Switched my French press grind to the coarser setting on a hunch, and the mud finally went away
Every cup from my French press came out gritty and cloudy, and it was driving me nuts. I was using the same medium grind I use for my drip machine because I figured close enough, right? Then a barista in Portland told me the press needs a grind like coarse sea salt, so I tried the coarsest setting on my grinder and steeped for 4 minutes instead of 3. The cup came out clean with zero sludge at the bottom, and now I'm wondering what else I've been doing wrong. Does the 4 minute steep work for you guys, or do you go longer?