Immersion

French press

Name: French press, after Tim Wendelboe · adapted by Bunchum
Yield: 963 g
Ingredients: 67.5 g coffee; 963 g water

after Tim Wendelboe · adapted by Bunchum

Coffee : water

1:14.3

Dose 67.5 g oursWater 963 gThe steps stand below, without a clock.

What it brings out

Clarity

Brewsign in to brew it

Roast

Light
Medium
Dark

Light, per the source

Provenance

Tim Wendelboe's litre of French press for light roasts: filter-fine grind, skimmed, left to settle.

Source

Tim Wendelboe: How to brew French press coffee (opens in a new tab)

Tips draw on (3)

James Hoffmann: The Ultimate French Press Technique (opens in a new tab)
Blue Bottle Coffee Lab: The Blue Bottle No-Press French Press Brewing Guide (opens in a new tab)archived copy, 2026-01-07
Scott Rao: How to approach brewing different coffees (opens in a new tab)

What we changed: Dose: middle of his 65 to 70 g per litre, our choice.

Values per Tim Wendelboe, 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
Preheat the press with hot water and pour it away right before brewing. Add the coffee.
after
Pour 1482 g
Pour about half the water, 482 g.
after
Stir
Stir a little so all the coffee is wet.
after
Pour 2to 963 g
Pour the rest, up to 963 g. No lid yet.
after
Steep
Steep for 4 to 5 minutes in total.
after
Break the crust
Near the end, push the crust down, stir 3 to 5 times and skim off the pale foam.
after
Plunge
Put the lid and plunger on and press. It should go down easily.
after
Settle
Wait 1 to 5 minutes before pouring. Stop pouring when grounds appear.

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

Filter grind or slightly finer

Too coarse is not the safe side: it tastes sour and weak and still lets sediment through.
moves extraction

Coffee : water

Water

100 °C

Something tastes off although the brew ran to time? Try slightly cooler water.
moves extraction

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

Not hotter: the water is already at the boil.
left alone on purpose

MAKE IT YOURS

Brew this at your batch size.

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Immersion

French press

after Tim Wendelboe · adapted by Bunchum

Coffee : water

1:14.3

Dose 67.5 g oursWater 963 gThe steps stand below, without a clock.

What it brings out

Clarity

Brewsign in to brew it

Roast

Light
Medium
Dark

Light, per the source

Provenance

Tim Wendelboe's litre of French press for light roasts: filter-fine grind, skimmed, left to settle.

Source

Tim Wendelboe: How to brew French press coffee (opens in a new tab)

Tips draw on (3)

What we changed: Dose: middle of his 65 to 70 g per litre, our choice.

Values per Tim Wendelboe, unless marked "ours".

Steps

before
Preheat
Preheat the press with hot water and pour it away right before brewing. Add the coffee.
after
Pour 1482 g
Pour about half the water, 482 g.
after
Stir
Stir a little so all the coffee is wet.
after
Pour 2to 963 g
Pour the rest, up to 963 g. No lid yet.
after
Steep
Steep for 4 to 5 minutes in total.
after
Break the crust
Near the end, push the crust down, stir 3 to 5 times and skim off the pale foam.
after
Plunge
Put the lid and plunger on and press. It should go down easily.
after
Settle
Wait 1 to 5 minutes before pouring. Stop pouring when grounds appear.

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

Filter grind or slightly finer

Too coarse is not the safe side: it tastes sour and weak and still lets sediment through.
moves extraction

Coffee : water

Water

100 °C

Something tastes off although the brew ran to time? Try slightly cooler water.
moves extraction

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

Not hotter: the water is already at the boil.
left alone on purpose

MAKE IT YOURS

Brew this at your batch size.

Save recipes
Track every brew
Scale to any batch

French press, after Tim Wendelboe · adapted by Bunchum: 1:14.3 · Bunchum