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French Press

The classic French Press is known for its ability to brew a consistent, heavy bodied black coffee. 

What you’ll need:

  • French Press
  • 20g ground coffee (approximately 3 tablespoons)
  • 240ml water (2 teaspoons less than 1 cup) at 94°C (1:50 minutes off the boil)
  • Tablespoon
  • Cup
  • Kettle
  • Scales, if possible, otherwise follow eye measurements 

Brewing recipe:

  • Add 20g of coffee into your French Press.
  • Pour 40ml of hot water.
  • Stir 10 times to wet the ground coffee, and leave it for 30 seconds on the timer.
  • Pour the remaining water.
  • Add the lid and leave for 3 more minutes.
  • Stir a few times until the grinds fall to the bottom.
  • Then, very slowly, plunge over 1 minute.
  • Serve into cups straight away to avoid over extracting the coffee. 

Pro tips: 

  • Darker roasts require lower and cooler temperature water. If the water is too hot, the brew will easily over extract and taste bitter. 
  • Lighter roasts require higher temperature water. Light roasts are more dense and need hotter temperatures to extract the flavours. 
  • Slow plunging is key! Always allow 45 seconds to 1 minute for plunging. Plunging too fast will make a gritty, unclean cup. 
  • For lighter to medium roast coffees, a few stirs of the brew just before plunging reduces sourness. 
  • Do not stir before plunging with dark roast coffees since this coffee has very little sourness and this will bring out over extracted, roasty notes. 

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