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I'm about to buy my first grinder, can anyone help me streamline my morning? (self.coffee)

submitted 1 year ago by BloodyFable to c/coffee

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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 (?)

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[–] dave881 13 points 1 year ago (4 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I basically use James Hoffman's method: https://youtube.com/watch?v=st571DYYTR8 Use the same ratio, aiming at around 200 ml per cup.

[–] dave881 2 points 1 year ago

That's how I came up with the starting ratio.

I usually only let mine sit for about 5 minutes. Probably, I'm too lazy and impatient for his full method. I haven't watched that video for a while, but I seem to remember that he leaves it sitting for quite a while

[–] ccunning 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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?

[–] powidl 8 points 1 year ago

most recipies use coffee in and water in as coffee out varies by grind size, total volume and method.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] dave881 2 points 1 year ago

When I do French Press, I usually use a darker roast. But I've found that ratio to bad good starting point for a new bag of beans. Then I just adjust depending on how that first batch/cup comes out