French press is one of the most reliable coffee brewing methods – easy to brew and super consistent. The recipe is also completely scalable from 1 cup right up to 8-10 cups depending on the size of your french press, which also makes it a perfect brewing method to make coffee for more people at once.
French press will produce a full-bodied black coffee, which will taste pleasant also when enjoyed with milk.
This french press recipe is adapted from in-cup method, which is the most consistent and most widely used method! French press is full-immersion coffee brewing method.
Brewing time: 8 minutes
What you will need:
- french press
- coffee
- boiling water
- timer
- scale (optional)
- grinder (if you want to grind the coffee by yourself)
INSTRUCTIONS:
STEP 1: Use 12 g coffee for 250 g of water.
STEP 2: Grind coffee coarsely, from scale 1-10, use grind size of 6-7 (you can skip this step, if using pre-ground coffee).
STEP 3: Start a timer for 4 minutes and pour the water over the coffee.
STEP 4: After 4 minutes, break through the crust by stirring the coffee on top and the coffee will fall to the bottom.
STEP 5: Let the coffee sit for another 3-4 minutes so all the small particles sink to the bottom. Put the plunger in, and press it all the way down just before pouring the coffee in a cup.
STEP 6: Enjoy!