It May Sound Crazy, But You Can Trust Me

Before we dive into why you should do this crazy thing, let's establish some credibility. I drink black coffee regularly and brew it at my home through many different brewing methods. Including Chemex, Aeropress, espresso and others.

I've seen much benefit both in my health and finances from drinking black coffee. Ok! Now you can trust me and not just say "Go away strange coffee man! I only drink creamy pistachio ice cream stuff that wakes me up."

In this blog I'll go over some reasons to try your coffee black and the different ways you can brew your black coffee. This should help you find out which brewing method works best for your personal taste!

Why You Should Try It (At Least Once)

It's better for you: It won't come as any surprise that adding cream and sugar to your coffee isn't the healthiest everyday option. Starting your day with sugar can cause crashes throughout the day (meaning you need even more coffee and sugar). You could try cutting out the sugar and just adding cream at first, then try it black!

Coffee also has a great amount of antioxidents and health benefits that you could be taking away from with your cream and sugar. Regardless you'll still get these benefits, but you might be taking away from them.

You're missing out on some wonderful flavors: Adding sugar and cream to your coffee nullifies most if not all of the natural flavors in coffee! Coffee actually has more natural tasting notes than wine. Picking up these notes can take some practice, but there's no chance of experiencing them if you add cream or sugar.

Your wallet will thank you: Most of the time, especially if your drink of choice is a specialty drink like a latte, black coffee will be much cheaper than anything else on the menu. You could save up to 50% on your daily coffee habit!

Ways To Brew

In this section I'll tell you about a few great ways to brew coffee black. This will include the Chemex, Aeropress, French Press and Drip Brewing.

*Tutorials on how to brew these types of coffee are available on our Brewtorials page.

1. The Chemex

This is a pour over method of brewing that eliminates any chemicals or impurities that could find their way into your coffee. Probably one of the best ways to try black coffee. This creates a clean, smooth cup of coffee that allows you to distinguish flavors in more complex coffees. It's a more intricate brewing method, but one of the most rewarding if you can nail it down! Best brewed with lighter roast coffees (Ethiopian or Colombian single origins).

2. The Aeropress

My personal favorite, although perhaps not the most friendly if you're trying black coffee for the first time. This is a steeping method of brewing similar to the french press. The main difference is that it's pressed through a paper filter, creating a coffee somewhere between drip brew and espresso, bursting with flavor and a heavier but cleaner body and mouth feel.

3. The French Press

Most of you are probably familiar with the french press. It's one of the simpler ways of brewing black coffee. Just pour boiling water over ground coffee, steep, press and pour. This method offers alot of variability since you can change the ratio of coffee to water or steeping time to your personal taste. It offers a rich and flavorful cup of coffee with a slightly heavier body than an Aeropress.

4. The Drip Brewer

Likely the most popular method of brewing coffee. It makes alot, it's convenient and it's consistent. Probably the most balanced and friendly brew method on this list, almost any coffee you brew with this method will be quite paletable. Well balanced blends and single origins will taste best with this method (Adirondack blend and Brazil for example).

Try It Once, For Me?

I hope I've convinced you to try black coffee to at least give it a chance. If you've tried it once and hated it, maybe try a different brewing method and attempt to distinguish some of the tasting notes in the coffee. You never know, it could change your life!

*Below you'll find some of my coffee recommendations to try black!

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Why You Should Try Black Coffee

It May Sound Crazy, But You Can Trust Me

Why You Should Try It (At Least Once)

Ways To Brew

Try It Once, For Me?

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