I’m going to have a small French press for my coffee, as I’ve spent a little more than I wanted to on my first hand grinder so I’ll be saving my pennies for a good while. What’s your preferred ratio of water to coffee when making a French press? What’s your technique for brewing? I prefer a light roast, if that matters (?)
I usually start at a ratio of 30g coffee per 500g water, then you can adjust from there if you feel it didn’t come out the way you like.
I basically use James Hoffman’s method: https://youtube.com/watch?v=st571DYYTR8 Use the same ratio, aiming at around 200 ml per cup.
That’s how I came up with the starting ratio.
I usually only let mine sit for about 5 minutes. Probably, I’m too lazy and impatient for his full method. I haven’t watched that video for a while, but I seem to remember that he leaves it sitting for quite a while
A point of confusion for me has always been is that 60g of beans for 1000ml of water or 60g of beans for 1000ml of desired coffee since some of the water gets trapped with the ground beans?
most recipies use coffee in and water in as coffee out varies by grind size, total volume and method.
Hey! That’s just about what I do! I make it a little lighter with 40g of coffee and 20oz (591g) of water.
I use a little water to warm up the press, empty it, drop the coffee in, pour maybe 100g of water to get it going and stir then wait a minute, add the rest of the water and brew for 5 minutes, press and enjoy. It comes out just right for my taste and preference for light and medium roast Central American beans.
When I do French Press, I usually use a darker roast. But I’ve found that ratio to bad good starting point for a new bag of beans. Then I just adjust depending on how that first batch/cup comes out
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Same omg. I was confused, didn’t think I was subscribed to trees lol.
Some folks make coffee their religion (and there’s nothing wrong with that). I grind a Mason jar’s worth of Costco Espresso beans at a time, using a cheap KitchenAid grinder. Dump a heaping, hard-scooped 1/3 cup of it into a Bodum French press. Florishly fill with boiling water to just above the metal ring. Steep for 10 minutes, then serve. I don’t stir it, or wait for it to bloom before filling to the top. Turns out great every time.
Which grinder did you pick ?
I got a Timemore Chestnut, I’m unsure of it’s quality but I’ll report back once I’ve tried it out
It is a pretty decent entry level hand grinder. The slightly more pricey Timemore C3 is supposed to be a huge step up though.
Update, it’s pretty good! I don’t have anything to compare it to but I love the coffee I’m drinking
Awesome!
Just about the only contention I have with James hoffman is his disregard for ratios as my brain just tends to do that math easier so I start with a 17:1 ratio of water:coffee
