
French Press
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Remove the plunger and closely inspect that no old coffee oils
or grounds are present on
any plunger pieces, the lid,or cylinder. Be sure to rebuild
before brewing. -
Put a kettle of water on to boil.
You will use this for brewing as
well as preheating your French press. -
Weigh out your coffee (See Brewing Ratios Chart below). Set the grinder to the appropriate setting (coarse).
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Once the kettle boils, preheat the French press and decanting vessels (carafes or mugs, etc.) with some water.
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Pour out the preheating water. Place the French press on the scale and tare it to zero.
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Grind your coffee and add it to the French press. Check to see that the coffee weight hasn’t changed, then tare to zero again.
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Start the timer (set for 5 minutes) as you begin to pour the freshly boiled hot water.
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Completely saturate the grounds as you pour. Pour slowly to ensure you can monitor the scale display accurately and achieve the correct coffee to water ratio.
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After a minute give the brew six back-and-forth stirs and place the filter lid on top without plunging.
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After 5 minutes, press the plunger down slowly and carefully. Pressing too quickly or forcefully may lead to hot coffee spurting.
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Once the plunger filter pushes the grounds to the bottom, immediately decant the brew into a thermal carafe for serving.


Brewing Ratios Chart


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