French Press

The French Press is a super simple filter coffee maker. Use our recipe as a basis and adapt it as you go, depending on your coffees and your preferences.

for a medium sized (600 ml) french press

extraction time: 4:00
ground coffee: around 24g (medium-coarse)
water at 93°c: 400g
coffee-water ratio: 1:16.7

  1. Grind about 24g of specialty coffee at a medium to coarse grind setting (just a tad coarser than for V60 filter coffee).
  2. Rinse the french press with hot water.
  3. Add ground coffee to the preheated french press.
  4. Pour 100ml of hot water into the french press, let it sit for 45s then slightly stir.
  5. Pour another 300ml of hot water into the french press and put the top on without pressing.
  6. At 4 minutes total brew time, push the press all the way down.
  7. Pour the coffee into a cup or pitcher to prevent it from sitting on the grounds any longer and thus taste burnt and bitter.