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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
- 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
- 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
- 06 Flash Iced Batch bySpecialty Coffee Association Japanese flash brew technique scaled for a 12-cup press. Hot concentrate pressed and poured over ice for bright, aromatic iced coffee for a crowd. French Press 12 Cup Ratio 1:10
- 07 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
- 08 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
- 09 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
- 10 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
- 11 USBrC Qualifiers byKenzie Chay Kenzie Chay's routine for the USBrC 2024-25 qualifiers — the UFO Dripper's co-designer running his own machine. Two short 50g pours, then two longer pours over a Melodrip Lift, all at a steady 12g/s. UFO Dripper Ratio 1:15.6
- 12 Daily Mug A lighter daily variation of the Type A base — 12 g for 200 g of water (1:16.67), four equal 50g circle pulses at low spout height. The Norwegian distributor recipe for one accessible mug. UFO Dripper Ratio 1:16.7
- 13 USBrC Nationals byJohn Dixon John Dixon's routine from USBrC Nationals 2024 — the dripper's first national showing. Three equal 50g circle pours followed by a 100g center pour finisher, over a layered dose of two Black & White lots on Sibarist Fast Flat. UFO Dripper Ratio 1:15.6
- 14 WBrC 2024 byWataru Iidaka Wataru Iidaka's second-place routine from the 2024 World Brewers Cup in Chicago. Three pours over a layered dose of three Panama Geishas, a Sibarist B3 UFO paper, and a temperature drop on the final pour for balance. UFO Dripper Ratio 1:16
- 15 Type A byUFO Coffee Tools UFO Coffee Tools' base recipe for the Type A filter. Four equal 50g pulses at medium-low flow, structured around the Type A paper's slower drawdown. UFO Dripper Ratio 1:14.8