I’m going to have a small French press for my coffee, as I’ve spent a little more than I wanted to on my first hand grinder so I’ll be saving my pennies for a good while. What’s your preferred ratio of water to coffee when making a French press? What’s your technique for brewing? I prefer a light roast, if that matters (?)
I usually start at a ratio of 30g coffee per 500g water, then you can adjust from there if you feel it didn’t come out the way you like.
I basically use James Hoffman’s method: https://youtube.com/watch?v=st571DYYTR8 Use the same ratio, aiming at around 200 ml per cup.
A point of confusion for me has always been is that 60g of beans for 1000ml of water or 60g of beans for 1000ml of desired coffee since some of the water gets trapped with the ground beans?
Hey! That’s just about what I do! I make it a little lighter with 40g of coffee and 20oz (591g) of water.
I use a little water to warm up the press, empty it, drop the coffee in, pour maybe 100g of water to get it going and stir then wait a minute, add the rest of the water and brew for 5 minutes, press and enjoy. It comes out just right for my taste and preference for light and medium roast Central American beans.
