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French Press Ratio Recipe

Melissa
This French Press recipe gives you the perfect ratio to make the perfect cup of coffee.
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Prep Time 4 minutes
Cook Time 4 minutes
Total Time 8 minutes
Course coffee
Cuisine French
Servings 2 cups (8 ounce each)

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tablespoons coarsely ground coffee
  • 16 ounces (2 cups) hot water (heated to ~200°F)

Instructions
 

  • Scoop the fresh ground coffee into the French press.
  • Pour ⅓ of the water over the grounds and give it a gentle stir.
  • Pour the rest of the water over the grounds.
  • Place the lid of the French press on top to prevent loss of heat. Do not push plunger down yet.
  • Let the coffee steep for at least 4 minutes and up to waiting up to 10 minutes for a more potent cup of coffee. 
  • Slowly and evenly lower the plunger into the coffee. Once the filter has almost reached the bottom, stop pushing it. 

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Notes

  • For a weaker cup of coffee, use less coffee with more water.
  • For a stronger cup of coffee, use more coffee with less water.
Tips:
  • Use coarsely ground coffee for your press. If you have a fine ground coffee bean, decrease the brew time for your French press. Finer ground coffee needs less time to extract the flavors and can become bitter if you leave it for too long. Fine ground beans can create a muddy cup of coffee, as they are more likely to pass through the screen and make it into your cup.
  • Make sure to pour all of the coffee out of your French press once it's done brewing. The longer you leave the grounds in contact with hot water, the extraction will continue, resulting in a bitter flavor or unpleasant coffee taste. 
 
 
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Nutrition

Sodium: 11mgCalcium: 7mg
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