French Press recipe & ratio

Step by step: Wendelboe French Press

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No-plunge method. Preheat, brew 4 min, break the crust, skim the foam, let it settle, decant between 8 and 9 minutes. French Press body without the silt.

1. 1

   Prepare equipment

   Preheat the press with hot water and pour it out right before you brew.

2. 2

   Add the coffee

   Add 65 g of coffee, ground like filter or a touch finer.

3. 3

   First pour

   • from 0:00
   • pour 1,000 g
   • for 0:30

   Pour half the boiling water, stir a little, then pour the rest up to 1000 g.

4. 4

   Steep

   • from 0:30
   • for 4:00

   Brew for 4 minutes. A crust of grounds forms on the surface.

5. 5

   Break the crust

   • from 4:30

   Just before 4:00 push the crust down with a spoon and stir 3-5 times so every ground sinks.

6. 6

   Tip

   • from 4:30

   Skim the pale foam and the floating grounds off the surface with two spoons. This is what makes the cup clean.

7. 7

   Wait

   • from 4:30
   • for 4:00

   Let it settle, untouched. Do not plunge.

8. 8

   Decant

   • from 8:30

   Decant gently between 8:00 and 9:00 without plunging. Leave the last 2 cm in the press.