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bipolar · 10-28-2022, 05:32 AM

So I've had a French press setup for a good while and can sometimes make decent enough coffee with it. Other times, the coffee is muddy looking. Any tips on how to avoid the mud? Seriously considering ditching the whole deal and getting an old school Mr. Coffee drip setup...

BigO · 10-28-2022, 05:41 AM

I always considered it to be a result of overgrinding the beans and just part of the process.

KatDad · 10-28-2022, 11:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigO

I always considered it to be a result of overgrinding the beans and just part of the process.

What he said. You need a really coarse grind for a french press.

ElkTwin · 10-28-2022, 11:13 AM

And a good grinder. Setting a shitty grinder to coarse just makes the big bits bigger. You still get the powdery fines that make coffee muddy.

BigJohn · 10-28-2022, 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ElkTwin

And a good grinder. Setting a shitty grinder to coarse just makes the big bits bigger. You still get the powdery fines that make coffee muddy.

This.
A burr grinder is the only way to go.
once the pieces crack to the set size they drop out. you get a tiny fraction of the 'powder' that you do from a chopper...

SLR · 10-28-2022, 01:58 PM

Bipolar, how are you grinding your coffee beans?

As others have said here, a good conical burr grinder will give consistent good FP coffee.

I love FP coffee. Here’s my go to rig that works well for me since I only drink a few cups of coffee at a time, and not every day.

I use a manual grinder and a stainless steel FP. It took a lot of trial and error to get the right course grind for me but I got it dialed in and I will not change it. So this manual grinder is used only for my FP coffee. It gives me a fairly clean and tasty cup.

Check this one out from Amazon…

My friend uses a Capresso conical burr grinder that works great. Check it out.

bipolar · 10-29-2022, 04:55 AM

Thanks for all the responses fellas. I’m using a standard blade type grinder, and suspected that it was the problem. I get super fine grounds and more course grounds at the same with it. Gonna order a conical burr grinder and see if that helps.

macsauce13 · 10-30-2022, 04:58 PM

It should definitely help. And I’ll just tell you, there’s no going back to a drip long term after you’ve gone to a press. You’ll never enjoy your coffee again.

BigJohn · 10-30-2022, 05:09 PM

Brevel encore!

vernonator · 10-31-2022, 11:06 AM

The Capresso above is a great entry level burr grinder, does a pretty good job of keeping the grind even. It will make ALL the difference, save the blade grinder to grind up spices....you will be MUCH happier.

10-28-2022, 05:32 AM	#1
bipolar Club Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: The Free State of Georgia Posts: 2,012	French press coffee woes So I've had a French press setup for a good while and can sometimes make decent enough coffee with it. Other times, the coffee is muddy looking. Any tips on how to avoid the mud? Seriously considering ditching the whole deal and getting an old school Mr. Coffee drip setup... __________________ When Uncle Terry’s been drinking…you don’t F with him.

10-28-2022, 05:41 AM	#2
BigO Publisher/Owner El Chefé BBQ Guru Herf God Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Atlanta. Posts: 55,765	I always considered it to be a result of overgrinding the beans and just part of the process. __________________ Every time you think you've become too cynical, the world finds a way to teach you that the real problem is that you haven't become cynical enough Free speech is free speech is free speech. There is no qualifier. If you aren't outraged, you aren't paying attention. Never attribute malice to that what can be explained as stupidity. Unborn lives matter too.

10-28-2022, 01:58 PM	#6
SLR Charter Member Moderator Herf God Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: OC/LA Area, CA USA Posts: 15,521	Bipolar, how are you grinding your coffee beans? As others have said here, a good conical burr grinder will give consistent good FP coffee. I love FP coffee. Here’s my go to rig that works well for me since I only drink a few cups of coffee at a time, and not every day. I use a manual grinder and a stainless steel FP. It took a lot of trial and error to get the right course grind for me but I got it dialed in and I will not change it. So this manual grinder is used only for my FP coffee. It gives me a fairly clean and tasty cup. Check this one out from Amazon… My friend uses a Capresso conical burr grinder that works great. Check it out. __________________ Isaiah 53 LGBFJB BE AWAKE, NOT WOKE

10-29-2022, 04:55 AM	#7
bipolar Club Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: The Free State of Georgia Posts: 2,012	Thanks for all the responses fellas. I’m using a standard blade type grinder, and suspected that it was the problem. I get super fine grounds and more course grounds at the same with it. Gonna order a conical burr grinder and see if that helps. __________________ When Uncle Terry’s been drinking…you don’t F with him.

10-30-2022, 05:09 PM	#9
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10-28-2022, 11:13 AM	#4
ElkTwin Ungulate in Chief Club Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 2,706	And a good grinder. Setting a shitty grinder to coarse just makes the big bits bigger. You still get the powdery fines that make coffee muddy.

10-30-2022, 04:58 PM	#8
macsauce13 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,191	It should definitely help. And I’ll just tell you, there’s no going back to a drip long term after you’ve gone to a press. You’ll never enjoy your coffee again.

10-31-2022, 11:06 AM	#10
vernonator Herf Meister Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Is this Heaven? No it's Iowa Posts: 5,291	The Capresso above is a great entry level burr grinder, does a pretty good job of keeping the grind even. It will make ALL the difference, save the blade grinder to grind up spices....you will be MUCH happier. __________________ We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile

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