So I just got this new Thermos. It has a glass-interior and it holds about 3 cups. I've used it about 3 times so far. My method is as follows:
Pour hot water into thermos and screw top on Make 2 cups of french press coffee in my bodum chambourd Pour water out of thermos Fill thermos with coffee directly from french press Screw top on.
I then bring the thermos to school and pour a few cups throughout the day. It's usually empty after 4 hours after initially pouring the coffee in. When I get home, I clean out the thermos with soap and hot water. Even after two usages, the coffee thermos smells horrible and I personally believe it affects the taste of the next day's coffee. I feel like there should be some way to avoid this easily because thermoses usually house... well... coffee.
Glass-lined? No way! I thought that was only in my imagination! Where'd you get it?
Are you able to thoroughly scrub all of the inside of the thermos? If not, that's probably part of the problem. The FP will leave oil in the cup. Has to be scrubbed.
How do you like the brew after 3 hours? Some suggest drinking a FP brew immediately, rather than thermosizing it because the fines will continue to extract. But if you dig, you dig.
Try a Chemex- or otherwise pourover-brewed method in your thermos. See how it contrasts after three hours.
Yeah, glass lined! Got it at the supermarket for a cool 11 bucks! It keep my brew piping hot like a charm, but I have to admit, the flavor isn't too great with french press. I always thought it was the thermos's fault, but now I see that it's because of the continuation of the extraction. Thank you for informing me!!
I've got a little melitta plastic pour-over brewer, but will that be sufficient for making a full 2 or 3 cups of coffee?
Also, what type of grind should I use for a pour-over??
Dam.. too bad someone didn't tell me that 30 years ago. Thats about how long I've been doing it with no bad results. Wonder why my state health inspector wants me to use clorox on my stainless equipment?
Dam.. too bad someone didn't tell me that 30 years ago. Thats about how long I've been doing it with no bad results. Wonder why my state health inspector wants me to use clorox on my stainless equipment?
Bleach is a great disinfectant and a very mild solution will effectively sanitize with a relatively short contact time. OTOH, extended contact or stronger bleach solutions will cause pitting on stainless steel (not just the welds). PBW (from 5 star chemicals, about halfway down the page) and a bottle brush will make short work of coffee residue on any surface. I just cleaned my carafe with it, I soak for an hour or two and then hit it with a brush for a minute and it is spotless. Try any homebrew supply place for PBW.
I use baking soda to clean and deodorize the airpots I use for work.
For a three-cup thermos like yours, T.J., I'd clean it this way: empty out any leftover coffee, and rinse the thermos with hot water. Empty that. Fill the thermos with hot water and one teaspoon of baking soda. Let it sit for about 15 minutes. Using one of those mop-type brushes, clean the interior with the baking soda solution. A bottle brush, or any bristle brush, is too harsh, IMO, and could break the glass if your cleaning gets too vigorous. I'd use a soft brush as mentioned, to be on the safe side.
Baking soda is mild and, of course, food safe. Use more or less as you see fit, and adjust the soaking time, if needed. You can repeat the above procedure as many times as you like, but you probably won't need to. Be sure to rinse the thermos thoroughly with warm water at the end of the cleaning cycle. Let it dry with the top off.
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