Brewing Tips

Parliament Roasting uses high quality Guatemalan beans imported through Common Goal and certified Fair Trade and
Organic. When you start with a good product, the rest is just experimentation to find out how you like to drink your coffee. Your preferences might not be mine, and I’d love to know how you prepare yours. Send me a message at andrew@parliamentroasting.ca

Here is how I prepare my morning coffee each and every day.

I like to grind my coffee right before I brew it, to the consistency I’m looking for (a coarser grind for French Press) and only grind what i’m going to immediately use. The goal here is to preserve the integrity of the bean and it’s flavours, and as soon as you grind it down the clock starts ticking on your coffee’s shelf life. I tend to start my day with a French Press of medium roast, because I need a cup right away and more for my thermos on the way to work. For French Press with a burr grinder, I like to set it to a coarse grind at about a level 8/10 on my grinder.

I use the following ratio when I’m making a French Press:

• 5 cups of boiling water

• Slowly poured onto 5 tbsp of coarse ground coffee

• Stir well and let that sit on a 4 minute timer before plunging.

• If you like your coffee a bit stronger adjust that ratio to 5 cups of water to 6 tbsp ratio. 

• I also like to wait 2-3 minutes before drinking, let the temperature come down a bit and let the flavours settle.