How To Brew French Press Coffee

How TO Brew French Press Coffee

There are infinite ways to brew coffee and if you’re looking for a new adventure in brewing we suggest trying a French press. For a small investment, this compact brewer will have a new coffee experience in your cup in just a little more than 4 minutes.

Most agree it was a combination of efforts by French and Italian inventors which brought this coffee press to the masses. Two French inventors, Mayer and Delforge, patented the forerunner, the cafetière, around 1852. From there, iterations on the original design grew and changed with new patents for the French press being filed by Italian, Swiss, and even British coffee professionals.

The French press is also known as a coffee press, press pot, and coffee plunger.

What you need to brew:

8-cup French Press
49g of coffee
735mL of 205° filtered water
Spoon
Scale
Timer

Brewing standards:

Dose = 49g of ground coffee

Water weight = 735mL
Brew time (total time) = 4 min
Coffee to water ratio = 1:17
Grind = Coarse

Step 1:

Weigh out 49g of your favorite coffee. Grind until it's about the size of coarse sea salt. While grinding your coffee, heat 735mL of water to 205°.

Step 2:

Preheat your base. Add hot water to the empty press and let sit for one minute. Heating the French press will help maintain a stable temperature throughout your brew and keep the coffee warm longer.

Pour out water once warm.

Step 3:

Add ground coffee to the bottom of your French press.

Step 4:

Pour the water over the coffee grounds making sure to saturate the grounds. Start your timer and brew for 4 minutes.

Step 5:

Once you’ve poured all of your water into the grounds, use a spoon to push the grounds below the surface.

Step 6:

Once the grounds are fully submerged, place the top on the base and slightly push the plunger down until it reaches the water top. This ensures all of the grounds are fully submerged.

Step 7:

When your four minutes are up, take the top off and use a spoon to scoop off and discard the top layer of coffee grounds.

Step 8:

Place the top back on the base and push the plunger down slowly to filter the coffee.

Step 9:

Immediately pour the coffee into a carafe or a mug. We don’t recommend letting coffee sit in the brewer. This will cause over-extraction, which can lead to an unpleasant and bitter taste.

Our Go-To French Press Coffees

You can use any coffee, but these are our current favorites.