How To Make Plunger Coffee With Milk - Making A Latte With A French Press

Last updated on October 27th, 2023 at 17:27

That age old question that French Press owners and Lovers ask — how to make plunger ? After reading this article, you will know exactly how to complete this task perfectly with all the top secrets to making a great and iced o if you so wish, with your plunger (also known as a French press).

Now let’s get on with that rather pressing matter!

How To Make Plunger Coffee With Milk — Using A French Press With Milk Instead Of Water

Table Of Contents

1 How To Make Plunger Coffee With Milk — Using A French Press With Milk Instead Of Water
2 Making A Plunger Coffee With Milk Step By Step
3 Frequently Asked Questions About How To Make Plunger Coffee With Milk
4 Frappé-ing it All Up — How To Make Plunger Coffee With Milk The Conclusion.

On the face of it, this sounds like an awful idea, using milk to make a plunger as if you get it wrong it can go horribly wrong, and you end with a rather milky and weak , and perhaps this is why you don’t see shops using a French press with milk.

There is a certain knack of getting it right and when you do, and get the process right, you end up with a great tasting full flavored .

Milk, as you would expect as an experienced barista, or , does not work well when brewing with it due to the sugar and calcium.

Plus,

you just don’t get the right brewing to extract the oils and get the complete profile from your .

This is why you almost never see milk used in the brewing or . It is only added later in the brewing process.

Otherwise, it will be a weak milky nothingness of a !

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Making A Plunger Coffee With Milk Step By Step

Let’s now get down to sharing the secrets of making a great Plunger . With the right ingredients and the right technique, you can and will end up with a great , French press style!

Ingredients Needed

30 .
300 Grams (10 Oz) of hot, almost boiling water at 200F. If you must, boil the water and let it cool for 1 .
150 (5 Oz) Grams of hot, almost boiling milk.

Read: Can you use espresso beans for French press?

Step 1: Making Your French Press Latte

Let’s get the first top secret to getting the best out of your French press out of the way. Preheat your French press coffee maker with your hot water and ensure that you heat the plunger too. This is a step that will help you to get the full flavors, and delicate flavor range, out of your beans.

While you are boiling your water and letting it cool off, you can now get your coffee grounds. Since you are using a French press, it would be a good idea to use your best flavorful coffee beans. Use your grinder to get a coarse grind that is similar in size to sea salt.

Now your ground coffee is ready, your water is boiled, and has cooled down a little to 200F. Your French press (or plunger coffee) as it is also known, has been preheated you can move on to step 2.

Step 2: Add Your Delicious Full Of Flavor Coffee Beans

Add your freshly to the carafe. Shake gently to ensure an even distribution of your coffee grounds.

Step 3: Add Your Hot Water

Pour your hot water slowly and evenly in a circular motion until the carafe is full with half of the water you are using. Wait for 30 seconds for the grounds to bloom. Once your grounds have bloomed, stir gently in a circular motion, then fill your carafe until 2/3 full or where the rest of the 310 grams of water takes you.

It shouldn’t take more than a minute for your coffee to bloom.

Step 4: Add The Lid And Close It

Add the lid and lower the slowly until the mesh touches the surface of the water. Don’t push all the way down just yet. Now let your for 4-5 , whatever suits you. Use a timer.

While you are waiting, move on to Step 5.

Step 5: Heat up your milk

Heat your milk to an almost boiling point of milk and let it simmer and then cool down for a minute.

Step 6: Decant Your Coffee

As in step 4 above, let your for 4 min or 5 min, whichever suits you. Decant your to avoid over brewed . It is at this point that you slowly press down on the . Do not add extra force. You can pour a as desired as at this point your French press plunger is ready.

Step 7: Make A Café Quality Latte!

With a cleanly rinsed or second French press as above, preheat it with for 30 seconds. Simply fill your preheated French press 1/3 full of milk or as high as the 150 (5 Oz) grams go. Your milk should have just stopped simmering and cooled for about a .

Slowly put the plunger and lid on the carafe and get ready to pump it like you would inflate a bicycle tire. Keep pumping until your milk expands and foams to twice the volume. Do this right; it takes a little practice, and you will have frothy milk that is like a velvety microfoam.

You have made your frothy milk without an , steam wand or any specialist equipment.

Step 8: Now for that Latte

In your coffee mug, pour coffee with 1/3 coffee and 2/3 milk and top it up with a nice foam on top for a beautiful tasting aromatic coffee latte style.

For a cappuccino, you can pour 1/2 coffee and half milk and add a foam topping and a sprinkle of cacao.

You have just made this with your French press! Well done.

Frequently Asked Questions About How To Make Plunger

Can You Have Milk With Plunger ?

Yes, if you love a coffee with milk, like we do at Latte Love Brew, you can use your French press to make frothy milk if your handheld frother has broken.

Fill your French press carafe with warm milk to the 1/3 way full mark and start by slowly pushing down on the plunger and pump it as if you were inflating a tire. After a short while, the milk will aerate and expand until it is twice the original volume and ready to use in your coffee.

What Happens If You Put Milk In A French Press?

Putting milk in your French press will not damage or destroy it in any way at all. You can even use your press to make milk foam and a very frothy milk.

Should I Add Milk to French Press ?

There is no “should” in coffee brewing. If you enjoy milk with your French press coffee, you can add milk directly to your press or to your cup of coffee. Test and find out which one is best for you, which makes the tastiest cup based on your own opinion.

Can You Put Hot Milk In French Press?

Yes, you can heat your milk in a microwave or the stove top and add it to your French press. Be careful if you are making foamy milk with your press as to not burn yourself.

Is Same As French Press?

No, a milk frother and a French press are not the same; they are two very different pieces of equipment. A milk frother is much better and more convenient to use for creating a rich foam.

You can use your French press coffee maker to froth milk in an emergency as a back-up solution.

Can You Make Plunger ?

Yes, you can make plunger . You can get more fancy by creating frothy milk and even cold foam and sweet cream by using your . Simply fill to no more than 1/3rd full and pump the plunger until your milk doubles in volume.

Can You Put Milk In Cafetiere ?

Yes, once you have brewed your with your . Clean it with and then add your warm milk to no more than 1/3 full. Pump the plunger until your milk expands and doubles in volume.

What happens If You Pour Milk In ?

When you add milk to coffee, it reduces the bitter notes due to the natural sugars, the lactose that is in the milk. It also adds texture and body to your coffee beverages.

Frappé-ing it All Up — How To Make Plunger Coffee With Milk The Conclusion.

Now you know how to make plunger , you can do it to your heart’s content. I will add it is much better to do it with two French press’s for convenience and time. I am a big fan of brewing with the French press as it is one of the best ways to get the full from your and right into your cup.

When it comes to making the milk, heating it up first is key and not filling your French press too much as you need to be aware that the milk will expand a fair bit.

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