Cookbook:French Press Coffee Beverage

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French Press Coffee Beverage

Ingredients

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  • coffee beans
  • French Press
  • water
  • water heater
  • beverage containers

Procedure

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  • Grind coffee beans coarse (9 on a 1–10 grinder, 30 on the Baratza Encore) about the consistency of w:kosher salt[1][2]
  • Boil filtered water, about 8 ounces more than you need for brewing
  • Pour about 8 ounces boiled filtered water into French Press, for preheating[3][4]
  • After warming French Press, redistribute the 8 ounces boiled filtered water into drinking cups to pre-warm them
  • Using a 1:12 ratio, pour 60 grams[5] of coarsely ground coffee into the empty French Press
  • Pre-infuse the grounds with a small amount of hot water, 93–96 °C (199–205 °F)[6]
  • Wait 30 seconds[1][6]
  • After w:carbon dioxide blooms, stir to improve wetting of ground coffee[6][1]
  • Add hot water, , 93–96 °C (199–205 °F),[7] in proportions of about 30 g (1.1 oz) of coffee grounds to 350 g of water (500 ml (17 US fl oz) of water, 1:16[6][3]...1/12[8])
  • Place plunger on top of grounds, push it slowly halfway down, and pull back up slowly to just below the surface, preventing a dry grounds crust on the surface.[1]
  • Steep for four minutes (before experimenting with other steeping times like three[9] to four[2] to five[10] to eight[6] minutes)
  • Press plunger down slowly to ½" above layer of coffee grounds at bottom[4]
  • Plunging slowly prevents accidental w:scalding of brewer and is purported to maximize the extraction of the oils and flavonoids from the ground bean.[6]
  • The mesh piston normally does not compress the coffee grounds, as most designs leave a generous space—about 30 mm (1.2 in)—below the piston in its lowest position. If the brewed coffee is allowed to remain in the beaker with the used grounds, the coffee may become astringent and bitter, though this is an effect that some users of the French press consider desirable.
  • Pour out water preheating the drinking cups[4]
  • Pour the coffee into the drinking cups[4]
  • Serve the drinking cups[4]

Notes, tips, and variations

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Steps may optionally be omitted.

Coffee Recipes

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References

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  1. a b c d "Brew Guide: French Press". w:Peet's Coffee. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  2. a b "French Press". w:Ritual Coffee Roasters. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  3. a b "How to Make French Press Coffee, According to Industry Experts". w:Food & Wine.
  4. a b c d e "French Press Brew Guide". w:Intelligentsia Coffee. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  5. "1 Simple Ratio For French Press Coffee That Works Every Time". ShedLight Coffee Roasters. 2023-04-13. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
  6. a b c d e f "Coffee Science: How to Make the Best French Press Coffee at Home". w:Serious Eats. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  7. "How to Use a French Press to Make Easy Coffee Every Day". w:Epicurious. w:Condé Nast. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  8. "French Press". w:Blue Bottle Coffee. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  9. "How to Use French Press - Instructions for The Perfect Coffee". w:Illy. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  10. "How to Make Better French Press Coffee". w:Cook's Illustrated. w:America's Test Kitchen. Retrieved 2 May 2023.