Tips - West Bend L5648A Instruction Manual

Tips

A coffee press, also known as a press pot or French press, provides a much richer
cup of coffee. If you are accustomed to drinking drip coffee, press pot coffee will
taste richer/stronger at first. Also, there may be a small amount of coffee sediment
in the bottom of your cup. This is normal for press pot coffee brewing.
The coffee should be served immediately after the steeping process. Do not keep
the coffee in the carafe with the grounds as continued brewing will occur and the
coffee will become too strong and bitter. If all the coffee is not going to be served at
once, pour the coffee into a thermal carafe to retain the flavor and temperature.
Coffee Tastes Weak:
The grind is too coarse. When the grind is too coarse not enough flavors are
extracted from the coffee.
Steeping time is too short. Allow regular coffee to steep at least 3 minutes and de-
caffeinated coffee 4 minutes. Try small amounts of additional steeping time until the
desired flavor is achieved.
Coffee Tastes Bitter:
The coffee is ground too fine. When the coffee is too fine, bitters are also extracted
during the steeping time.
Coffee Taste Too Strong:
If the coffee is too strong (not bitter), decrease the steeping time in small increments
until the desired flavor is achieved. Do not let the brewed coffee sit inside the carafe
after the steeping time as the hot water will continue extracting flavor from the coffee.
Move it from the press pot to a thermal carafe or only brew what you will drink
immediately.
Too Much Sediment or Other Solids:
A small amount of sediment at the bottom of your cup is normal. If there is too much
sediment or solids in the coffee, ensure you are pressing the filter though the coffee
straight and slowly so the grounds do not slip by the filter. Check the stainless steel
filter for damage and that it fits snug into the carafe.
Water Takes Too Long To Boil:
It is normal to take one 1 to 1-1/2 minutes per cup to heat. When the brewing time
takes noticeably longer, decalcify the coffeemaker. See the "Decalcifying Your
Coffeemaker" section in this manual.
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