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French press
after Blue Bottle · adapted by Bunchum
Coffee : water
1:11.7
30 to 350 gThe steps stand below, without a clock.
What it brings out
Body
Brewsign in to brew itRoast
Light
Medium
Dark
Light to medium. Our reading; the source names no roast.
Provenance
Blue Bottle's French press: a small, rich batch, pressed at four minutes and decanted at once.
Source
Tips draw on (5)
- Stumptown Coffee: Brew guide: French press (opens in a new tab)
- Tim Wendelboe: How to brew French press coffee (opens in a new tab)
- James Hoffmann: The Ultimate V60 Technique (opens in a new tab)
- Tetsu Kasuya, Philocoffea: Coffee brewing method (opens in a new tab)
- AeroPress: Japanese coffee (opens in a new tab)
- What we changed
- Temperature: middle of the 205 to 210 °F range, our choice.
Values per Blue Bottle, unless marked "ours".
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Steps
- 0:00 to 0:15
Add water350 g
Start the timer and pour 350 g so all the coffee is saturated.
- after
Stir
Stir gently. Put the lid on with the plunger fully raised.
- after
Steep
Let it brew until the clock reads 4:00.
- after · for 20 s
Plunge
Press slowly, for about 20 seconds. Pour at once and decant the rest.
The times are for this amount.Adapt as a copy
Four sides of the cup
- Body: Weight and texture in the mouth. Named by the source
Our tips
For your next brew: try it and taste.
Grind
Coarse and even
Like sea salt
Sour or weak: grind finer or steep longer. Bitter: coarser or shorter.
moves extraction
Coffee : water
Water
97 °C ours
Hotter water extracts more: stay hot for light roasts, go cooler for darker ones.
moves extraction
Decant right after pressing so it stops brewing.
at the brewer
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