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Cupping Style

Tim Wendelboe's French press: boiling water, skim foam, push grounds to bottom. Clean cup similar to cupping technique.

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Total
5:00
Ratio
1:14.3
Coffee
35 g
Temp
100 °C

The Cupping Style recipe by Tim Wendelboe for the French Press 8 Cup uses 35 g of coffee and 500 g of water (1:14.3 ratio), at 100°C, with a target brew time of 5:00.

Parameters

35 g
Coffee
500 g
Water
1:14.3
Ratio
100 °C
Temp
7 coarse
Grind
5:00
Total
2
Servings
Grind · 7/10 · medium-coarse
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Method

5:00 · total
  1. 0:00
    Pour

    Pour 250g of boiling water. Stir gently.

    +250g 8s Slow
  2. 0:10
    Pour

    Pour remaining 250g. Do NOT put the lid on yet.

    +500g 8s Slow
  3. 4:00
    Stir

    Gently push all grounds to the bottom by stirring 3-5 times. Skim off pale foam from surface with a spoon.

  4. 4:30
    Wait

    Place lid and plunger. Press smoothly — should be easy.

  5. 5:00
    Done

    Brew complete. Serve immediately.

Notes

Uses boiling water. Pour half, stir, then pour the rest. Near the end, push all grounds to the bottom and skim the pale foam. Best with light roasted coffees. Ratio ~1:14.3.

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Original source

Recipe by Tim Wendelboe, published at timwendelboe.no.

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