French Press: how to brew it

Coffee

30 g

Water

500 ml about 2 cups

Water temperature

89 °C — boiled, then left a minute and a half A medium-dark roast dissolves faster and turns bitter if you push it. Robusta dissolves faster than arabica and gets bitter sooner.

Brew time

3 minutes Robusta dissolves faster than arabica and gets bitter sooner. A Natural coffee gives its fruit up early and its ferment late.

That is a ratio of 1:17, if you would rather scale it.

1. Add the coffee and all the water at once.
2. Leave it four minutes, then break the crust with a spoon.
3. Lift the foam off the top.
4. Press the plunger down slowly and pour it all out.

• It is ground for this brewer already. If it runs through too fast, use a little more coffee rather than reaching for a finer grind.
• 80:20 coffee and chicory. It brews darker and faster than coffee alone, so pull it a touch short.
• Robusta is what a South Indian filter is built on. It carries the body and the kick, and it is meant to taste like this.
• Roasted 6 days ago, which is about as good as it gets.