Brew Guide
French Press
Our step-by-step recipe for a sweet, balanced cup.
What you need
- 3-cup French press
- Grinder, scale and timer
- Fresh coffee
Recipe
- Coffee: 36g, medium-coarse
- Water: 660g at 200°F / 93.5°C
- Time: 4:00
- Makes: 20oz
Steps
- Warm the press with a little hot water, swirl it around and dump it.
- Grind 36g of coffee medium-coarse, add it to the press and tare your scale.
- Start the timer and pour 330g of water, wetting all the grounds.
- Let it bloom for 30 seconds, then put the lid on. Don't press yet.
- At 2:00, take the lid off, give it a gentle stir and pour the other 330g. Lid back on.
- At 4:00, press the plunger down slowly.
- Pour right away.
Tips
- Filtered water tastes better.
- 4 minutes is a starting point. Steep less if it's bitter, longer if it's weak.
- Don't force the plunger. Pressing too hard can make it bitter.
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Coffee36g
Water660g
Time4:00
GrindMedium-coarse
The method
Let’s brew
- 1
Warm the press
Swirl a little hot water around the French press to warm it up, then discard it.
- 2
Grind and tare
Grind 36g of coffee on a medium-coarse setting, add it to the press, set it on your scale and tare to 0g.
- 3
First pour · 0:00
Start the timer and slowly pour 330g of hot water, saturating all the grounds evenly.
- 4
Bloom · 0:30
Let it bloom for 30 seconds so the coffee releases CO2 and starts to develop flavor. Set the lid on top without pressing.
- 5
Stir and top off · 2:00
Remove the lid, gently stir, then pour the remaining 330g and replace the lid.
- 6
Press · 4:00
Slowly and carefully press the plunger all the way down. Serve right away and enjoy.
