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by Specialty Coffee Association French Press 3 Cup

A scaled-down recipe for a single cup in a small French press.

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  • Long
  • Beginner
Total
4:20
Ratio
1:16.7
Coffee
15 g
Temp
96 °C

The Single Cup recipe by Specialty Coffee Association for the French Press 3 Cup uses 15 g of coffee and 250 g of water (1:16.7 ratio), at 96°C, with a target brew time of 4:20.

Parameters

15 g
Coffee
250 g
Water
1:16.7
Ratio
96 °C
Temp
8 coarse
Grind
4:20
Total
1
Servings
Grind · 8/10 · coarse
FINE COARSE

Method

4:20 · total
  1. 0:00
    Pour

    Pour all 250g.

    +250g 10s Slow
  2. 0:10
    Swirl

    Stir gently. Place lid on.

  3. 4:00
    Press

    Plunge slowly. Serve.

  4. 4:20
    Done

    Brew complete.

Notes

A 350ml French press works perfectly for this recipe.

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Original source

Recipe by Specialty Coffee Association, published at sca.coffee.

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