Keeping a Schedule

With a newborn and a toddler schedules are hard to stick to. The only constant is coffee. I joined a monthly coffee club, bought a scale, fancy hand burr grinder, and started paying more attention to brewing times. 

If I wake up and am not feeding the newborn I start by cranking the batteryless scale up and weighing 30 grams whole bean coffee for French press or 60 grams for drip. Using RO water I weigh out 515-1150 grams water, again dependant on brewing style. Drip is easy, set it and forget it. As far as the French press, patience is key. I use my timer so I don't guess as to how long it has been.

Let's start with the whole process. Thirty grams of coffee to 500 grams water yields about 2.5 standard coffee cups not monster cups. With the electric kettle filled to 515 grams of water to account for evaporation, I begin grinding the beans to a medium fine (everything reads course). Once the kettle quits at boiling I wait about 20 seconds to let the temperature drop from boiling to about 205 degrees, estimated. After the grounds are in the carafe I pour the water in making sure to wet everything. Give a gentle stir to press the 'crust' into the water and set the timer for 4 minutes. During this first brewing I warm up my coffee cups with either fresh boiled water or scolding hot faucet water, both get hot and you're not drinking it so it won't effect the taste. When the timer goes off I press the 'crust' in a second time and then remove the foam and floating bits of beans. When finished I set another timer for 6 minutes. During this time I either start breakfast or begin to redd up the kitchen. Putting the press into the carafe gently press the screen through the water about half way. Then pore into your warm cups. 

Measuring time and weight I have had consistent flavorful coffee. As far as the coffee club goes, I have received 1 package of coffee and it smells amazing and tastes like coffee. I am hoping by being consistent, different coffees will bring out these chocolate and nutty blends that the roasters say I should be tasting. 

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