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How to brew with French Press
Full immersion with heavy body and a metal filter.
Choose a recipe below for equipment, coffee dose, water quantity and step-by-step instructions. Times vary between recipes; start with the parameters of the one you choose.
- TIME
- 4:00 – 15:00
- TEMPERATURE
- 92 – 100 °C
- RATIO
- 1:15 – 1:16.7
- GRIND
- Medium-coarse – Coarse
- LEVEL
- Beginner
- RECIPES
- 4
RECIPES
4 recipes
Dose, ratio, and time for each recipe in the method — one click away.
STEP BY STEP
How to brew French Press.
The sequence of the catalog's base recipe, Classic French press. Times are a brewing guide, not a promise of flavor.
- 0:30
Initial pour
Pour 300 g of water in a single motion.
- 4:00
Break the crust
Gently stir the crust with a spoon.
- 4:30
Plunge and serve
Lower the plunger slowly and serve right away.
HOW IT WORKS
How the method works
Coffee steeps in water. A metal filter helps separate the liquid from the grounds when serving.
- How the cup usually turns out
- It can leave more texture and sediment than a paper filter. That does not determine coffee quality.
- What it forgives — and what it doesn't
- Follow the recipe’s resting and serving steps: not every recipe calls for plunging to the bottom.
- The most common trap
- Changing grind, time and serving technique together. Record a reference brew before comparing.
If the cup did not turn out as expected
One change at a time: pick what you tasted and see what to check first.
- Bitter coffee: where to startBitterness alone does not identify the cause. Compare one change.
- Sour coffee: what to checkAcidity and preference are different. Record what bothered you.
- Weak or watery coffee: check the ratioCoffee and water quantities are the first records to check.
- Coffee too strong: start with a referenceStrong, bitter and full-bodied describe different things.
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