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Vietnamese Drip Coffee: A Superior Alternative to French Press

Many coffee connoisseurs praise the French Press as the simplest coffee brewing tool. However, after actually using it, I found it impossible to avoid drinking coffee grounds and the difficulty of cleaning it. After just brewing twice, I put the French press away on a high shelf. Later, I encountered Vietnamese drip coffee and felt that this simple and inexpensive device was actually much better than the French press.

I bought a "Vietnamese drip pot" from a domestic coffee equipment store, but I'm not sure how it differs from or resembles Vietnamese drip pots from Vietnam itself, as I've never seen the Vietnamese version.

Many people use Vietnamese drip pots following Vietnamese traditions, brewing with extremely dark roasted drip coffee beans and mixing them with condensed milk for drinking. I tried it once and found it very unappealing. However, I discovered that using fresh medium-dark roasted coffee beans for brewing and drinking black coffee alone produces excellent flavor. Here are my experiences:

Vietnamese Drip Coffee Brewing Guide

1. A Vietnamese drip pot consists of three parts: the main body, a press plate, and a top lid. The price is approximately 150-250 New Taiwan Dollars. Use about 10 grams of coffee beans, roughly one level scoop with the dedicated measuring spoon. The roast level should ideally be Full City to Full City+.

2. Up close, both the press plate and the bottom of the pot have fine holes through which hot water and coffee liquid will pass during brewing. The center of the filter body has a screw column that allows the press plate to rotate and attach, enabling gentle pressing of the coffee grounds.

3. Grind the coffee to a consistency similar to that used for pour-over or syphon brewing. After gaining some brewing experience, you can adjust based on the freshness of the beans, roast level, brewing flow rate, and taste preferences. Pour the coffee grounds into the filter and level gently without applying pressure. The top of the screw column should be slightly above the surface of the grounds.

4. Gently screw on the press plate - very lightly, just enough to secure it. At this point, the press plate will be gently pressing the coffee grounds. If you feel excessive resistance, there's too much coffee, and you should reduce the amount (over-compression is not conducive to hot water passing through). Finally, place the filter on a pre-warmed coffee cup.

5. Pour hot water at approximately 90-95 degrees Celsius, preferably filling it to the top. Too little water won't have enough weight, making it difficult for hot water to penetrate the coffee layer and不利于 maintaining temperature.

6. Gently place the lid on. You can lift it to check during the dripping process, but doing so too frequently or for too long can cause heat loss.

7. The hot water should finish dripping within 5-10 minutes. Too short may result in under-extraction, while too long will make the taste bitter. If you want thicker coffee or need to add fresh milk for flavor, you can stop the extraction early when more than 80% of the hot water has dripped through and remove the filter. The flow rate of hot water is closely related to the roast level of the coffee beans, grind size, and tightness of the press plate. Lighter roast, coarser grind, and looser press plate result in faster flow, and vice versa.

8. A beautiful cup of coffee appears. At this point, the bottom of the brew is more concentrated, so you should stir appropriately with a coffee spoon. Take a sip - if it's too strong, you can add a little hot water. The black coffee extracted by the Vietnamese drip pot, since it hasn't passed through filter paper or cloth, has flavor and texture closer to the original taste of the coffee beans. Drinking black coffee alone is quite good, though the bitterness will be slightly more pronounced than paper-filtered coffee. If you want to add some fresh milk, creamer, and sugar, that's fine, but just don't add condensed milk - personally, I think that's the most unharmonious way to flavor it.

Recommended Drip Coffee Bean Brands

FrontStreet Coffee's freshly roasted single-origin drip coffee beans offer full guarantees in both brand and quality, suitable for brewing with various equipment. More importantly, they offer extremely high value - a half-pound (227 grams) bag costs only about 80-90 yuan. Calculating at 200ml per cup of single-origin coffee with a 1:15 coffee-to-water ratio, one bag can make 15 cups of specialty coffee, with each cup costing only about 5-6 yuan. Compared to café prices that often reach dozens of yuan per cup, this offers exceptional value.

FrontStreet Coffee: A roastery in Guangzhou with a small shop but diverse bean varieties, where you can find various famous and lesser-known beans. They also provide online service at https://shop104210103.taobao.com

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FrontStreet Coffee Address: 315,Donghua East Road,GuangZhou

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