Classic French Press
Tasting goal: Full-bodied, sweet, chocolate and toasted nut with a plush texture
Best for: Medium-roast Arabica — washed single origins and everyday blends. Dialled for medium roast Arabica.
Brew spec
- Method
- French press
- Species
- Arabica
- Roast target
- Medium
- Pours
- 1
- Dose
- 30 g
- Water
- 500 g
- Ratio
- 1:16.7
- Temperature
- 94–96°C
- Grind size
- Coarse
- Total time
- 4:30
Grind converter
Coarse · ~900 µmGrinds ~0–1090 µm
Recommended setting
32
dial setting
Settings are approximate community estimates. Use them as a starting point, then taste: more bitter → go coarser, more sour → go finer.
Brew this recipe hands-free
The assistant walks you through every pour, tare, and pause for this recipe, with a randomly selected background loop running throughout the brew.
Current phase
Setup
30 g coffee · 500 g water
Place the press on the scale, add 30 g of coarse coffee, tare.
Press play to start. A randomly selected coffee-room loop plays throughout the brew while the coach speaks each instruction over it.
The French press is the most forgiving brewer in the house: one pour, one steep, one press. Because it's a full-immersion method, every ground sits in the water for the same time — no pouring technique required. This is the dependable version for medium-roast Arabica.
Use this recipe when…
- Your bag says medium roast and you want body over sparkle.
- You're brewing for two without fuss.
- You don't own a gooseneck kettle — this method doesn't care.
The method
- Place the press on the scale, add 30 g of coarse coffee, and tare.
- Pour — start the timer and add all 500 g of water in ~30 seconds, making sure every ground is wet.
- Steep — lid on, plunger raised, hands off until 4:00.
- Press — push the plunger down slowly and evenly (~20 seconds). If it fights back hard, your grind is too fine.
- Pour every cup out immediately — coffee left on the grounds keeps extracting and turns bitter.
Adjustment notes
- Muddy or bitter? Grind coarser, or pour it off the grounds sooner.
- Thin or sour? Grind slightly finer or steep to 5:00.
- Silt in the cup? Press only to the surface of the liquid instead of all the way down, and pour gently.