French Press 8 Cup French press
Classic
by Specialty Coffee Association
The traditional French press recipe: coarse grind, 4-minute steep, plunge.
Parameters
- 30 g
- Coffee
- 500 g
- Water
- 1:16.7
- Ratio
- 96 °C
- Temp
- 8 coarse
- Grind
- 4:30
- Total
- 2
- Servings
Method
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0:00 01Pour
Pour all 500g of water. Stir briefly.
To 500g 15s Slow -
0:20 02Wait
Place the lid on (plunger up). Steep for 4 minutes.
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4:00 03Press
Plunge slowly and steadily. Serve immediately.
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4:30 04Done
Brew complete. Pour all to avoid over-extraction.
Notes
Original source
Recipe by Specialty Coffee Association, published at sca.coffee.
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Definitions, ratios and protocols behind this recipe.
- French press The French press is the cleanest expression of the immersion idea: ground coffee, hot water, a metal mesh, and time. The mesh holds everything bigger than ~150 microns; everything smaller — fines and oils — passes into the cup. That single design choice is what gives the French press its character.
- How coffee is roasted Roasting is the chemistry that turns a green seed into something that tastes like coffee. A green bean is dense, vegetal, and sour — undrinkable in any meaningful sense. Heat applied for the right amount of time transforms it into the aromatic, brown, brewable thing on the shelf. Almost everything you taste in a finished cup was either created or shaped during the eight to fifteen minutes the bean spent inside a roaster.
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