The Bunchum Field Journal
Method French Press
French press
Brew recipeBuilt-in
The brief
Ratio
1 : 16.7. classically 30 g to 500 g
Effort
≈1:20 active / 10:20 total
1 pour · 5 steps
SkillEasy
The cup
Typically brews: full body, textured, rounded.
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Steps
Ratio 1:16.7
Add water · to 500 g · 95 °C · 0:30
Add all 500 g of water and start the timer.
Steep · 4:00
Let it steep undisturbed for four minutes.
Break the crust · 0:30
Stir the crust gently and skim the foam and grounds.
Settle · 5:00
Let the grounds settle for five minutes.
Plunge · 0:20
Press the plunger down slowly and pour.
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