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FRecipe by Food and Wine·Food and Wine A practical everyday French press recipe built around a 1:15 ratio, coarse grind, and immediate decant.
1-to-15450g4-minutebalancedeasy
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- Method
- French press
- Cup type
- Filter coffee
- Coffee
- 30 g
- Water
- 450 g
- Temperature
- 95°C
- Ratio
- 1:15
- Grind size
- Coarse
- Brew time
- 4m
- Steps
- 5
Food and Wine's grind note: “Coarse, closer to sea salt”
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.
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Setup
30 g coffee · 450 g water
SetupStep 1 of 5
Add 30 g of coarse ground coffee to the French press.
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
- 450 g hot water
How to brew
- 1
Add 30 g of coarse ground coffee to the French press.
- 2
Pour in 450 g of hot water, making sure all the grounds are saturated.
- 3
Give the slurry a short gentle stir, then place the lid on without plunging.
- 4
Let the coffee steep for 4 minutes.
- 5
Plunge carefully and serve immediately so the coffee does not keep extracting.
