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- 01 Partial Press byBlue Bottle Coffee Blue Bottle Coffee's French Press method. Bloom first, then add water to full. Press to just above the grounds — not all the way down. This gentle approach produces a cleaner French Press cup. French Press 8 Cup Ratio 1:11.7 Time 4:20
- 02 Iced Batch French Press byBlue Bottle Coffee Flash-brewed iced French Press for a group. Brew at double strength then pour over ice. The French Press's full-bodied extraction stands up well to dilution from ice. French Press 8 Cup Ratio 1:12.5 Time 4:15
- 03 Classic bySpecialty Coffee Association The traditional French press recipe: coarse grind, 4-minute steep, plunge. French Press 8 Cup Ratio 1:16.7 Time 4:30
- 04 Cold Brew bySpecialty Coffee Association Overnight cold brew in a French press. Smooth, low-acid, and naturally sweet. French Press 8 Cup Ratio 1:8.3 Time 720:00
- 05 Coffee Concentrate bySpecialty Coffee Association A strong concentrate from the French press, ideal for lattes, iced coffee, or diluting to taste. French Press 8 Cup Ratio 1:8 Time 5:05
- 06 Clean Decant byBarista Hustle French press brewed like a cupping bowl. No plunge, maximum clarity. French Press 8 Cup Ratio 1:16.7 Time 9:00
- 07 Dark Roast bySpecialty Coffee Association Adapted for dark roast: lower temperature, shorter steep, and coarser grind. French Press 8 Cup Ratio 1:17.9 Time 3:05
- 08 No Press byJames Hoffmann James Hoffmann's revolutionary technique: long steep, skim the crust, don't plunge. Clean cup from a French press. French Press 8 Cup Ratio 1:16.7 Time 10:00
- 09 Floating Plunger byScott Rao Scott Rao's efficient French Press method. Quick total pour, lid on immediately, and gentle plunge after 4 minutes. Clean and straightforward approach without the extended steep of Hoffmann's method. French Press 8 Cup Ratio 1:18 Time 5:00
- 10 Cupping Style byTim Wendelboe Tim Wendelboe's French press: boiling water, skim foam, push grounds to bottom. Clean cup similar to cupping technique. French Press 8 Cup Ratio 1:14.3 Time 5:00
- 11 Ole Bøen Switch byHario 2020 Norwegian Brewers Cup Champion Ole Kristian Bøen's Hario Switch recipe. A hybrid immersion-percolation method that alternates between closed and open valve to combine the body of immersion with the clarity of pour-over. Hario Switch 02 Ratio 1:15 Time 3:00
- 12 Low Temperature byEmi Fukahori 2018 World Brewers Cup Champion Emi Fukahori's Hario Switch recipe. Uses three temperature stages — starting cool at 80°C, then hot at 95°C, then cool again at 80°C — to extract different flavor compounds at optimal temperatures. Hario Switch 02 Ratio 1:12.9 Time 2:55
- 13 Iced byHario Hario Community's flash iced method for the Switch 02. Concentrated immersion brew released onto ice. Hario Switch 02 Ratio 1:9 Time 2:00
- 14 Gong Fu byLance Hedrick Lance Hedrick's gongfu-tea-inspired Hario Switch recipe: three sequential closed-valve immersions with fresh water each time, a 75°C "Samo bloom" to preserve volatiles, and a spoon-pour technique that lets the coffee bed do the filtering. Designed to be forgiving across grinders and pours. Hario Switch 02 Ratio 1:16.7 Time 5:00
- 15 Devil Switch byTetsu Kasuya Tetsu Kasuya's "Devil" recipe for the Hario Switch. Uses two temperatures — 90°C for the pour-over phase and 70°C for the immersion phase — to maximize sweetness while minimizing bitterness. Hario Switch 02 Ratio 1:14 Time 3:30