French Press Brew Guide

Here, hot water and coffee sit together in a chamber for a certain period before being separated, possibly by a filter. 

For French Press we would recommend a slightly higher starting ratio of approximately 75 g of dry coffee per liter of water. Here you are in control of both contact time and grind size, so start with a coarser grind and a longer contact time - about 8 minutes, or choose a finer grind and a shorter contact time.

Either combination, and anything in between, can yield clean and balanced results, and can often show off slightly different facets of a coffee’s character, so experimenting is recommended. Read more about the various parameters you can experiment with by following the link below. 

Method

1. Pre-heat your French Press with hot water. Plunge a couple of times to extra clean the filter.

2. Grind your coffee to a slightly coarser than a aeropress setting.

3. Empty the French Press and add the coffee.

4. Tare your scale, start you time and the hot water to the coffee, place filter.

5. You should be at 30 seconds now, leave to extract for 3:30 min.

6. At 4 min, break the coffee crust with a spoon and stir six times

7. At 8 min plunge filter slowly.