Basic French Press Coffee
This easy to follow how to guide, will teach you how to make a basic French Press coffee and up your coffee game!
Equipment
- 1 French Press
- something to heat water
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoon freshly ground coffee
- enough water to fill your press
- heavy cream optional
Instructions
- Grind the beans to a coarse sand-like texture. The goal is to get then about the same texture as the perground coffee you get at the store.
- Heat your water to just about boiling
- Pour a little water into the french press and swirl it around a few times then dump it out.
- Add 4 tbsp. ground coffee into the press and cover with water(enough to fill your press, mine is about 4 cups). Give a quick stir, then put on the top of the press. Be careful not to touch the actual coffee with it yet.
- Let steep for 4 minutes.
- Push down the press*(see note)
- Pour into your favorite mug add a splash or two of heavy cream and enjoy!
Notes
If the press feels really hard to press down or way too easy to press down. It is usually due to the texture of your coffee grounds. If it is too hard your grounds are too fine, if it is too easy then the grounds are too large. Simply adjust the texture next time around(grind the beans longer or for a shorter amount of time depending on the issue).
Nutrition
Serving: 1cup
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