pot or syphon. so clean. so delicious. all of the different brewing methods have their merits. if you aren't too fixed on your current coffee routine i would suggest exploring other types of extraction. it's fun to taste the same coffee 5 different ways and i think a little educational as well.
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Permalink Reply by Cindy Nichols on
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Thank you everyone for the great replies. Really helpful--and confirmed what I was starting to guess: coffee generally and coffee regions/varietals specifically can and should be tried many ways.
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Permalink Reply by Jesse Darwin on
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the reason there are so many different ways to make coffee, is because coffee is wonderfully made in so many different ways. not that a french press or a single drip is "better" than your espresso , its just different. so to answer your question...yes, you are missing something. your missing diversity. make coffee however best suits your situation. when im backpacking, i make my coffee with a bandana and a nalgene. and because of my setting, its the best cup of cofffee ive ever had...its more than what is in the cup.
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As a fellow backpacker, Jesse, I totally agree with you that things taste different outside--and that it's more than what's in the cup :)
Jesse Darwin said:the reason there are so many different ways to make coffee, is because coffee is wonderfully made in so many different ways. not that a french press or a single drip is "better" than your espresso , its just different. so to answer your question...yes, you are missing something. your missing diversity. make coffee however best suits your situation. when im backpacking, i make my coffee with a bandana and a nalgene. and because of my setting, its the best cup of cofffee ive ever had...its more than what is in the cup.
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