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Empty the hot water from your French press before continuing you’ll be using fresh water to brew.įill the carafe the rest of the way with hot water and give the coffee a gentle stir. If you’re getting your coffee beans pre-ground at a shop, odds are you’ll just be able to ask for it to be ground for a French press, but if all else fails just remember the word “coarse”. If you use a blade grinder, just don’t grind for as long as you would for, say, a drip machine. If you’re using a burr grinder (which we very much recommend for its vastly more even grind size), you’ll want the higher number settings. The larger the surface area, the longer it takes for the water to extract the delicious stuff out of the coffee beans.

Because French press is an immersion brewing method (meaning the coffee is completely submerged in water and stays in contact until the coffee brewing process is done), you want a very chunky, coarse grind size. While you wait about 30 seconds, now is a great time to grind your coffee. Temperature is one of the key variables in brewing consistently good coffee, so you do not want your hot water hitting a cold coffee brewer and immediately cooling down. Whether you have a classic glass French press or stainless steel model, this step will make sure the whole coffee maker stays warm during the entire brew process - ensuring you get all those tasty flavors out of the grounds and into your cup. Preheat the French press by filling it with hot water from a kettle.