The Ultimate French Press Technique

This is a guide to getting the best tasting, cleanest, most delicious, sludge-free cup of coffee from a french press.

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[lyndseymc]

To those arguing in the comments about this method: For the fullest tasting coffee with the least amount of effort, I prefer to chew the beans directly. Amazing caffeine boost and no cleanup required.

[augustoponce]

30gr medium coarse grounded Coffee + 500 ml water
+ leave it 4 minutes
+ mix a bit, remove foam and fines
+ let it rest 5 or + minutes
+ After that, press the filter just until the surface and pour the coffee through it (without pressing the plunge all the way).
Just a reminder for myself, as I always come back to this video 😁

[atviking]

Grind medium
30g to 500g water
Sit for 4 minutes
Stir crust and then scoop up foam and coffee bits off the top
Wait 5-8 minutes
Plunge just to underneath the surface and pour gently and carefully.

[MarianoWilliams]

Thanks James.
I used this tutorial to make coffee at a friend´s house, he uses his French press every morning, and has done so for the last 10 years for his morning coffee,
After tasting it my friend said this was the best coffee he had ever drank out of that French press and asked me what coffee was I using, (thinking I had brough my own beans) when I said "the one next to your coffee machine" he could not believe it was only technique.
Camilo and myself are both very pleased with our coffees and it is thanks to you sir.

[Whimzy]

The music you chose puts me in the mindset that you're an astronaut recording a message for your children and telling them the work you're doing is important but you don't know when or if you'll come back home.

[dwoverdrive]

I have made exclusively French press coffee for years and tried this method this morning. It was quite literally the best cup I’ve ever made

[Varasalvi]

You have just reinvented my home coffee brewing experience. I have been drinking coffee for about 17 years, most of that time with a French press at home. I was content with what i was drinking, but after watching this video (which i found through Tom Scott) i bought a cheap grinder and some beans and followed these steps. Brilliant coffee, i never knew just how good a coffee i could make at home, so thank you very much for this video!

[miketharp]

Six year old video and it still makes an impact. I've increased my beans to 70g/L and use your technique here every morning. Thank you James! Outstanding!

[davecoombes]

25 years of French Press coffee every morning and then this . Don't know whether to be pleased at finding a great way to make my morning coffee or peed off that I could have had a superior brew all these years .

[NKWTI]

He doesn't even recommend pressing a French press, this guy is a madman!!

[tylerhendricks]

This has been a game changer. No more sludge at the bottom of my cup of coffee and the whole practice of making my French press coffee has become an almost meditative practice as I just sit and watch/wait. Thank you, James!

[kellyro]

I so appreciate this video. I'm a coffee noob who's finally decided to graduate from instant to the real deal. I agonized for months over what brewing method to use... the amount of equipment required, the taste I'm supposed to get from it... I finally settled on French press because of its simplicity, the kind of flavor to expect, and the absence of requiring paper filters. I brewed my first cup of coffee in my new French press this morning following your advice and it turned out so clean, bright, and beautiful. No sludge or debris. I know you say this method takes patience, but it's really not that big of a deal when you're busy prepping breakfast at the same time. Thank you for sharing this method. No more weak, bland instant. Now its on to finding the exact brand of coffee that I like the most. :)

[jDeppen]

Me: 2x playback speed
Him: Step One: Don’t be in a hurry
Me: 😞

[craigbrady]

Saved this video form Facebook, only watched it on Saturday. If I'm honest I was not sold on the process, after 20 years of making French Press I though I had it dialed in, I was wrong. Not exactly sure why it makes such a difference, but after using this process 8 times (since Saturday) it is my new standard. Thanks!

[jiribek]

I work in a cafe as a baker and I have just prepared a cup of french press using this method and the main barista asked me, whether I'd be interesting in starting to train to be barista in the future.

[GPoh_]

The soundtrack really makes it feel like James is teaching us his French press technique after the apocalypse.

[khole]

I trust a man in his thirties with grey hair and retro glasses knows his coffee

[patriciamoradamacabulos]

I come to inform you that this has delightfully been dubbed 'The Hoffman Technique" on the coffee subreddit. Everyone knows about the Hoffman Technique.

[ezmriqj]

I saw this video a while back and today, completely unrelatedly, I bought the World Atlas of Coffee. When I read the French Press recipe, I thought it sounded familiar. So I looked up this video and see that you're actually the author of the book, haha.

[Bigrignohio]

Anyone else love coming back to these old videos? It is fun to see the difference in production values to his new ones. Both good, both interesting, both educational. But the experience shows.