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FRecipe by Food and Wine·Food and Wine A more modern French press profile tuned for cleaner flavor and medium roasts, using a slightly tighter ratio and careful service.
cleanermodern press420g1-to-14medium roast
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- Method
- French press
- Cup type
- Filter coffee
- Coffee
- 30 g
- Water
- 420 g
- Temperature
- 94°C
- Ratio
- 1:14
- Grind size
- Coarse
- Brew time
- 4m
- Steps
- 5
Food and Wine's grind note: “Coarse, but slightly finer than old-school press”
Grind converter
Coarse · ~850 µmGrinds ~0–1090 µm
Recommended setting
31
dial setting
Settings are approximate community estimates. Use them as a starting point, then taste: more bitter → go coarser, more sour → go finer.
Voice assistantBrew this recipe hands-free
The assistant reads Food and Wine's brew steps aloud, one at a time, with a randomly selected background loop running throughout the brew.
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Setup
30 g coffee · 420 g water
SetupStep 1 of 5
Preheat the press if you like, then add 30 g of coarse coffee.
Press play to start. A randomly selected coffee-room loop plays throughout the brew while the coach speaks each instruction over it.
Ingredients
- 30 g ground coffee
- 420 g hot water
How to brew
- 1
Preheat the press if you like, then add 30 g of coarse coffee.
- 2
Start the timer and pour 420 g of hot water, then wait 30 seconds.
- 3
Stir or break the crust gently so the grounds sink evenly.
- 4
Rest the press with the lid on until 4:00.
- 5
Plunge slowly and decant the coffee completely into a server or cups.
