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No-press French press

Name: No-press French press, after Blue Bottle
Yield: 600 g
Ingredients: 40 g coffee; 600 g water

after Blue Bottle

Coffee : water

1:15

40 to 600 gThe steps stand below, without a clock.

What it brings out

Clarity

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Roast

Light
Medium
Dark

Light to medium. Our reading; the source names no roast.

Provenance

Blue Bottle's no-press method: a 15-minute steep, skimmed, poured without plunging.

Developed by Bryn Garrehy; Blue Bottle names James Hoffmann as the inspiration.

Source

Blue Bottle Coffee Lab: The Blue Bottle No-Press French Press Brewing Guide (opens in a new tab)archived copy, 2026-01-07

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What we changed: Nothing. Every value as published, in our words.

Values per Blue Bottle, unless marked "ours".

Recipes credited to people or brands are our retelling of what they published. Bunchum is not affiliated with them, and they have not reviewed or endorsed this app. Names and trademarks belong to their owners.

Steps

before
Preheat
Warm the press with boiling water, empty it and wipe it dry. Add the coffee.
0:00 to 0:30
Bloom60 g
Pour just enough water in a spiral to moisten the grounds, about 60 g. Let it bloom for 30 seconds.
0:30 to 4:00
Pourto 600 g
Pour quickly up to 600 g so the grounds lift. Let it stand uncovered until 4:00.
after
Break the crust
Break the crust gently with the backs of two spoons and skim off the foam.
after · for 540 s
Settle
Let it stand uncovered until 13:00.
after · for 120 s
Wait
Set the plunger on top, but do not press. Wait until 15:00.
after
Serve
Pour without plunging.

Values as published; the times are for this amount.Adapt as a copy

Four sides of the cup

Clarity: Clean, separated flavours, little sediment. Named by the source

Our tips

For your next brew: try it and taste.

Grind

Slightly finer than usual for French press, still coarser than for pour-over

Sour or weak: grind finer or steep longer. Bitter: coarser or shorter.
moves extraction

Coffee : water

Skim the foam and let it settle before pouring: the cup gets cleaner.
at the brewer

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Immersion

No-press French press

after Blue Bottle

Coffee : water

1:15

40 to 600 gThe steps stand below, without a clock.

What it brings out

Clarity

Brewsign in to brew it

Roast

Light
Medium
Dark

Light to medium. Our reading; the source names no roast.

Provenance

Blue Bottle's no-press method: a 15-minute steep, skimmed, poured without plunging.

Developed by Bryn Garrehy; Blue Bottle names James Hoffmann as the inspiration.

Source

Blue Bottle Coffee Lab: The Blue Bottle No-Press French Press Brewing Guide (opens in a new tab)archived copy, 2026-01-07

Tips draw on (2)

What we changed: Nothing. Every value as published, in our words.

Values per Blue Bottle, unless marked "ours".

Steps

before
Preheat
Warm the press with boiling water, empty it and wipe it dry. Add the coffee.
0:00 to 0:30
Bloom60 g
Pour just enough water in a spiral to moisten the grounds, about 60 g. Let it bloom for 30 seconds.
0:30 to 4:00
Pourto 600 g
Pour quickly up to 600 g so the grounds lift. Let it stand uncovered until 4:00.
after
Break the crust
Break the crust gently with the backs of two spoons and skim off the foam.
after · for 540 s
Settle
Let it stand uncovered until 13:00.
after · for 120 s
Wait
Set the plunger on top, but do not press. Wait until 15:00.
after
Serve
Pour without plunging.

Values as published; the times are for this amount.Adapt as a copy

Four sides of the cup

Clarity: Clean, separated flavours, little sediment. Named by the source

Our tips

For your next brew: try it and taste.

Grind

Slightly finer than usual for French press, still coarser than for pour-over

Sour or weak: grind finer or steep longer. Bitter: coarser or shorter.
moves extraction

Coffee : water

Skim the foam and let it settle before pouring: the cup gets cleaner.
at the brewer

MAKE IT YOURS

Brew this at your batch size.

Save recipes
Track every brew
Scale to any batch

No-press French press, after Blue Bottle: 1:15 · Bunchum