How To Use French Press With Ground Coffee

Here s a few simple guidelines to help you out.

How to use french press with ground coffee. A french press makes coffee by immersing ground coffee in hot water and then separating the grounds from the coffee by pressing down the filter. Place 2 tablespoons coarse ground coffee at bottom of the french press. Place the top on the beaker and push the plunger all the way down. Set your french press down on a flat even surface and remove the lid with the plunger attached. A french press coffee maker is different from regular coffee makers that require electricity in order to brew coffee grounds.

The next step is to add your coffee grounds into the device. Coarse ground coffee for french press. Leave your coffee to brew for 6 to 8 minutes depending on how strong you like it. French press takes around 4 minutes to brew which is quite a lot. Put 56 grams roughly 8 tablespoons of that coarse grind in the bottom of the press and heat your water.

In a french press all the water is interacting with all the coffee at the same time. A coarser ground ensures that the flavors and oils are very slowly and gradually extracted from the grounds as the water slowly works its way into them. Remove the top off of the beaker and pour the water out. Add the rest of the hot water to your french press. After a few minutes the coffee water mixture is filtered by pressing the mesh filter down the bottom of the breaker.

Slowly pour in 16 ounces of hot 200 degrees f water into the press and place the top on the unit. Water should be at about 200ºf to optimize flavor. Swirl the hot water around inside for a few seconds to break loose any old coffee particles. Once the water is heated up pour it into the empty french press beaker to fill it 1 4 of the way up. 2 5 fill the carafe halfway then wait when the water reaches a boil take the kettle off.

Let mixture brew for 4. Carefully reinsert the plunger into the pot stopping just above the water and ground coffee do not plunge yet and let stand for 3 4 minutes press the plunger down slowly exerting steady pressure. Put the lid on with the plunger pulled up all the way.