Home Brew Press

Directions

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   {"0":"1. Use two tablespoons of coffee per 8 oz (1 cup)","1":"of water. The average press is 32 oz (4 cups).","3":"2. Heat a little more water than needed.","5":"3. Grind the coffee. The ground coffee should be of the","6":"consistency of coarse black pepper. Grind should be","7":"fairly coarse compared to a filter or espresso grind -","8":"a good general rule is the longer the extraction time,","9":"the coarser the coffee should be. If your coffee is","10":"pre-ground for drip or just a finer grind, just use a","11":"little more coffee and shorter extraction time. Just","12":"remember that the finer grind will pass through the","13":"mesh in the press and ultimately land in your cup -","14":"not necessarily a bad thing!","16":"4. Bring water to a normal boil (212\u00b0F). Then let water","17":"either set in the pot for 20 seconds or pour water","18":"into the measuring cup - lowering the temperature to","19":"around 200\u00b0F (the proper extraction temperature).","21":"5. Add ground coffee to the press, and pour water","22":"slowly over the coffee. With any sized press, you","23":"want the maximum level of the slew to be around","24":"an inch from the top of the press. You need room","25":"for the plunger to get in there.","27":"6. Gently stir the coffee.","29":"7. Place the plunger on the press with the plunger","30":"slightly above the slew of coffee and hot water. The","31":"cover will trap in heat that would otherwise escape.","33":"8. Wait four minutes for the coffee to steep.","35":"9. Gently push the grounds down to the bottom of the","36":"pot. It should take around 10 seconds with minimal","37":"force to get to the bottom. If the plunger goes down","38":"too quickly, you probably used too coarse of a grind.","39":"Too slowly - too fine of a grind. **Be careful here!","40":"It's easy to push so hard, the slew of hot water and","41":"coffee come spewing out.","43":"10. When you have pushed the plunger as far down as it","44":"will go, the coffee is ready to be served. If you need to","45":"let it sit, displace coffee into a thermos. Even pressed","46":"all the way down - the coffee will continue to extract","47":"in the hot water."}