Six-Minute Steep
Counter Culture Coffee's French Press recipe. All water at once, stir at 30 seconds, steep for 6 minutes total. The extended steep with medium-coarse grind produces a sweet, full cup.
- Chocolate
- Sweet
- Full-bodied
- Medium roast
- Dark roast
- Long
- Beginner
- Total
- 6:15
- Ratio
- 1:17.9
- Coffee
- 28 g
- Temp
- 93 °C
The Six-Minute Steep recipe by Counter Culture Coffee for the French Press 3 Cup uses 28 g of coffee and 500 g of water (1:17.9 ratio), at 93°C, with a target brew time of 6:15.
Parameters
- 28 g
- Coffee
- 500 g
- Water
- 1:17.9
- Ratio
- 93 °C
- Temp
- 7 medium coarse
- Grind
- 6:15
- Total
- 2
- Servings
Method
-
0:00Pour
Pour all 500g of water.
+500g 15s Slow -
0:30Stir
Stir to saturate all grounds. Place lid.
5s -
6:00Press
Press plunger slowly.
15s -
6:15Done
Decant immediately.
Notes
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Bloom and Break
1:15by Specialty Coffee Association
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- Balanced
Total 10:20 Temp 96°C -
Cold Brew Concentrate
1:6by Specialty Coffee Association
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- Sweet
Total 12h Temp 4°C -
Hot Concentrate
1:8.6by Specialty Coffee Association
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- Caramel
Total 5:30 Temp 96°C -
Cupping-Style French Press
1:16.7by Specialty Coffee Association
- Balanced
- Sweet
Total 10:10 Temp 93°C -
Dark Roast
1:17.9by Specialty Coffee Association
- Chocolate
- Caramel
Total 3:20 Temp 88°C
Other French press methods
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Fine Grind
1:16Chemex 10 Cup
- Balanced
- Sweet
Total 5:30 Temp 96°C -
Timed Pulses
1:16.7Chemex 6 Cup
- Balanced
- Nutty
Total 4:30 Temp 93°C -
Fine Grind
1:15.8Chemex 8 Cup
- Floral
- Fruity
Total 4:30 Temp 96°C -
Adjustable Time
1:16Clever Dripper L
- Balanced
- Sweet
Total 3:00 Temp 93°C -
Adjustable Time
1:16Clever Dripper S
- Balanced
- Sweet
Total 3:00 Temp 93°C
Original source
Recipe by Counter Culture Coffee, published at counterculturecoffee.com.
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