How to Make A French Press (Video)

The French Press uses the immersion brewing method. It's great for 3-4 cups at a time. This method is a great low maintenance way to get a great cup of coffee with minimal equipment necessary.

For the French Press, we use the 1 to 15 coffee to water ratio. In this video we'll be using 56 grams of coffee and 840 milliliters of water.

STEPS

• Grind as coarse as possible
• Add your ground coffee and tare (zero out) your scale
• Add 112 milliliters of water and stir with a plastic or wooden spoon and allow to bloom for 30 seconds
• Gently add remaining water and stir a few times
• Allow to steep for an additional 3 minutes and 30 seconds
• Plunge and decant
• Pour coffee from decanter into mug