I was a co-owner of a coffeehouse in the early nineties and have brewed coffee using a french press for years. It was my only method. I also roasted my own beans but recently quit coffee. Ghastly, I know, since I loved it so much. I quit because it made me more tired, not less. Drinking more coffee had no stimulant effect any longer.

I did notice that the evidence supporting a rise in cholesterol levels from drinking unfiltered french press coffee was true for me (that was not why I quit).

I also did not quit due to the iron spike driven through the skull headaches that would ensue if I couldn't get caffeine some days. For me it just made me more tired. I would feel peppier in the morning for about 1/2 and then it was downhill from there no matter how much more I drank that day. Bummer, eh?

I'm sure the siren song of a delectable fresh roasted cup or capper will lure me back some day.

Chris L