PT’S COFFEE BREWING GUIDE - FRENCH PRESS
Brewing good coffee at home can be a surprisingly intimidating task. Measurements always seem to be relative to one thing or another… Are you measuring water in cups, tasses, or ounces? Are you measuring coffee in tablespoons, grams or generic scoops? And once you have the measurements figured out, you still have to match the grind to the brewing method. To help make brewing good coffee at home more accessible, we have created a new coffee brewing guide that we will include in every order from PT’s Coffee. For now, enjoy this preview of our French Press brewing guide, with a couple of photos to match. We hope this will help you enjoy great PT’s coffee even more!
Brewing Guide
French Press: A French Press uses the immersion method of brewing coffee. Using a French Press will produce a rich, full bodied cup of coffee.
Water Kettle
Tablespoon measure (or a gram scale)
Filtered, but not distilled, water
Step 1 – Measure out one rounded tablespoon of coffee (6.25 grams) for every 4 ounces of water. Your typical 4 cup French Press will hold about 16 ounces of water.
Step 2 – Boil the filtered water in the kettle and set it off to the side. It will need to sit about 45 seconds before it is ready to pour over the coffee.
Step 3 – Grind the coffee on a coarse setting so that the grounds are just large enough to be filtered by the screen of the plunger.
Step 4 – After the water kettle has sat for about 45 seconds and reached a temperature of 195-200 degrees F, aggressively pour the water over the coffee grounds in the Press and start the timer. You want the Press to be a little below full.
Step 5 – After the coffee has brewed for one minute, stir or swirl the coffee. The stirring helps to evenly saturate the grounds.
Step 6 – Carefully put the lid onto the press while allowing the plunger to rest just under the surface of the coffee.
Step 7 – When the coffee has brewed for a full four minutes, slowly press the plunger down.
Step 8 – Pour and serve!
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