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- 01 Bloom and Break bySpecialty Coffee Association Cupping-inspired technique scaled for a 12-cup French press. Bloom, break, and skim for the cleanest possible large batch. French Press 12 Cup Ratio 1:15.4 Time 12:30
- 02 Cold Brew Concentrate bySpecialty Coffee Association Overnight cold brew using the 12-cup French press as an immersion vessel. Very coarse grind steeped 16-20 hours for a smooth, low-acid concentrate. French Press 12 Cup Ratio 1:8 Time 1081:00
- 03 Cold Brew Large Batch bySpecialty Coffee Association Overnight cold brew at scale in a 12-cup French press. Produces a smooth concentrate for the whole week or a group gathering. French Press 12 Cup Ratio 1:6 Time 1080:30
- 04 Large Cupping-Style French Press bySpecialty Coffee Association Cupping-style technique in the large 12-cup French Press. Break the crust at 4 minutes, skim, settle for 6 more minutes. Don't press to the bottom. Serves 4 with maximum clarity. French Press 12 Cup Ratio 1:16.1 Time 10:10
- 05 Dark Roast Large Batch bySpecialty Coffee Association Adapted for dark roast beans at large scale. Lower temperature and shorter steep prevent over-extraction across the larger volume. French Press 12 Cup Ratio 1:18 Time 3:30
- 06 No-Press Batch byJames Hoffmann James Hoffmann's no-plunge technique scaled up for a 12-cup French press. Clean, sweet brew for 4 cups. French Press 12 Cup Ratio 1:16.1 Time 12:30
- 07 Large Batch bySpecialty Coffee Association A large batch recipe for a 1-liter French press. Serves 4 generous cups. French Press 12 Cup Ratio 1:16.1 Time 4:30
- 08 Party Batch bySpecialty Coffee Association Large batch French press for serving a crowd. Preheat the press, bloom aggressively, and serve immediately into a thermal carafe. French Press 12 Cup Ratio 1:15.6 Time 4:45
- 09 Continuous Stirring byIntelligentsia Coffee Intelligentsia Coffee's large-batch French Press recipe. Full boil water, crust forms at 1 minute, break and stir every 10-30 seconds. Variable steep time: shorter for bright, longer for sweet. French Press 12 Cup Ratio 1:16.1 Time 5:20
- 10 Maximum Extraction byLance Hedrick Lance Hedrick's max-extraction Tricolate recipe at a 1:22 ratio. Fine grind, two-minute bloom and two gentle pours that bring fresh solvent to the bed for a clean, delicate cup with very high extraction efficiency. Tricolate Ratio 1:22 Time 6:00
- 11 Light Dose byACE Coffee Roasters ACE Coffee Roasters' lighter dose Tricolate recipe. 1:20 ratio with boiling water for a clean, high-extraction cup. Tricolate Ratio 1:20 Time 5:30
- 12 Full Immersion byTricolate The Tricolate's unique design separates immersion and percolation phases for extremely high extraction. Tricolate Ratio 1:16.7 Time 7:00
- 13 Competition byTricolate Competition recipe exploiting the zero-agitation design. Tricolate Ratio 1:16.7 Time 5:00
- 14 Dark Roast byTricolate Low-temp full immersion for dark roasts. Tricolate Ratio 1:15 Time 4:00
- 15 Official byJonathan Gagné Jonathan Gagné's optimized Tricolate recipe. Boiling water and very fine grind — the Tricolate's unique zero-bypass design handles fine grinds without clogging. Long brew for maximum extraction. Tricolate Ratio 1:20 Time 6:00